Articles & Links
One of the new and interesting “American” athletic endeavors
Downhill Skateboard Racing
Articles on Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc
On Low Back Pain, published by the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
Low Back Pain
On Athletic Performance, published by The American College of Sports Medicine
Click HERE. You can find this article on page 4.
On the Tendino-muscle Meridians, published by Acupuncture Today.
Treating Sports Injuries
On Shoulder Pain, Part I, published by Acupuncture Today.
Shoulder Part I
On Shoulder Pain, Part II, published by Acupuncture Today.
Shoulder Part II
Book review, The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain
JCM Handbook Review
Friends and Colleagues,
I have had a wonderful carrer – almost 30 years – of providing medical care for athletes. My son is a professional slalom skateboard racer, which has provided a new and interesting athletic event to understand. Whether runners, triatletes, or cyclists, each of these events have their own unique treatment requirements. Yet, I consider all of us athletes – the mother taking care of her children at home, the office worker, the self employed individual. In this modern era, the intensity to produce and its resultant stress is treated similarly to those of a competitive athlete.
So, in the end, we are all the same, and the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment with acupuncture and Chinese medicine have remarkable similiarities.
All the best,
Whitfield Reaves