Sports Performance
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"All
the good you do for your body, training, chiropractic, staying
hydrated, eating mindfully, ... Nothing you do for your
body is going to feel different, from a constitutional perspective,
until you see her for acupuncture." |
Athletes
are a special breed of human. They operate on a different plane
than most people. Pain is inconsequential – the drive to
push as hard and as far as they can go is stronger than the
inner voice saying, “less is more”. Food is first
recognized as a source to improve the performance dance that
is constantly circulating in their heads, and secondly, to satisfy
“comfort” cravings, well earned by grueling workouts.
Athletes do not like to hear the words “you need to take
a break”, so how does one help such a stubborn breed of
humanity? What is it that they require to keep operating in
the way they are configured? They need fast recovery and extra
nourishment of the muscles, ligaments and joints. With the repetitive
stress from impact and specific tendino-muscle use, and lengthy
sports’ workouts, imbalances in athletes' physiological
constitutions can develop, making recovery slower and more difficult.
Fatigue from over-training and painful musculo-skeletal issues
become chronic.
Maya Acupuncture
and Herbs helps the athlete by clearing pain from injuries (such
as stiff tendons, sore ligaments, plantar fasciitis, weak ankles,
knee pain, tight hamstrings, piriformis, and Achilles tendons,
sore and inflamed back, deep hip and tensor fasciae latae muscular
pain, sciatica), providing not only re-hydration but specific
nourishment to the systems of the body that are constantly tapped
from long-term rigorous sports, and teaching the athlete to
anticipate her/his unique possible weaknesses before they happen
(be that how to prevent a cold from developing from running
in the cold winter air, how to avoid stiffening muscles and
ligaments during a tennis match, how to minimize the down-side
of asthma, how to figure out what the best foods would be to
improve performance, etc.).
Chinese
Herbal Medicine and Nutrition
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In
conjunction with acupuncture, the benefits of Chinese herbal
medicine are vast. Swallowed in a tea form or used as an
external soak, these herbs not only can be directed to specific
areas of the body, i.e. the shoulders, elbows, hands, knees,
feet, lower or upper back, forehead or back of head, they
can also nourish blood, re-hydrate the body, alleviate pain,
warm or cool areas, soften ligaments, alleviate inflammation |
Similar
to Chinese herbal medicine with respect to the attributes of
healing, following a diet of Chinese modern nutrition that is
rich in whole foods can change one’s athletic performance
markedly. So many athletes are operating at their peak, have
highly trained knowledge in western nutrition and supplements,
and yet could gain even more strength, endurance, and focus
by changing what they eat and drink. Add that awareness to an
athlete’s regimen, and what do you have? Good results,
less injury, faster recovery time.
Maya
Acupuncture and Herbs trains each patient on the attributes
of important foods for her/his life. By recognizing what one
eats from a medicinal perspective, having the discipline to
maintain a specific diet during training, and the desire to
feel indomitable in one’s sport is that much easier to
attain. To be able to make food choices that create a new edge
in an athlete’s performance is nothing less than exciting.
