MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE IN SPORTS MEDICINE:RELEVANT POINTS AND THE POST-TRAUMATIC VITAL ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE  

作　　者：Steven KH AungDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Albert, Edmonton , Alberta, Canada 

出　　处：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》1994年第4期15-20,共6页世界针灸杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Medical acupuncture is an extremely useful therapeutic modality in sportsmedicine.There are a number of cardinal points that have proven effective in treating the pain associated with various kinds of sports injury and for alleviating the general discomfort associated with theseinjuries and with any particular illness an athlete may be experiencing.The pain and discomfort experienced by athletes also has mental and spiritual dimensions,and the post-traumatic vital alignment procedure I have developed helps atheletes recover a sense of well-being and″groundedness″after a serious injury or illness has disrupted their total,healthy equilibrium.Medical acupuncture is an extremely useful therapeutic modality in sports medicine. There are a number of cardinal points that have proven effective in treating the pain associated with various kinds of sports injury and for alleviating the general discomfort associated with these injuries and with any particular illness an athlete may be experiencing. The pain and discomfort experienced by athletes also has mental and spiritual dimensions, and the post-traumatic vital alignment procedure I have developed helps atheletes recover a sense of well-being and 'groundedness' after a serious injury or illness has disrupted their total, healthy equilibrium.

关 键 词：ACUPUNCTURE Pain control ACUPOINTS for sports medicine POST-TRAUMATIC VITAL ALIGNMENT ENDORPHINS 

分 类 号：R87[医药卫生—运动医学]