Thinking about that injury you got skiing last year and how it ruined the rest of the season? Wondering what you could have done to recover faster?
Acupuncture doesn’t just help reduce pain – it also helps injury recovery.
Most people don’t realize how this powerful tool can tap into your body’s natural healing process to stimulate recovery and provide better function.
You don’t have to sit out for the rest of the season, learn how acupuncture can get you back on the slopes in a fraction of the time.
Increased blood flow
When you’re hurt, your injury needs additional oxygen to repair itself. This important building block is crucial for the processes that restore tissue function and integrity.
Your blood carries oxygen to your cells and tissues, so increasing blood flow allows more oxygen to reach your injuries. With more oxygen, your tissues will have the resources they need to recover faster.
Acupuncture increases your blood flow in multiple ways. It increases your production of nitric oxide, which helps regulate circulation and thus improves blood flow. It also helps your nervous system work more efficiently, which communicates with the organs influencing blood flow to work better.
If you’re in pain from an injury, you might take a pain reliever to numb the pain and get back out there. Pain relievers don’t do anything to increase healing, and in some cases can actually stunt it.
If you overdo it with an injury you can’t feel because you ignored it, you can make it much worse. That’s why it’s so important to improve your blood flow, so you can recover from your injury before it gets worse.
Endorphin release
That’s not to say you should have to endure the pain completely. Acupuncture also releases endorphins that help relieve pain as well.
Endorphins block your nerve cells from receiving pain signals, which prevents them from causing you to feel pain.
This is a better alternative to taking pain relievers because you can still enjoy the benefits of pain relief without hindering your healing process. Many over the counter pain relievers actually prevent your body from healing and slow your recovery time.
Acupuncture releases endorphins by stimulating your nerves and sending signals to your brain that trigger endorphin release. This is a much better alternative for pain relief.
Reduced inflammation
Injuries lead to inflammation, which makes it hard for your tissues to work properly and feel good. As inflammation persists, it can cause more and more damage to your tissues.
Your body sends out chemical messengers when it becomes injured that trigger inflammation. This is an important process to initiate healing, but long-lasting inflammation is dangerous and harmful – if your body cannot heal itself the inflammation won’t go away.
Acupuncture reduces inflammation by reducing the release of inflammation causing messengers. This helps regulate the process so that you don’t experience a harmful amount of inflammation.
You don’t have to worry about sitting out this ski season, I can help you make a recovery and get back on the slopes. If you’re struggling with an injury, come in for an appointment and I can help you feel better.
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