Acubody Tips for Treating Youth Sports Injuries

Injuries among youths and children make up a large proportion of yearly cases of sports-related injuries in the UK. Whether it’s school sports activities or local under-18s sports leagues for football, rugby, hockey or netball, millions of young patients visit clinics and hospitals each year due to an acute or chronic sports injury.

What Does Acute Sports Injury Mean?

There are generally two main types of sports injury: acute and chronic. An acute sports injury is the result of a specific fall, hit, collision, or other kinds of sports trauma.

September 30, 2020January 24, 2022

Can Chinese Herbal Medicine Help You Sleep Better?

Most people experience insomnia at some point in their lives, whether it’s as a result of increased stress or due to a significant lifestyle change, like having a baby or moving a house.

Often, changing your lifestyle habits and addressing any issues associated with diet, exercise, stress, or medical conditions can restore restful sleep for many people.

September 22, 2020November 18, 2022

Acupuncture for Fertility – Can It Help You Conceive?

Medical professionals define infertility as being unable to conceive, or the inability to stay pregnant after conception. And according to health organisations such as the NHS or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), infertility affects a significant amount of the population.

March 21, 2020April 9, 2021

5 Acupuncture Myths Debunked

Acupuncture is an old tradition that’s been used for over 2,500 years and is practiced around the world. However, many do not understand the technique and have misconceptions that keep them from trying acupuncture as a way to relieve their stress, pain or tension. If you’re worried about what the practice entails or you have heard disputes about its effectiveness, read on. We’ve debunked five of the most common myths surrounding Chinese acupuncture.

February 11, 2020May 27, 2022

Acupuncture Has Been Used Successfully For Over 2,500 Years

There are many medical conditions from which people suffer which can be treated without using modern-day medicines and surgery, but by using therapies that have been around for 2,500 years and more, such as acupuncture. The Chinese have been using acupuncture for all that time, and if it didn’t work it would have been quietly dropped long ago. However, the truth is that after a New York Times journalist was taken ill in China back in 1971 and subsequently wrote of his experiences, acupuncture has taken off in the West as well.

January 2, 2020February 3, 2022

If You Participate In Sport, Injuries Are Almost Inevitable

If you take part in sport, whether as an amateur or professionally, there will be times when you suffer from sports injuries unless you are exceedingly lucky. Most people are not, and the result is that they can be in pain for days or weeks and at the very least unable to participate. At the worst, it could mean losing their livelihood.

December 7, 2019April 9, 2021

One Of The Major Causes Of Infertility Is Stress

More and more couples in the Western world are suffering from infertility in the 21^st century, and it is a fact that doctors don’t know why. Furthermore, it is affecting both sexes. The sperm count of males is reducing, while at the same time more couples are leaving it until later in life to start a family as they try to boost their careers and establish a sound financial footing before doing so.

November 7, 2019April 9, 2021

The Part Played By Chinese Herbs In Traditional Chinese Medicine

berries herbs & roots from Chinese Medicine

At Acubody, our therapists use a lot of bodywork, which in plain English covers various forms of massage, combined with Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and Chinese herbs in London.

Traditional Chinese Medicine, also known by the abbreviation TCM, dates back at least 2,000 years and much of it may be older than that. Although it is that old, it has only gained traction in the West in the last 50 years and is now the subject of numerous studies in order to provide scientific evidence of what works, and possibly what does not.

October 8, 2019July 19, 2024

The Use of Acupuncture For The Treatment Of Stress And Anxiety

Recent research has suggested that anything up to 30% of the global population could be suffering from some form of anxiety. Medical professionals use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual to diagnose and treat various psychological conditions and the latest edition of it lists 13 sub-classifications ranging from shortness of breath and varying heart rate up to full-blown panic attacks.

September 12, 2019October 29, 2021

A Sports Massage Can Make A Considerable Difference

When you suffer from any sort of sports injury it can be painful. Furthermore, it can mean that you won’t be able to go out and play your sport again tomorrow. Or possibly not even next week, or even for a month. It depends on the extent of the injury, and the tissue and muscle or muscles which have been damaged.

There is absolutely no doubt that rest and recuperation can aid recovery from sports injuries, but most people – especially professionals – need to get back to playing their sport as soon as possible. Even if you are not a professional, when you take part in a sport for the purpose of enjoyment and also with the object of keeping your body fit, you will still want to get back to your sport as soon as you can.

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What Does Acute Sports Injury Mean?