TY - JOUR
T1 - Acupuncture and Dry Needling for Sports Performance and Recovery
AU - Tang, Chi Tsai
AU - Song, Bo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - Acupuncture and dry needling share many similarities in their proposed mechanisms of action and their sports medicine-related applications. Pain is the most common indication for these needling treatments, but there also are some limited studies on their use for ergogenic purposes. Needling can likely improve muscular strength and power, including increasing jump height, and it also can increase flexibility. In terms of sports recovery, acupuncture can not only be used for pain relief after injury, but also can help with routine recovery, such as in delayed onset muscle soreness. There are numerous case reports of acupuncture and dry needling being used to treat athletes for various diagnoses and conditions, however more high quality studies are needed in order to make more specific evidence-based recommendations. Given the high degree of safety and limited adverse events associated with needling treatments, it can likely be promoted in athletes.
AB - Acupuncture and dry needling share many similarities in their proposed mechanisms of action and their sports medicine-related applications. Pain is the most common indication for these needling treatments, but there also are some limited studies on their use for ergogenic purposes. Needling can likely improve muscular strength and power, including increasing jump height, and it also can increase flexibility. In terms of sports recovery, acupuncture can not only be used for pain relief after injury, but also can help with routine recovery, such as in delayed onset muscle soreness. There are numerous case reports of acupuncture and dry needling being used to treat athletes for various diagnoses and conditions, however more high quality studies are needed in order to make more specific evidence-based recommendations. Given the high degree of safety and limited adverse events associated with needling treatments, it can likely be promoted in athletes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132155194&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000968
DO - 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000968
M3 - Article
C2 - 35703748
AN - SCOPUS:85132155194
SN - 1537-890X
VL - 21
SP - 213
EP - 218
JO - Current Sports Medicine Reports
JF - Current Sports Medicine Reports
IS - 6
ER -