Sports,
Training
& recovery
Acupuncture

Traditional and contemporary services to assist people in the lifestyle they love. 

Support for training & recovery

We combine Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture with dry needling, trigger point needling, cupping, gua sha (therapeutic scraping), and moxibustion, to support the treatment of sports injuries, enhance recovery, optimise movement, and assist athletic performance and training.

If you’d like more information on how our acupuncture services can support you, please call us on 021 081 59228 or get in touch. If you are ready to make a booking you can do this here.

How do you work with training & recovery?

Regardless of if your a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, Traditional Chinese Medicine principles have a lot to offer to assist in training and recovery.

We blend traditional principles and modern understanding of musculoskeletal function to consider not only your current symptoms but also factors that may be affecting your recovery or performance, such as previous injuries, training demands, stress, sleep and other lifestyle influences.
We’ll explain our findings, discuss the treatment options available, and develop a personalised treatment plan that aligns with your goals, preferences, schedule and the best evidence-informed approach to supporting your recovery and performance.

What treatments do you provide?

We offer a range of therapies that can be used individually or in combination, depending on your needs:

– Acupuncture
– Trigger point needling and dry needling
– Electroacupuncture
– Cupping therapy
– Gua sha (therapeutic scraping)
– Moxibustion (moxa heat therapy)
– Herbal liniments and medicated plasters

Take a look below for more detail on the services we provide in the sports recovery and training treatments.

Sports Recovery Acupuncture

Traditional Acupuncture

Aids to promote blood flow, relax tension in the muscle, stimulate lymphatic function, healthy immune response, and encourage production of endogenous healing mediators in the tissue alongside modulating pain signals.

Liniments &
herbal plasters

Herbal liniments and medicated plasters are applied directly to the affected area to provide ongoing support for sore muscles, stiff joints and soft tissue injuries. They can be taken home to help manage discomfort and support recovery between clinic visits.

Gua Sha
(Therapeutic Scraping)

A gentle stimulation of the skin and underlying connective tissue. Research suggests it may help reduce pain by increasing local nitric oxide production, improving microcirculation, and stimulating the release of the anti-inflammatory enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)

Cupping

Cupping is used for soft tissue rehabilitation. Promoting whole body relaxation, improving micro-circulation to the injured or recovering tissues. As a result of the marks made by cupping the body triggers an immune response which may aid regulate inflammation.

Moxibustion
(Moxa heat Therapy)

A traditional fire treatment using the medicinal herb, Artemisia Vulgaris. Moxa can be given in clinic and performed at home to support recovery. Moxa is used to support blood circulation, encourage healthy immune and to stimulate cellular metabolism

"Ashi" Trigger point & dry needling

Ashi needling is different from using regular acupuncture points.
Some Ashi points are found at painful or active myo-fascial trigger points and motor points on muscles. Needling Ashi points can restore range of motion and strength within the targeted muscles.

Get in touch

We’d love to help you, so please let us know if you have any questions or if you are ready, you can book an appointment online.


The House of Acupuncture

Are your therapists qualified and experienced?

At The House Of Acupuncture, we endeavor to provide the highest quality acupuncture care for people engaged in their sports injury recovery. Your treatment is provided by our fully qualified and registered acupuncturist with ongoing training in musculoskeletal conditions, and over 9 years of experience treating pain and injury.