Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Get Acupuncture
Source: NBC
http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Rodgers-Gets-Acupuncture-for-Calf-288357871.html
GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers says there’s a little more to treating his injured calf than just some stretches.
He’s getting acupuncture treatments, which focus on vital points on the body to reopen the circulation of energy, which helps manage pain and encourage healing. “It’s been in China for over 2000 years by record, sometimes people say even longer than that. It’s a very popular treatment for chronic musculo-skeletal pain,” says Dr. Danqing Guo with Baycare Clinic Pain and Rehab Medicine. “If you’re off balance, you’re going to have problems. If a channel is blocked, you’re going to have pain. Acupuncture treatment can help people open the channel and relieve the pain.”
Doctors say they always do a complete examination and check with a physical therapist and orthopedic surgeon for major injuries before beginning acupuncture treatment.
