SPORTS MEDICINE
Resources & Articles
RECENT ARTICLES BY
WHITFIELD REAVES, OMD, LAc
On the treatment of the Quadratus Lumborum and low back pain
Published by Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
Article on Low Back Pain
On the Tendino-Muscle Meridians
Published by Acupuncture Today.
Treating Sports Injuries and Pain
On Shoulder Pain, with Chad Bong
Published by Acupuncture Today.
Shoulder Pain: The Supraspinatous Muscle I
On Shoulder Pain, with Chad Bong
Published by Acupuncture Today.
Shoulder Pain: The Supraspinatous Muscle II
Acupuncture Treatment of the Hamstring Muscle Group
Published by Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
The Hamstring Muscle Group
RECENT ARTICLES & PROJECTS
Article on the Acupuncture Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar-fasciitis
Article on the Acupuncture Treatment of Neck Pain due to the Levator Scapulae
Levator-Scapulae
Webcast Interview on Enhancing Athletic Performance
Whitfield Reaves Interview with Loren Fogelman
Webinar on Treatment of Neck Pain
(Note: The webinar mislabels Whitfield Reaves, mistakenly naming him Jake Fratkin)
Treatment of Stiff Neck
Article on Treatment of Shu-stream Points
AAAOM Journal
Shu-Stream_AAAOM
Articles and Resources on TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine resources
TCM.org
LINKS TO PRACTITIONERS IN THE DENVER/BOULDER AREA
Community Acupuncture in Boulder, CO
Whitfield's wife Mary Saunders, LAc and her clinic
Boulder Community Acupuncture
Sports Psychology, Chronic Pain, and Personal Growth
Doug Jowdy Phd, in Boulder, CO
Acupuncture Sports Medicine in Lakewood, CO
Gina Mortellaro, MS, LAc, at Healing Traditions Oriental Medicine
Acupuncture Sports Medicine in Denver, CO
Michael Lay, MS, LAc, at Uptown Acupuncture
Acupuncture Sports Medicine in Ft. Collins, CO
Scott Blunk, LAc
PRACTITIONERS IN NORTH AMERICA
Acupuncture Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chad Bong, MS, LAc
(267) 210-9877
Acupuncture and Chiropractic Sports Medicine, in North Carolina.
Scott Greenapple, DC
Jessica Sleight, MAc, LAc, in the Washington DC/Baltimore area
Orthopedic and Acupuncture Sports Medicine in Minnesota.
Lindsay Long, MS, LAc
Ann Rea, LAc, Harmony and Health Acupuncture, in Phoenix, Arizona
Matthew Sheets, MS, LAc, Acupuncture Sports Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Steve Knobler, LAc, Seattle, WA
North Seattle Orthopedic & Community Acupuncture
Pictured Above: Martin Reaves, Slalom Skateboard Racing
Photo by Farid A. Abraham
Pictured Mid-page: Road racer Kari Cornwell
Picture Lower-page: Simon Butterworth and competitor at the Ironman, Kona, Hawaii
Slideshow:
Honoring The Athlete
Friends and Colleagues:
My son Martin Reaves is a professional slalom skateboard racer (pictured above), which has provided a new and interesting athletic event for me to dissect and understand. And with the gang of teenage and young adults that I have grown to adore, other uniquely American sports – longboarding, the skate park, and the half pipe – have developed. And there is always the more traditional athletes, such as runners, triathletes, or cyclists, each of which have their own unique treatment requirements.
However, I consider all of us athletes, whether you be the mother taking care of your children, the office worker, the college student. In this modern era, the intensity to produce and its resultant stress is treated similarly to that of a competitive athlete.
So, in the end, we all have similar and common strengths as well as weaknesses. The diagnosis, assessment, and treatment with acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine is a wonderful and effective approach for many of these individuals. Integrated with anatomy, physiology, and western sciences, we create an incredibly effective form of medicine. One that is more powerful, yet wise, than we could ever have imagined. I love traditional Chinese medicine now more than when I first began my studies in 1976. And I feel fortunate and grateful for the teachers, athletes, and other patients that have taught me everything I know.
Whitfield Reaves