NFL Players Say Acupuncture Gets Them in Top Shape for Games
There's nothing better than having everything you need with you as you travel, especially when you can have your own traveling acupuncturist.
That’s the height of luxury for most of us but, for some, flying your acupuncturist to your fingertips is a necessity, especially for professional football players whose body are treated violently every week. These millionaires will do almost anything to reduce their pain and increase the length of their career, within reason of course.
I don’t think of football players as people who generally embrace alternative medical treatments, but 40 of the top players in the NFL scheme to get onto a specific acupuncturist’s schedule as close to game time as possible.
The New York Times profiled Lisa Ripi, an acupuncturist who travels around the country to treat her football player patients and reduce their soreness, pain, and bruising.
Ripi focuses on sore areas, using her needles to increase blood flow, thereby relaxing the player’s tight muscles.
"Players say her sessions are their most important treatment," she said.
Acupuncture has long been known for its effectiveness in treating pain and, as an added benefit, these athletes don’t have to worry about side effects or having drugs in their system.
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