Acupuncture for Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Whether it’s a recent strain or an old injury that keeps flaring up, rehabilitation works best as a structured plan, not just symptom relief between games. Founder Hung Chung spent a decade in elite sport medical support teams, including roles with the Balmain Tigers, Wests Tigers and the Australian Rugby Union’s Wallabies. Sports injury rehabilitation is where the practice began.
Our Approach
1. Targeted Pain Relief
No two injuries are the same, which is exactly why Hung built his approach around what actually happens on the field, not a one-size-fits-all protocol. Modalities are chosen to ease pain, reduce inflammation, and support recovery:
Acupuncture: Needling around and away from the injury site, drawing on Hung’s background treating athletes to guide point selection based on the specific demands of your sport.
Dry Needling: Targets specific muscle knots (trigger points) to help release deep muscle tension around the injury site.
Electroacupuncture: Applies gentle electrical currents to selected points, designed to help manage sports injury symptoms by calming an overactive nervous system, easing tight muscle knots, and supporting local blood flow to assist the body’s natural recovery process.
Shockwave Therapy: Non-invasive acoustic wave technology widely used to support tissue healing in tendon-related sports injuries.
Remedial Massage: Works on soft tissue to support circulation, ease tension, and assist the body’s recovery process.
2. A Full Assessment of How You Move
We don’t just treat the injury site, we assess your broader movement and load patterns to help understand what’s contributing to it:
Functional testing: Checking how the injured area performs under load compared to the uninjured side.
Strength and weakness mapping: Identifying imbalances that may have contributed to the injury or could slow recovery.
Training load review: Discussing your training or sport-specific demands as part of building a realistic recovery timeline.
3. Long-Term Rehabilitation and Prevention
Recovery is only the first step. We aim to give you the tools to reduce the likelihood of re-injury:
Guided rehabilitation: Personalised exercise guidance to help rebuild strength and stability around the injured area.
Return-to-sport guidance: Practical advice on safely resuming training and competition.
Not sure what your first visit involves? See our full [What to Expect] guide.
Common questions
Can I train while receiving treatment? Often yes, depending on the injury, your practitioner will advise on safe activity levels as part of your plan.
Do you work with specific sports or just general injuries? Our approach applies across sports and activity levels, from weekend athletes to more intensive training loads.
How many sessions does sports injury rehabilitation usually take? This depends on the nature and severity of the injury. Your practitioner will give you a realistic outlook after your first assessment.
