In August 2025, the multidisciplinary book title Fundamentals of Recovery, Regeneration and Adaptation to Exercise Stress: An Integrated Approach was published. I had the honour of co-authoring a chapter in this book on Acupuncture with my friend, colleague and one of my mentors, Richard Hazel, D.Ac, titled Acupuncture: Its Relationship to Recovery, Regenreation and Function.
Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years not only for internal disorders according to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, but also for musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain management. However, in more recent times many practitioners have embraced a more western science-based approach to rehabilitation. Practitioners are utilizing muscle motor points and trigger points with attention being made to associated spinal segments and nerve plexes, myotendinous junctions and ligaments. Acupuncture's relationship to recovery and improved functional movement goes beyond the tradition of points on meridians and this chapter explores those relationships and the science behind it. A sneek peak into the contents can be seen in the reel below but if you want to experience how this might benefit you personally, book a session and start your road to recovery.
Harris, C., Hazel, R. (2025) Acupuncture: Its Relationship to Recovery, Regeneration and Function. In: Apostolopoulos, Bogdanis, G.C., Segrave, L.R. Plyley, M.J.(eds) Fundamentals of Recovery, Regeneration, and Adaptation to Exercise Stress: An integrated Approach. Springer, Cham.
