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with glowing hearts Hoping to show athletes a natural alternative
At the Games, Vallee hopes to show many more athletes from around the world just how well acupuncture can work.
“My expectation is to go in and showcase a natural way to heal the body and show athletes how it can be beneficial,” said Vallee.
Two of Vallee’s colleagues from the Sumas Mountain clinic, chiropractors Dr. Bill Jacobs and Dr. Todd Marshall, will also be volunteer-
ing at the Polyclinic during the Paralympics. Vallee said the number and variety of sports therapists from the community is tes-
timony to “the calibre of the professional side of sports medicine, and the growing number of excellent practitioners in Abbotsford.” TELUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS Vancouver Bentall Tower Three Oakridge Centre Pacific Centre
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plays, he says. Vallee has treated the B.C. Lions team members for a number of years and other high-calibre competitors from around B.C. “So we looked at ways we could work with the Olymp i c Ga m e s. VA N O C w a s very open-minded from the beginning,” he said, and eventually Vallee and other acupuncturists from the region were booked in for the clinics. The Games Polyclinics will provide a range of medical and therapy services to athletes, VANOC and International Olympic Committee members and others who need medical attention, complete with medical specialists for cardiac and other disciplines. That way, athletes and other clients won’t have to wait at clinics or go to hospital emergency units unnecessarily, said Vallee.
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“Acupuncture is a form of healing: it stimulates the body’s natural healing systems, so the athletes can train and compete to the best of their abilities.” – Dr. Chris Vallee
Vallee and his TCM colleagues will primarily be offering acupuncture. They won’t, however, be providing any traditional herbal treatments, as those may interfere with anti-doping tests. For the high-level athletes, the beauty of the acupuncture application is that there are no pharmaceuticals involved that could lead to disqualification, Vallee said. “Acupuncture is a form of healing: it stimulates the body’s natural healing systems, so the athletes can train and compete to the best of their abilities,” he said. The athletic world – in North America, anyway – is just starting to understand the benefits of this alternative treatment.
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