Medical Treatment Comes In Many Forms

from Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail, This one was in a tricky spot as muscle injuries go, so they called in the guy with the needles.

It?s true NHLers are given access to all the surgeons and therapists they could ever need, but in many cases players are looking outside the field of traditional medicine for help.

The Montreal Canadiens? Michael Cammalleri is merely one of many. A month ago he suffered a charley horse in an awkward place on his thigh that didn?t respond especially well to physiotherapy and stretching.

So the sniping winger turned to acupuncture.

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