TCM or Western medicine for sports injuries? Why this Hong Kong athlete chose both

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Hong Kong fencer Janelle Leung discusses combining traditional Chinese medicine with Western care to recover from sports injuries. The article examines how elite and amateur athletes use TCM alongside conventional treatment.

In the third instalment of a four-part Health Matters series on traditional Chinese medicine, Aidyn Fitzpatrick speaks to a Hong Kong fencer studying TCM and local practitioners to see how athletes, both elite and amateur, are using TCM alongside Western medicine for smarter injury recovery. Fresh off helping Hong Kong clinch a bronze medal in the women’s foil team event at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, fencer Janelle Leung Ya-lei – ranked 53rd in the world – knows the fine margin between peak...