Sports Injuries

Sports Injuries

Common sports injuries are a result of sprains and strains within the muscles tendons and ligaments of the body. Common sports injuries occur at the shoulder knee and ankles and depending on severity of the injury have varying times of recovery.

 

How do we assess

The first part is the listen to your story we take an in-depth injury history as well as understanding the mechanism of the current problem. We look for patterns in your story to make the best possible picture. We then look at your range of movement before moving into any muscular testing. We will assess the site of pain as well as areas above and below to ensure we have full information to move forwards.
 

How do we treat

 
Treatment can comprise of both hands on and exercise based activities. Hands on work will look to relieve muscle tension through soft tissue work while exercise will follow a four-step progression.

  1. Restore full range of movement
  2. Start loading the muscles isometrically
  3. Increase strength in a single plane of movement
  4. Strength exercises in multiple planes of movements