Sports Injuries

How Osteopathy benefits sports people

Osteopathy benefit sports people at all ages and levels because it looks at the way the body works as a whole.

Whether you are looking to return to your sport quickly after injury, or suffer from a repetitive strain as a result of over-use or just looking for ways to improve, that may be inhibiting your progress and can treat accordingly.

Some of the common injuries we treat:

Tennis Elbow and racket sports shoulder pain
Runner’s Knee
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Shin Splints
Plantar Fasciitis
Knee meniscus and ligament injuries
Hamstring Pain
Groin Strain
Osgood Schlatter’s
Ankle Sprains
Achilles Tendon Pain

Treatments we provide can include kinesio-taping and dry needling and sports massage.

Ostepathy can improve your mobility and posture

Movements in the spine, such as rotation, are especially important in golf, swimming and tennis, we can help improve your mobility and apply your exercises and stretches to you to suit your ability and posture so that you can get the most out of them.

Your performance may be reduced or result in injury if you have poor muscle flexibility or joint mobility. We can assess your posture to determine any compensations for pre-existing injuries or reduced function

Useful links:

https://www.osca.org.uk/

Here at Southfields Osteopaths we plan treatments to suit your individual needs and offer advice on posture, self-help and appropriate exercises in order to prevent your symptoms reoccurring.

By taking a detailed medical case history, we consider your symptoms in the context of your health and your lifestyle. Then we can work together to devise a plan on how to prevent re-occurrence of the injury or strain to include tailored exercises to maintain the benefits of your treatment.

Osteopaths are highly trained healthcare professionals who are recognised by the NHS and BMA as a discrete clinical discipline and fully qualified to diagnose and treat independently.

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