Sport Physio

The most common types of sports injuries include bruising, muscle sprains & strains, joint or ligament strains, fractures and dislocations. The areas of the body that are most often injured include the following:

• Ankle: Sprains are very common. The outside ligaments are the areas of the ankle that are damaged most often as the foot is pushed past it’s normal range.
• Knee: Cartilage and ligament tears are common in sports where sudden change in direction or external force is required
• Elbow: injuries usually involve prolonged and repetitive use of the elbow and wrist joints. Which can result in overuse injuries such as tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow
• Shoulder: tears to the rotator cuff or shoulder dislocations can occur in the shoulders due to  various reasons such as over use of the shoulder muscles, falls or trauma
• Hamstring sprains: This type of injury occurs when the hamstring is over-stretched or over used. This results in tears to the muscle fibbers. Commonly seen in sports which require constant running, fast push offs, sprinting or sudden change in direction
• Calf Strain: Just like most other muscle strains, calf strain occurs when muscles are over-stretched or over used, which leads to tears in the muscle.
• Shin splints: Injury or pain over the shin area can be cause due to various reasons. Such as worn out or incorrect foot wear, tight calf muscles or flat feet.

Your first appointment will be no different from our regular Physiotherapy assessment (see Physiotherapy page). You will be asked specific questions related to your symptoms and particular sport. We will go through some movements reproduce your symptoms.

Treatment is likely to involve the use of hands on Physiotherapy techniques combined with stretches and specific exercise program for you to continue at home and at the gym. Our aim is to return you to your full physical abilities.

Other Sports related issues we can assist with:

• Overuse injuries
• Fractures
• Muscle tears
• Tendon sprains
• Ligament strains
• Biomechanical injurie affecting knee, ankle and foot injuries
• Shoulder injuries, tennis / golfer elbow, hand and wrist pain