Sports Injuries
Sports injuries come in many shapes and sizes. They can be acute or chronic, occur with high impact or innocuous forces, and occur in community sports right up to elite sports. Injuries can occur in muscles, tendons, ligaments, or joints, or a combination of these. We understand the number one thing you want after a sports injury is to get back to the sport you love as soon as possible, and we are here to help you achieve that.
Rehabilitation
After an injury our body uses altered movement patterns to avoid causing pain (a limp is the most common example of this). Muscles surrounding the injured tissue also become deconditioned. An important part of injury management is restoring the natural movement patterns of the body, both at the injured site, and at nearby joints and throughout the body, and ensuring muscles return to their pre-injury capacity. Our physiotherapists and chiropractors in Willoughby can create a personalised plan to get you back doing the things you love.
Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy is a common condition that occurs throughout different regions of the body. Examples are tennis elbow, achilles tendon pain, patella tendon (knee) pain and rotator cuff problems. These injuries take time to heal and require a specific rehabilitation plan to prevent the problem becoming chronic.
Golf specific assessment
Back pain is the most common complaint among golfers, particularly as we get older. However, neck, shoulder, elbow and hip pain are all common complaints among golfers of all ages.
Our golf-specific assessment allows us to identify any faulty movement patterns that are contributing to your pain. We use this along with orthopaedic and functional testing to arrive at a precise diagnosis of the painful tissue and an understanding of why the injury has happened. This information allows us to target treatment and create a rehabilitation/exercise plan to allow a quick return to golf, and to prevent further golf related injuries.
Running technique analysis
Running is a common skill across many sports. We perform video analysis and running technique workshops to assess what impact your biomechanics and movement patterns are having on injuries and pain syndromes you are experiencing. We can then create an individually tailored plan incorporating manual treatment, specific exercises and running drills to resolve your problem and prevent recurrence. To read more about our approach to and expertise in running injuries click here.