Our osteopaths often treat people who have experienced a sports injury, whether it happened years ago and is causing chronic pain and discomfort or it happened more recently. Osteopathy for sports injuries can support rehabilitation from the injury or from corrective surgery. It can also help prevent future injuries by strengthening the structure and function of the whole body. In this blog, osteopath Steve McMullen from our Sidmouth clinic discusses how osteopathy for sports injuries is a safe and effective choice.
Whether you are an avid long-distance runner, an occasional golf player, a yoga devotee or a weekend tennis player, osteopathy can help. Our osteopaths identify wider issues that can make you vulnerable to injury and treat existing injuries through specialised stretching and strengthening routines and tailored exercise advice. Our osteopaths work with amateur sports participants as well as elite athletes in professional sport.
Osteopaths work with all musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain, neck pain, joint sprains, muscle strains and generalised stiffness and problems with movement.
Osteopathy for sports injuries – a team approach
Here at Osteo & Physio, our osteopaths take a team approach to sports medicine, working when appropriate with sports medicine doctors and sports injury physiotherapists to gently restore mobility and strength. All practitioners focus on optimising performance whilst minimising the risk of injury.
If you’ve had, or need surgery for your sports injury, we will work with your medical team to ensure the treatment we provide is tailored to support your full recovery and rehabilitation.
Why do sports injuries happen?
The most common causes of sports injuries we see in our clinics are overtraining, overuse of joints or tendons, poor technique and inadequate warm-up and cool-down stretches. Using inappropriate equipment or wearing the wrong footwear may also lead to injuries.
Our osteopaths can help with all these conditions, treating complaints such as tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis, disc problems, knee ligament strains, ankle sprains, low back pain, neck pain and tendon problems from overuse.
The benefits of osteopathy for sports injuries
Osteopaths offer advice and guidance during the rehabilitation period to ensure that you don’t return to too much activity too soon and support long-term resilience.
Osteopaths work to adjust joint and muscle imbalances in the body, which will reduce the risk of future injury. This is an element of the holistic approach that osteopaths take, so they can help you optimise the function of your muscles, joints, ligaments and connective tissues. This will support your best sports performance as well as minimise the chances of repetitive injury.
Osteopathy can help to swiftly relieve your pain, reduce scar tissue formation, improve performance and get you back to the sport you love as quickly as possible.
Book your osteopathy appointment now
Don’t struggle with your sports injury alone! We can help you get back to your pain-free life and the sports you love. It couldn’t be easier to book your appointment with Osteo & Physio! Book a session via our app, website or call our friendly reception team on 0345 5577788
