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Sports physiotherapy
Sports activities can result in significant injuries or muscular strain, whether performed professionally or not. These issues could worsen if medical care and treatment are not received. Sports physiotherapy is a subspecialty of physical therapy that caters to professional and recreational players who have sustained an injury or have persistent issues. Physiotherapists who specialise in sports and exercise work to prevent and treat injuries that arise from participating in these activities at any age. Through various techniques and exercises, Bakone Physiotherapists can assist you in maximising your performance and preventing further injuries. Sports physiotherapy is intended to assist you in returning to your normal activities as quickly, securely, and effectively as possible. At Bakone Physiotherapists, clinical reasoning and therapeutic abilities are used to evaluate, diagnose, and treat sports-related injuries. We also offer evidence-based guidance on safe exercise and sport participation.
What does a sports physiotherapist do?
Sports physiotherapy focuses on the following:
- Examining and diagnosing injuries–Bakone Physiotherapistsspecialising in sports and exercise use clinical judgement and treatment techniques to evaluate and identify sports-related ailments.
- Identifying injury causes – Our physiotherapists can determine the source of your injury at Bakone Physiotherapists, which will aid them in developing a treatment plan to prevent a recurrence.
- Injury Prevention - Sports and exercise physiotherapists at Bakone Physiotherapists evaluate any given sport or the risk of injury from physical activity. They can educate and prepare players, coaches, and other interdisciplinary team members so that there is a decrease in the incidence and recurrence of particular injuries.
- Designing individual treatment plans – Patients require a treatment strategy considering their demands. Depending on your needs, treatment methods may focus more on prevention or rehabilitation.
- Rehabilitation - To safely return an athlete to their peak performance in a given sport or physical activity, physiotherapists are adept in creating, implementing, evaluating, and changing evidence-based therapies.
- Performance enhancement - Sports and exercise physiotherapists use a multi-disciplinary team approach to assess the athlete's physical and performance-related characteristics and provide advice or interventions to improve performance in a particular activity.
Types of sports injuries
Sports injuries are several types of injuries that are most frequently sustained while participating in sports or exercises. Acute and chronic injuries are the two main classifications of sports injuries. Acute injuries occur suddenly, such as when someone trips, gets struck or bends a joint, but chronic injuries typically arise from overusing a particular body part and manifest progressively over time.
The most prevalent forms of sports injuries include:
- Ankle injuries
- Achilles tendonitis
- Sprain
- Bursitis
- Concussions
- Contusions
- Dislocations
- Elbow injuries
- Golfer's elbow
- Little leaguer’s elbow
- Tennis elbow
- Ulnar collateral ligament injury
- Fractures
- Knee injuries
- Dislocation
- Fracture
- Meniscal tear
- Runner's knee
- Tendon tear
- Torn ligament
- Leg injuries
- Groin pull
- Hamstring strain
- Shin splints
- Shoulder injuries
- Impingement
- Instability
- Rotator cuff injury
- Sprains
- Strains
- Tendinitis
- Whiplash
Through sports physiotherapy with Bakone Physiotherapists, these sports injuries can be treated and kept from recurring.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Who needs sports physiotherapy?
Anybody who participates in physical activities can benefit from sports physiotherapy. This will both prevent and help manage sports injuries.
How often do you need sports physiotherapy?
Depending on your injury or condition, you may need physiotherapy up to three times per week. Bakone Physiotherapists will determine the best treatment plan for you.
Does sports physiotherapy hurt?
Physiotherapy should not be painful, but it may be demanding and challenging. You may feel some stiffness after therapy, but physiotherapy will relieve pain instead of causing it.