Osteopathy and Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Why do sports injuries occur?
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Core/body overuse e.g. exercising too often/constantly until exhaustion.
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Avoiding or insufficient warm up or cooling down.
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Incorrect equipment e.g. inappropriate footwear, maladjusted bike position.
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Postural imbalance e.g., a lack of flexibility, inherited structural problems.
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Training without professional supervision/advice e.g. training with weights while obtaining bad posture.
How can osteopathy and naturopathy help with sports injuries?
Flow Osteopathy are experienced in dealing with all the factors, which predispose and maintain sports injuries. By taking a thorough case history we will look at many areas such as lifestyle, diet & general health. Using this information combined with a thorough physical assessment, orthopaedic tests and highly developed palpatory skills allow us to arrive at an accurate diagnosis.
Through manual therapy we restore structural balance, improve joint mobility and soft tissue restrictions in order to speed up the recovery.
By giving nutritional advice as well as tailoring specific rehab exercises, will ease joint movements and heal injured tissues thereby improving your performance.
How Can I Prevent Sports Injuries?
1. Begin slowly and build up, especially after an injury.
2. Warm-up first, dynamic stretching, and then cool down with static stretches afterwards.
3. Fully hydrate yourself prior to and post exercise.
4. Exercise regularly, combining cardio, flexibility and strength. Try to alternate the types of exercise that you are doing on a regular basis.
5. Following a joint injury apply ‘RICEM’: Rest. Ice to the area for 10 minutes, every hour, if possible. Compression using bandage to support the damaged tissues. Elevate to reduce congestion. Mobilise the injured joint(s) or muscle(s), within the pain threshold as soon as possible to improve body’s fluid circulation.
6. Seek an Osteopath! For safe, efficient management and advice.
What Our Patients Say
5.0
I came to Grgur after a long time of trying other types of treatment for shoulder pain and severely reduced mobility in the arm and shoulder. After just one treatment, I regained a large part of my mobility, and after 5-6 treatments I am pain-free. I would give Grgur my very best recommendations. In addition to the fact that he is clearly incredibly skilled, he is positive, supportive and good at explaining. I have always left my treatments happy, and all in all it has just been an incredibly uplifting experience to come to the clinic.
5.0
I came to Elad after nearly six months of struggling with a “frozen shoulder,” at a point where I had almost lost hope of ever getting back to where I was before. From the very beginning, I felt I was in good hands. It didn’t take long before I started noticing real progress, and today I’m so grateful to say that my mobility is almost fully restored. Elad is not only highly skilled, but also genuinely attentive and thoughtful. He really listens, takes time to understand what you’re going through, and adapts his approach to what your body needs at each stage. I especially appreciate how he shares simple, effective exercises to continue the progress between sessions. The atmosphere at Flow-Osteopathy is warm, welcoming, and uplifting—you feel it the moment you walk in. Thank you, Elad, for such a positive and healing experience!
5.0
Elad helped me with a lower back issue that rendered me unable to walk. with in 3 treatments this man had not only cured the issue but had give me exercises that i now cant live with out! He explains everything he is doing as he dose. i felt that he didn't just fix me but also educate me about what he did! I cant recommend this man highly enough.
5.0
I have had almost daily pain in my tailbone for a long time before I started at the clinic with treatments from Elad. After just a few months of treatments and the exercises he has given me, my pain has largely disappeared. Elad is not only very professional, but also extremely skilled. He has a deep understanding of his practice and has been able to relieve my pain in a way I never imagined. I can honestly say that I am deeply grateful for his expertise! I highly recommend Elad/the clinic to anyone who is experiencing pain or discomfort. His treatments have made a huge difference to my quality of life and daily life, and I am sure that he can help others in the same way.
