Sports Physiotherapy is an area of practice that pertains to the management of injuries sustained in the sporting arena. The immediate management of a sports injury is not that different from the same injury sustained in a non-sporting situation. The difference in a sports setting is the attainment of strength and skill to a high enough level to return to competition.
Our Physiotherapists are dual-qualified in Sports Science with many of them holding advanced strength and conditioning qualifications. They are able to develop an elite-level return to sports management plans. They can work with your coaches in advising specific return to play strategies. They can also prescribe or consult with your conditioning coaches to help devise plans to best minimise loss of overall strength and endurance.
Example:
Injuries are a part of sports. Ankle sprains, muscles strains, knee and shoulder injuries can all occur through a mistimed tackle or a poor technique. Overuse injuries related to poor technique, overtraining or other biomechanical factors when pain and function are impaired resulting in loss of sporting performance or exercise participation.
Method
It encompasses a rapid response to return a sportsperson back to competition as quickly as possible. The diagnosis, management approach and recovery programming are accelerated where possible without risking further injury. Additional factors include the maintenance of a sports person’s fitness while recuperating. Being off the field for a period will reduce peak physical fitness, so it is important to know about the demands of the sport and implement a recovery strategy to keep the athlete as physically fit as possible to minimise time out of the game.