osteopathy for
Sports Injuries
Can osteopathy help sports injuries?
Muscle strains & spasms to the back
Hamstring, groin and calf strains
Ligament sprains to the ankle and wrist
Hip, knee and leg injuries e.g. e: shin splints, patella tendonitis, sciatica
Plantarfasciitis
Shoulder injuries e.g. frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis
Elbow injuries e.g. golfers elbow, tennis elbow
Neck injuries & whiplash
Our osteopaths have a passion for working with professional and amateur athletes of all levels. Musculoskeletal injuries are so common in athletes; many patients book in at first for physical therapy to rehabilitate from injury, before using osteopathy to improve their performance.
Our osteopaths consistently help patients reach their sporting goals using hands-on treatment, muscle strengthening, rehabilitation, and patient education. Often injuries can be prevented, which means pro-active examination and treatment to avoid pain and a lengthy rehabilitation.
Our advice to patients for regular maintenance treatments is taken up by sports people most of the time to help guard against future injuries and time away from doing what they love. It maintains their physical health and enables them to reach optimal performance.
Running
Running can be high impact on your lower limbs so osteopath works to reduce any strains o tension in the muscles or around the joints in the legs, hips and spine.
Our osteopaths assess and work on posture so you distribute weight evenly when you run, reducing ITB (ilio tibial band) issues, muscle tears and other potential problems for runners.
Cycling
Initially many cyclists joke they service their bike more than their body. However, servicing your bike is only part of what can keep cyclists on the road and give them a smooth ride.
Osteopathy reduces tension in the neck and spine, ensures joint alignment in the hips, knees and ankles and releases muscle tension in the legs and hip flexors.
Football
Professional and amateur footballers are prone to musculoskeletal injuries. Stop-start nature, short sprints and quick change of movements, puts a lot of strain on the body.
Osteopaths assess and treat underlying causes of a footballer’s musckuloskeletal problems, rehabbing and preparing muscles and ligaments to be resilient against injury.
Golf
Osteopathy helps golfers elbow and their swing. Golfers are always looking to improve their swing but can be impeded by restrictions in the shoulders, back and hips.
Your osteopath will work to increase spinal rotation and balance in your hips so you don’t feel restricted when swinging, helping to increase your power.
Cricket
Cricketing injuries range from back pain from batting, shoulder pains from bowling, arthritic aches in the wrists and fingers of spin bowlers, and muscle strains from fielders..
Our osteopathic treatment methods helps reduce pain and stiffness, but with long periods in the field we give specific treatment and advice to help keep you loose and avoid injury.
Combat Sports
The intensity of combat sports makes you susceptible to injury, but it is critical to maintain injury-free for you to continue training, prepare for competitions and reach your goals.
Your osteopath will asses your condition and consider your goals with treatment, advice and managing your condition for you to achieve optimum performance and achieve.
“As a regular road runner I have been coming to The Village Osteopaths regularly to help keep up with my training.
I am happy to recommend their services as I have stayed injury free for nearly two years thanks to your help.”
— Tom A
Rugby
Rugby is a sport with many impact injuries. There are also a lot of injuries which can be inoccuous, starting as niggling pains which can turn chronic is not addressed and resolved.
Osteopathy rehab but also treat and advise to make rugby players resilient to injuries and attuned to their bodies, so to keep them on the field rather than on the sidelines.
Swimming
The most common swimming injury is inflammation in the shoulder and rotator cuff, which osteopathy can ease and treat, but also help prevent.
Your osteopathy can help with your shoulder mechanics, and increasing your range of motion in the neck and spine for a smoother stroke to help you glide faster through the water.
Gym
Gym bunnies will sign up and pivot their lives to include going to the gym. This 0-60 approach can put your bodies under a lot of stress, osteopathy helps recovery and preventing injury.
Alongside helping with running injuries our osteopaths help patients strengthen in the gym, treating to reduce restrictions and improve your shoulder, spine and rib mechanics.
