Sports Injuries: are very common place in this busy world where our endurance and competitive edge are pushed to the limit, both at work and at play. Any accident can lead to sudden muscle contraction and swelling around the injury site, producing pain and a great reluctance, on our part, to use that area, leading to a string of compensations and adaptations manifesting throughout the rest of the body.
Our brains tend to maintain this protective ‘strangle hold’ leading to long-term asymmetric body use, which is especially heightened if we return to activity/training too soon or build back up too quickly, which sadly occurs all too often when avoiding our favoured activity rubs the shine of life or risks us losing our place on the team.
Repetitive Strains: are another very common cause of concern in the sporting world, as we tend to have one particular discipline we prefer, so dedicate a huge amount of our time to practicing, perfecting, training and competing. We are all familiar with the concept of golfers or tennis elbow, but shoulders, forearms and wrists are equally at risk of tendonitis due to their high levels of mobility and our tendency towards constant upper body use, even in the absence of sports or exercise.
Once an injury of this type sets in, it is imperative that you change the way you do everything to limit the strain placed on the local tissues and therefore increase your chances of reducing your inflammation load naturally. But if you want to get back on the pitch or back in to work as quickly as possible undertaking a course of treatment is well worth consideration.
Sports Therapists utilise a comprehensive method to address injuries, so whether you require a targeted deep tissue massage or a more comprehensive rehabilitation plan, we can accommodate you. Our Sports Therapists are also proficient in applying kinesio taping to aid in injury recovery and limit or enhance mobility as required. This approach can be pursued as an independent treatment or in conjunction with Osteopathy, depending on your specific requirements.
Throughout the course of your treatment, your Sports Therapist will encourage you to sustain suitable activity levels while also providing guidance on self-help techniques, which may include case specific Exercise Rehabilitation, Prescribed Pilates and Strength Training, in addition to suggesting an appropriate maintenance programme.
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Osteopaths look at the whole body, not just the area of pain, so they are very aware of how a twisted knee or ankle, for example, may lead to back or neck symptoms. With this in mind, by treating the whole body not just the local injury, any resolution produced may be more stable and apparent. This approach can be pursued as an independent treatment or in conjunction with Sports Therapy, depending on your specific requirements.
Throughout a course of treatment your Osteopath will be able to advise you on whether or not to be active and at what level, as well as recommend case specific self-help methods, such as regular stretching exercises, hydrotherapy, diet, hydration, supplementation and future injury prevention measures, plus, where relevant, a maintenance program.
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romneymarshosteopaths.co.uk/treatments/osteopathy-and-structural-osteopathic-treatment
Stress Consultants address symptoms triggered or exacerbated by stress. When we spend much of our time in a competitive environment, we constantly compare ourselves with others and focus on improving our personal best, and sometimes injuries come along, not just because of an accident but as a mind-body induced intervention in response to over pushing ourselves.
So as mindset is key, it may be worth seeing our Stress Consultant for Talking Therapy or Sanomentology, a blend of hypnotherapy, guided visualisations and lucid dreaming, especially if you want to reduce unexplained pain, boost your healing potential, get over your fears of further injury or shift your limiting beliefs to potentially improve your future performance.
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romneymarshosteopaths.co.uk/stress-consultant/talking-therapy-and-sanomentology
