29/07/2022
SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY
Are you struggling with an injury sustained while exercising, during recreation or competitive sport? Visit our clinic or make an appointment on 0705883370, our Physiotherapists are ready to assist you.
Sports physiotherapy entails prevention and management of injuries resulting from participation in sport and exercise for all ages and at all levels of ability. It also involves interventions aimed at enhancing performance of non-injured individuals.
We carry out evidence based practice in;
• Injury prevention. Assist recreation and elite athletes and individuals with injury prevention strategies, such as pre-competition screening and risk assessments, load optimization, recovery strategies, secondary prevention. We work hand in hand with other professionals such as strength and conditioning coaches, coaches and trainers.
• Acute intervention: Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of recent sport and exercise related injuries that occur in a variety of contexts such as recreation or elite sport. Such injuries as muscle strains, joint sprains, concussions, contusions, fractures among others.
• Rehabilitation: We offer physical rehabilitation to individuals with injuries requiring mid-term and long-term care, right from the early stages of recovery through return to active sport participation. Most injuries require rehabilitation to ensure that the athlete regains the strength, power, coordination, endurance and confidence to meet the physical demands of the sport. Persons with severe injuries like muscle tears, severe concussions, etc, and those who have undergone operations such as ACL reconstructions, tendon repairs particularly need to undergo professionally supervised rehabilitation programs to ensure full recovery.
• Performance enhancement: We evaluate an individual’s physical and performance-related profile and can advise on ethical interventions to optimize performance in one’s sport, working hand in hand with other professionals.