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Whether you’re an enthusiastic amateur or an elite
professional, an osteopath can help with the prevention
and treatment of common sporting injuries.
Osteopaths can diagnose and treat a variety of sports
related conditions such as
Pains and strains:
- Low back pain (with or without sciatica).
- Muscle and ligament injuries.
- Knee pain (including lack of mobility and
degenerative conditions).
- Shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries.
- Foot and ankle complaints.
Functional
complaints:
- Reduced joint flexibility (e.g. suffered by
golfers who can’t rotate as well as they used to).
- Mechanical limitations (e.g. suffered by
gymnasts having difficulty in doing full “splits”).
Injuries caused by
overuse:
- Tennis and golfer’s elbow.
- Jumper’s knee.
- Tenosynovitis and tendonitis.
And recurrent injuries.
If you’re taking up a new sport or activity, you
should seek the advice of a coach, trainer or
instructor, and ask for an appropriate training
programme for your age, experience and fitness.
With injuries, especially those to legs or arms,
always remember the word PRICED:
Prevent injuries
by preparing thoroughly. You should always warm up and
stretch before exercise, and warm down and stretch
afterwards.
Rest after
injury. That doesn’t mean taking to your bed but rest
punctuated by periods of moderate activity.
Ice should be
placed on the injured area as quickly as possible.
Compress the
injured area to prevent swelling. Strapping or taping
should always be carried out by a qualified person.
Elevate the
injured part of the body in order to encourage blood and
oxygen to flow to the joints and tissues. This helps the
body to heal itself.
Diagnosis should
be obtained from a medical expert if you are concerned
about the severity of an injury.
Always remember that prevention is better than cure
All our osteopaths are registered with
the General Osteopathic Council are members of the British Osteopathic
Association and the Sutherland Society (Cranial Osteopathy)
Copyright: Wellfield Osteopathic Clinic,
Cardiff. Updated January 2008
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