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Our team has extensive experience in sports physiotherapy. We assess and treat elite athletes, performers and anyone who uses their body in amazing ways!
Our Physiotherapists here at Performance Medicine use a 360 degree approach. We are able to help you get to the bottom of what’s really going on and prescribe the appropriate strategy. It includes hands-on treatment and a tailored rehabilitation program.
Our expert physiotherapists have extensive training and recognition in sports injury management. You can expect a thorough assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation plan with a strategy that is tailored to you and your sport. In other words, sports physiotherapy is a targeted approach. Our therapists understand the complexity of injury, pain and performance enhancement as it relates to individual sporting needs.
Here are some treatment techniques your Physiotherapist may use during your consultation.
Almost all injuries or concerns require some form of movement correction, strength or mobility facilitation or exercise loading strategy to adequately allow healing and recovery. As a result, your session is likely to cover these concepts and your physiotherapist may prescribe a specific exercise or rehabilitation program if they deem it appropriate.
In spinal joint mobilisation, your physiotherapist guides the natural joint movements with their hands to relieve pain and increase joint range of motion. Your physiotherapist commonly performs these techniques while you lie on your front or back. A manipulation is a small-amplitude, high-velocity technique where your physiotherapist moves the affected joint to its end range quickly, often producing an audible crack. Consequently, a crack can be heard accompanying this technique.
This is a technique where the natural joint movements are done by the physiotherapist’s hands to relieve pain and increase joint range of motion. Peripheral joints are those of the arms and legs and mobilisation of these joints are performed in the ranges that are most restricted.
These techniques come in a variety of forms and are an important part of manual therapy performed by your physiotherapist or myotherapist.
Neurodynamic mobilisation techniques help nerves glide more freely between tissues and along their pathway. Your physiotherapist may use these techniques when treating spinal pain with associated neurological symptoms and arm or leg pain. They can perform the techniques in the clinic or guide you to include them in your home exercise program.
There are many types of tape and taping techniques. Some of these include
So don’t let a niggle stop you getting out there, book your Physiotherapy appointment today!
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