What Is Sports Physiotherapy
Sports participation is certainly healthy, but sadly, it can also cause some very painful injuries. After all, you are working your muscles joints, and skeletal system to the limit. Isn’t that what sport is all about?
The problems occur when you cross the limit of what your body can handle, or repeatedly use your body in a way that places unnecessary strain on it. Thus, sports enthusiasts often suffer from injuries that come from poor form with repetitive stress, and they also suffer traumatic injuries such as strains and sprains that occur suddenly.
Sports physiotherapy is a specialization within physiotherapy in general. A sports physiotherapist provides specialized help in relieving pain, speeding recovery, and most important of all, in helping you to prevent recurrence of the injury.
Sports Physiotherapists Understand Form Better Than Your Coach Does
Anyone who is interested in sports and exercise will know the importance of good form. Sometimes, sports coaches will pick up problems with form and warn you that you are placing yourself at risk of injury. But a sports coach isn’t a qualified Vancouver physiotherapist – no mater how well he or she understands the basics of how muscles and joints work.
Sports physiotherapists can specialize in one or more specific sports and will understand the stresses and strains they place on the body better than anyone else. And if your injury comes from certain habits you’ve formed, they can help you to break these habits so that you’re less injury-prone.
Getting You Back on Track
If you’re serious about sports and have been injured, you’ll be eager to get back to training and competition as soon as possible. That’s part of your sports physiotherapist’s job, and you should be careful about following his or her advice. Unfortunately, there are times when you need recovery periods that are longer than you’ll like, even when you do have a physio to help you. But remember that we share your goals.
We want you to get back on the track or field doing what you love. At the same time, we want to be sure that you are sufficiently healed to push your body in ways that an ordinary person wouldn’t. Finally, we want to reduce or eliminate the chances of you sustaining yet another injury.
Supporting your Sporting Hobby or Career
Whether you’re a competitive sportsperson or just love getting active for fun, there may well be a time when you need help from a sports physiotherapist. He or she will determine why you got injured in the first place and will help you through your recovery period.
We don’t just stick to our offices, either. Just about every sports team worth its salt has a sports physiotherapist to assist it. We’re there to help team members to perform at their very best. We attend practices and matches, helping our teams to victory. We like to think that we prevent more injuries than we treat – but when help with recovery is needed, we’re the people to turn to.
If you’re currently struggling with a recurring injury, or are struggling with a long recovery time, you might want to look us up. Make us part of your team too!
