Sports Physiotherapy Fairfield
Sport is a great way for you to be active and stay healthy. It helps build strength, improves cardiovascular health, and boosts energy levels. Regular physical activity has many advantages such as weight loss, improved cognitive performance, enhanced mood, prevention of chronic diseases, and improved sleep quality. Sport allows us to meet new people and have fun while socialising in a safe and enjoyable environment.
When we have an injury, the pain and discomfort can be very limiting. It can make life difficult for you to do your daily activities or move around, and even more so if you are involved in sports. Sports injuries are especially problematic as they can affect our ability and prevent us from performing at our best.
Are you a person that likes to play sport at either a professional level, or as an amateur, but are being held back by pain or injury? Have you had a niggly concern that just doesn’t go away? A Sports Physiotherapist is the best person to consult.
What is Sports Physiotherapy?
Sports physiotherapy, a specialty in physiotherapy, focuses on the prevention and treatment of injuries to the musculoskeletal system.
Sports injuries are different from everyday injuries. Sport people are often required to perform at their best, which can cause injuries to their joints, muscles, and bones.
Why is Sports Physiotherapy important?
It is important to be able to return to your sport quickly and safely after undergoing treatment for a sporting injury. Sports physiotherapists can diagnose and treat musculoskeletal injuries as well as provide advice on how to manage them. You will be given a treatment plan that is tailored to your needs. This could include manual therapy, exercise prescription and biomechanical assessment.How can a sports physiotherapist help me?
The passion of sports physiotherapists is to help athletes reach their potential. They work closely with athletes, coaches, medical practitioners, and other allied health professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team that focuses on achieving the best outcomes for each individual athlete.
Each individual sports physiotherapist may possess sport specific knowledge which addresses severe, chronic and overuse injuries sustained in a particular type of sports for example football, soccer, cricket, hockey and basketball. This is why it is important to consult a sports physiotherapist who is familiar with the complex nature of your sport.
Sports physiotherapists have an in-depth knowledge of the latest evidence-based practice, are skilled at diagnosing and treating sports injuries, and are proficient in using ‘hands off’ treatment methods to aid injury recovery.
