Musculoskeletal / Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy begins with the process of diagnosing conditions that involve muscles, joints, nerves, ligaments and tendons throughout the entire body. Once a diagnosis is made, treatment will commence and likely, but not always, include a combination of some or all of the following; joint manipulation/mobilisation, massage techniques, dry needling and stretching. The most important part of your physiotherapy treatment is the active rehabilitation exercises and advice given to you by your physiotherapist. These exercises and advice are focussed on re-educating your body on how to move in the correct and most efficient manner and solving the underlying issue for good.
Common conditions for which Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy is useful are:
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Cervicogenic (neck related) headaches
- Ankle and foot injuries
- Knee injuries/pain (Patellofemoral pain, ITB Friction syndrome)
- Trochanteric Bursitis
- Achilles Tendinopathy (Achilles tendinitis)
- Tennis elbow and golfers elbow
- Shoulder injury (bursitis, rotator cuff injury)
- Soft tissue injury (muscle tears and strains)