Our Services
Sports Medicine
Sports injuries can broadly be categorized in two classes: traumatic injury and overuse injury. Our treatment of sports injury covers:
- Assessment of the injury status.
- Assessment of the interplay between current status and previous injury and the patient’s general health.
- Identifying any preceding mechanical influences, particularly with overuse injury.
- Correction of abnormal biomechanics.
- Setting of rehab goals with patient input to ensure a return to function that is patient specific.
- Setting and testing return to sport guidelines.
- Creating a rehab plan that takes the patient from the initial presentation through to return to full activity and includes injury prevention guidelines for the future.
Sports Medicine is not only the realm of the elite sports person. It is as important for the novice athlete, the weekend warrior and the Olympic athlete. In each case the athlete’s recovery and return to sport (whether it be Saturday afternoon lawn bowls or the Olympic Games) is of equal importance.
The concept of Sports Medicine is a team approach that will enhance the patient’s recovery the most. We have a proactive approach to referral to other practitioners and utilise their skills in the rehab program developed for you. This may necessitate referral for X-rays / scans, Sports Doctors or Podiatrists. In each case when we deem it advantageous for this to occur the reasons for it will be discussed with you and our recommendations and rationale explained.
Low Level
Laser Therapy
Phototherapy is a physical treatment modality using Superluminous Diode (SLD) and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) to emit photons (light) in very specific regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Photons of near infrared and visible red penetrate the skin stimulating a cascade of clinical benefits.
The non-invasive, Low Level Laser Energy creates biological changes at the cellular level. Light energy is absorbed by mitochondria and cell membranes and converted into biological energy. This process induces increased tissue healing, an accelerated inflammatory process and an enhanced immune response.
The coherent focused Low Level Laser energy penetrates deeply to stimulate the target tissue while the Superluminous Diodes delivers a broader beam producing evenly distributed visible red and infrared energy over a much larger area.
This recruitment of larger tissue area enhances the healing process, resulting in improved overall function. Patients will gain tissue mobility, have reduced pain associated with muscle and joint dysfunction, and notice improved healing of both acute and chronic conditions.
Some of the many conditions which have been successfully treated with laser include Athletic Injuries, Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbosacral pain and dysfunction, Headache, Temporo-Mandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ), Sinusitis, Shoulder, Elbow and Hand pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Hip, Knee and Ankle pain, Achilles Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis and skin wounds.
Manual “Hands-on” Techniques
- Myofascial Release
- Muscle Energy
- Mulligan's Techniques
- McKenzie Spinal Exercises
- PNF
- Craniosacral Therapy
- McConnell Patellofemoral Taping
- Joint/Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Spinal Stabilization Exercises
- Patient Education in Maintenance & Prevention
Some Problems That We Treat
- Back Pain
- Arthritis
- Neck Pain
- Headaches
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Work-related Injuries
- Carpal Tunnel
- Orthopedic Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Frozen Shoulder
- Sprains & Strains
- Joint Problems
- TMJ, Foot, and Hand Dysfunction
- Sport Injuries Impingement/Tendonitis