Optimum Health Fleet | Sports Therapy

Sports Therapy

Sports Therapy is an aspect of professional healthcare that is specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.

Sports Therapists assess and treat musculoskeletal sport and non-sporting injuries/conditions, with a rehabilitation programme to be completed either at home or in the gym for optimum results in aiding full recovery and returning to full fitness and exercise.

Our focus at Optimum is not only pain relief, but finding the route problem and giving you a permanent solution.

SPORTS INJURIES / CONDITIONS TREATED

Runners knee
Shoulder impingement
Lower back pain
Achilles tendonitis
Golfer’s elbow
Plantar fasciitis

Sciatica
Neck pain
Tennis elbow
Repetitive pain syndrome
Patella femoral pain syndrome

TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE

Ultra sound
Medical Acupuncture
Sports massage
Myofascial release
MET muscle energy technique

PNF stretching
Trigger point release
Dry needing
Pilates
Kinesio Tape

ASSESSMENT

The initial consultation and assessment will be 1 hour. This will include full joint and muscle assessment: gait analysis, spinal/ joint range of motion tests, muscle strength, flexibility, muscle firing patterns, muscle imbalances, which will then give us a better indication of the injury itself and how best to treat the injury, and prescribe a rehabilitation programme.