The role of a Sports Therapist is to help keep sports participants in peak condition before, during and after competition. My skills include injury rehabilitation,employing techniques similar to principles used in Physiotherapy however whilst most Physiotherapy is geared towards returning you to activities for daily living, Sports Therapy prepares the injured sports person for return to competitive sporting endeavour.

The assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue (muscle, ligaments and tendons) sports related injuries is vital to ensure sports men and women can function at their optimum and also have a reduced risk of getting injured however my advice would be to have a full physical assessment well before the start of your competitive season even if you are not injured as this might red flag potential injuries due to muscle imbalance, poor posture, poor flexibility, faulty biomechanics etc.

Assessment may include;
Posture
Biomechanics
Basic gait analysis
Range of Motion
Flexibility
Strength etc….

Treatment methods include;
Cryotherapy
Thermotherapy
Ultrasound
TENS
Taping and bandaging
Manipulation
Sports Massage etc….

Rehabilitation techniques include;
Mobilisation
MET and other stretches
Strengthening (especially functional strength)
Proprioception
Core stability
Sport Specific Fitness
SAQ etc….

Conditions treated include;
Sciatica
Runner’s knee
ITB syndrome
Tennis elbow
Tendinosis
Sprains
Strains
Tendonitis
Back ache
Anterior knee pain
Groin strains
Scoliosis
Patellofemoral pain
Footballer’s ankle
Jumper’s knee
and many others... (Injur

Sports Injuries by Body Part

Head

Neck

Shoulder

Upper Arm

Elbow

Wrist & Hand

Back

Abdominals

Hip & Groin

Thigh

Knee

Lower Leg

Ankle

Foot

Miscelaneous