Sports Therapy at Cura Health & Chiropractic Clinic in Doncaster
In addition to Chiropractic and sports massage, we also provide sports therapy sessions here at Cura Health & Chiropractic. Sports therapy is an approach that incorporates a wide range of treatment methods and techniques. Sports therapy can be utilised to manage a painful injury, to help improve sporting performance, or to aid in return to sport following injury.
What is a Sports Therapist?
Sports Therapy is a healthcare profession that is concerned with the prevention and rehabilitation from injury to achieve optimum levels of functional and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.
A Sports Therapist, who is a Member of The Society of Sports Therapists, is an allied health professional who has the knowledge, skills and ability to:
- Utilise sports and exercise principles to optimise performance, preparation and injury prevention programmes.
- Provide the immediate care of injuries and basic life support in a recreational, training, occupational & competitive environment.
- Assess, treat, rehabilitate and, where and if appropriate, refer on for specialist advice and intervention.
- Provide appropriate soft tissue interventions in a sport an exercise context.
- Plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation and return to training/work programmes.
What can we help with?
Sports therapists see patients with a range of health conditions and injuries on a daily basis, however this is not limited to just sports injuries.
Common conditions that our sports therapists regularly encounter in clinic in Doncaster:
- Sprains and strains
- Injuries to muscles, ligaments and tendons
- Repetitive injuries (such and tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow)
- Traumatic injuries
- Postural problems
- Muscle imbalances
- Joint pain and stiffness
This service can be used for a current injury or for someone that is looking to learn more about common injuries of their sport and how to prevent them as best as possible. It is not only for the elite athlete, but for anyone from grassroots and up. Why not give us a call or book in with Rick who is our highly experienced and qualified sports therapist to start your road to recovery and better health.