Sports Injuries

Do You Have a Sports Injury?

Soft tissue injuries that involve muscles, tendons and ligaments, are the most common areas injured playing sport. Injuries can range from minor sprains and strains to full-blown tears or ongoing niggles that just wont go away. The types of injuries that occur vary depending on the sport you play. AFL players are prone to hamstring injuries, tennis player’s shoulders injuries, and golfers lower back’s and basketball player’s ankles. Osteopaths are highly trained in the field of sports injuries and have great success in diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating athlete’s injuries.

Some of the most common sports injury’s are:

• Rotator cuff tears
• Shoulder bursitis
• Tennis elbow
• Hip Flexor bursitis
• Osteitis pubis
• ITB syndrome
• Patellar tendonitis
• Meniscal tears
• Ankle sprains
• Plantar fasciitis

Dr Patrick Kuhn has a special interest in treating sports injuries. He incorporates a wide range of osteopathic techniques that are gentle and effective for relieving the various causes and symptoms of sports injuries. If you have a sports injury or know someone whose has a sports injury then please make an appointment to see Dr Kuhn regarding your condition.