At the house we specialise in the diagnosis treatment and rehabilitational sports injuries.We have a clinic in Redland and in the City Centre. Whether you’re a professional athlete or enjoy staying active at the weekends, injuries can be frustrating and disruptive preventing you playing your sport and keeping you active. Our teams or Physiotherapist, Chiropractors, Massage Therapist provide expert care to help identify, provide treatment your problem prevent re-injury and get you back to the activities you love.
This is the term usually attributed to a joint injury.
In a sprain the joint capsule which seals the joint and the ligaments which connect bone to bone are overstretched or torn these injuries are common in a football rugby running and racket sports
Most common joints effected are the wrist in upper limb or knee or ankle in lower limb.
The joint is normally painful,swollen ,can be red and is difficult to move or when weight bearing. After day or so, bruising may occur
At the House clinics after the diagnosis made hands-on chiropractic or physiotherapy treatment using ice initially for pain and swelling and combination of treatments to the joint and associated muscles using frictions, mobilisation, manipulation, acupuncture and electrotherapy. A tailored and graded rehabilitation exercise program is designed to support recovery, restore mobility and strength.
A term normally attributed to a muscle injury.
A strain occurs when the muscle is overstretched as a result of overload, sprinting or explosive movements which cause muscle fibres to tear. Most commonly affected muscles are hamstrings, quadriceps, calf muscles and biceps.
There is usually a sharp pain at the time of injury with swelling and bruising occurs within 2/3 days with difficulty in using that particular muscle.
Very early stages ice should be applied to the injured area for about 15 minutes every hour to reduce bleeding and swelling followed by chiropractic or physiotherapy treatment which would include hands-on muscle therapy, acupuncture, electrotherapy to promote the healing followed by a rehabilitative exercise program.
A hamstring strain is an injury to one or more of the 3 hamstring muscles, which are located at the back of the thigh. This strain occurs when the muscle fibers are stretched too far or torn, often due to activities involving sprinting, jumping, or sudden changes in direction.
Common symptoms of a hamstring strain include:
Treatment for a hamstring strain typically involves in the immediate post injury 24 hours Avoid activities that cause pain and let the muscle heal.Ice -Apply ice packs to the injured area for 15-20 minutes every few hours to reduce swelling.
In severe cases, where there is a complete tear, surgical intervention may be necessary. Always consult a healthcare professional for an accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment plan.
This is when the tendon has become inflamed or slightly torn or thickened causing a tendinitis or tendinopathy.
Tendon injuries are normally an overuse injury and onset is gradual and common in the lower limb are the achilles, patella and in the upper limb rotator cuff shoulder ,wrist extensors (tennis elbow) and wrist extensors (RSI)
Localised pain with activity which gets stiff after rest and reduced strength of that muscle.
In very early stages ice should be applied to the injured area for about 15 minutes every hour followed by chiropractic or physiotherapy treatment which would include hands-on muscle therapy, acupuncture, electrotherapy to promote the healing followed by rehabilitative exercise program.
This occurs when the joints are stretched beyond their elastic limit and the ligament that supports that joint is sprained or torn
The most common being in the knee ACL anterior cruciate ligament, MCL medial collateral ligament and the deltoid ligament complex in the ankle.
Pain and swelling instability of the joint.
Depending on severity treatment involves hands-on friction acupuncture electrotherapy and graded exercise with rehabilitation program
When there is a complete tear and orthopaedic opinion is necessary.
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