Sports Injuries
Sports Injuries
Sometimes sports peoples and athletes can get injured. This can be a worrying time but the team at Mint will work hard to get you back to doing what you love as quickly as possible. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or just enjoy recreational activities, sports injuries can happen to anyone.
The team at Mint have treated people who take part in:
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Running (recreational, 5km, 10km, marathons, ultramarathons)
- Basketball
- Netball
- Hockey
- Gaelic Football
Some common sports injuries
- Tendinopathy: Tendons join muscle to bone and sometimes they can become painful. Particularly if there is a sudden change in training. Some common tendinopathies include Achilles (e.g. if you suddenly start doing hill sprints), Patella (e.g. you add in more jump training as a basketball player), Hip (e.g. if your hockey season has ramped up) and Elbow (e.g. you work on your tennis or play with wet balls).
- Fractures: If you have a high speed injury you could fracture your bone. After your initial recovery period we will help you to rehabilitate back to full strength.
- Stress fractures or bone stress injury: An over use injury from higher impact activities, bone stress injuries can be a precursor to a stress fracture.They must be managed appropriately by an experienced team. Common areas they can occur include the foot and tibia and less common places include the hip.
- Sprains and Strains: Any muscle in the body can be sprained through sport. Usually these are mild and will resolve with with a short period of rest followed by active rehabilitation.
- Soft tissue injury
Physiotherapy treatment for sports injuries
This will be very dependent on what your sports injury is but could include:
- Hands on therapy
- Taping
- Strength and Conditioning
- Stretching
- Compex - neuromuscular stimulation
- Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR)
- Shockwave
- Sports specific re-training
Meet the team of experts of Mint Wellbeing
Our team of Physiotherapists are highly qualified in their respective fields and we are confident that by coming to see us you will feel listened to, supported and ultimately know that you are in incredibly safe hands.
