Chiropractic
Sports Injuries
Sprains, strains, muscle tears, and overuse injuries at all athletic levels.
Sports injuries can affect anybody participating in physical activity, from recreational runners and weekend basketball players to professional athletes. Injuries can occur suddenly, but may also develop gradually if points of weakness are left unaddressed for extended periods. They occur for a variety of reasons and most commonly affect the shoulders, knees, ankles, wrists, thighs, hamstrings and back.
Contributing factors
- Overuse
- Insufficient recovery between training sessions
- Direct contact and collisions
- Falls
- Previous injuries with incomplete rehabilitation
- Sudden increases in training intensity
Common symptoms
- Sudden pain during activity
- Swelling or bruising
- Reduced range of motion
Assessment & treatment
Sports injuries can involve many different parts of the body and have a variety of causes. Our practitioners will complete a comprehensive assessment to determine the cause of your symptoms and develop a treatment plan to get you back to performing your favourite activities.
Assessment may include:
- 1Discussing your symptoms, medical history and the mechanism of injury
- 2Assessing your strength, function, flexibility and range of motion
- 3Performing neurological and movement-based clinical tests
- 4Reviewing any X-rays, CT or MRI scans where appropriate
Treatment may include:
- Education about your condition and recovery
- Personalised exercise and strengthening programs
- Hands-on therapy, including joint mobilisation, dry needling and soft tissue techniques
- Activity modification and movement advice
- Strategies to improve mobility and reduce pain
- Taping if appropriate
- Rehabilitation to help you return to work, sport and everyday activities
How Simba Health treats Sports Injuries
Our clinicians assess the cause of your symptoms and build a personalised, evidence-based plan to treat Sports Injuries. With no GP referral required and initial appointments from $99, you can start care quickly at a clinic near you.
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Frequently asked questions
No. You can book chiropractic directly at Simba Health with no GP referral, so you can start treatment for Sports Injuries without delay. Initial appointments start from $99. A referral may still help if you're claiming under a care plan.
Sports Injuries is treated under our chiropractic service, with initial consultations from $99 and lower follow-up fees. We keep our pricing transparent so you know what to expect before your appointment.
Our chiropractic clinicians assess the underlying cause of your symptoms, then build a personalised, evidence-based treatment plan for Sports Injuries. Many people start to notice improvement once the right plan is underway.
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