Treatments for injury
What can I help with ?
Any injury caused by your sport, recreation time or occupational activity.
"Sports therapy aims to return an athlete to full functional fitness in the shortest safest possible time" -
meaning I aim to return you to your chosen activity, pain free, as quickly and safely as possible.
Conditions I treat regularly....
Treatments can also be called on for pre/post event and for on-going injury prevention (or 'MOT' work) or to support the body during times of high physical demand for performance preparation, enhancement or recovery.
A Graduate Sports Therapist has completed a BSc (Hons) Degree in Sports Therapy at university, in order to understand the underlying cause of injury and apply clinical reasoning to patient care.
"Sports therapy aims to return an athlete to full functional fitness in the shortest safest possible time" -
meaning I aim to return you to your chosen activity, pain free, as quickly and safely as possible.
Conditions I treat regularly....
- Golfers/Tennis Elbow
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Piriformis Syndrome & Gluteal Dysfunction
- Shin Splints
- Ligament Sprain
- Muscle Strain (Pull)
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Rotator Cuff Dysfunction
Treatments can also be called on for pre/post event and for on-going injury prevention (or 'MOT' work) or to support the body during times of high physical demand for performance preparation, enhancement or recovery.
A Graduate Sports Therapist has completed a BSc (Hons) Degree in Sports Therapy at university, in order to understand the underlying cause of injury and apply clinical reasoning to patient care.
How can I do this ?
Treatments call on different therapeutic modalities & rehabilitation tactics that aim to assess muscle & joint function, encourage optimal healing, increase ROM & flexibility, regain strength & function, retrain balance & stability, and/or reduce muscular tension.
I may do this through.....
- Clinical Assessment
- Soft Tissue Massage
- Fascial Work
- Joint Mobilisation
- Kinesiology Taping
- Rehabilitation Exercise Prescription
- IASTM - instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation
- Cupping
- Medical Acupuncture
- ScarWork
More on what Sports Therapy is click here
"Kirsty helped me recover from a knee injury a year ago, and since then we have kept on top of our treatments in order to prevent anything else getting in the way of my running ! My sessions with her really seem to help."
Martyn, runner.
