Sport Injuries

Sports injuries can essentially be broken down into two categories. Those attributable to an incident ie a fall, an impact or a sudden increase in force, and those due to a build up of symptoms with a growing persistence often initiated by faulty biomecanics (eg incorrect running shoes) or unfavourable training methods (often accompanying an increase in training volume). 

For the most effective management strategies for acute episodes please refer to this article; PEACE AND LOVE 

So what can Physiotherapy do for Sports injuries, or symptoms related to participation in an activity? 

Effective physiotherapy treatment should be able to; 

• identify what structures are involved in the sports injury, 

• provide accurate information on times required for healing, 

• administer treatment to facilitate a maximally efficient healing process, -provide a graduated rehabilitation programme to return to sport and

• correct any inefficiencies that exist in an individual’s training and subsequent. performance. 

Sports injury treatment by Fitzpatrick Physio at The Blackford Clinic 

Physiotherapy at the Blackford clinic is provided by a clinician with over 30yrs experience who has worked across a large section of sport and performance arts. Gareth has worked at Newcastle Football club, with Newcastle Falcons rugby players, was physiotherapist for the GB National Badminton team (1999-2002), and one of the Physiotherapists for the Scottish National Ballet in Glasgow. He has been providing top class Physiotherapy treatment for sports people at all levels for decades. He is a fully trained Polestar Pilates instructor, is a fully trained Retul bike fitter and foot biomechanics specialist relating to runners. 

Gareth says “I very much relish the challenge of treating participants in sports. Post injury, I ensure that my interventions enable clients to return to sports quickly and stronger and fitter than they were before they were injured.”