Sports injury chiropractor in Kingswood, Mitcham
Getting back to the thing you love is usually the whole point. We look at the chain around an injury rather than the sore joint alone, which often explains why the same thing keeps happening.
The sports injuries we see most often in Kingswood
Adelle plays lacrosse, so nobody here needs convincing that getting back to your sport matters. The people we see are netballers, footballers, runners, cyclists, gym regulars and parents who have taken up something new at forty.
- A niggle that only shows up in the last twenty minutes of a game
- A shoulder that has not moved properly since a fall two seasons ago
- Hamstrings or calves that keep tightening on the same side
- Coming back from an injury and not trusting the joint yet
- Wanting to know why the same thing keeps happening
We look at the whole chain
A recurring injury on one side is usually a clue about something else. An old ankle problem changes how a knee loads, which changes what a hip does, which eventually turns up as a hamstring that will not settle.
What happened and what keeps happening
The original injury, what you have done about it, and the pattern of what has followed since.
Movement and muscle testing
Range of movement and muscle response through the whole chain rather than at the sore joint alone.
Digital postural assessment
How you are loading left against right, which often explains a one-sided problem better than the sore side does.
Honest advice about your season
Whether to keep playing, modify or rest is your decision, and we will give you a straight opinion to make it with.
Results vary between individuals, and chiropractic care is not appropriate for everyone. An acute injury with significant swelling, obvious deformity or an inability to weight bear needs assessment at a hospital or by your doctor first.
How chiropractic care might help a sports injury
A recurring injury on one side is usually a clue about something else.
Sport asks your nervous system to coordinate a great deal at speed. Where a spinal segment is not moving well, that coordination has less to work with. Chiropractic care aims to reduce that interference so your body adapts more easily to what you are asking of it.
Advanced BioStructural Correction suits this work because it addresses the compensations that build up after old injuries rather than chasing the symptom. For a recurring one-sided problem, that difference in approach is usually the interesting part.
Care runs in cycles that fit around training and fixtures. We will tell you honestly what we think is going on and what we can contribute, including when the answer is that you need someone else.
Sports injuries questions
Should I come in during the season or wait until the off season?
Most people come in during the season, because that is when the problem is making itself known. We work around your fixtures and training rather than asking you to stop.
Do you work with my physio?
Happily. Plenty of people see both, and the two approaches sit alongside each other well. Bring any reports or scans you have.
Can chiropractic care help me perform better?
Training for an event or simply keeping up with what you love, either way how your body moves matters. Chiropractic care may help with certain musculoskeletal issues that affect your comfort and movement. We assess your spine, posture and range of motion to understand where chiropractic care might fit into your training and recovery.
My child plays sport. Do you see juniors?
Yes. Growing bodies playing weekend sport are a big part of what we do, and a parent stays in the room the whole time.
Get back to it.
Book online, or ring the crew and tell them what you are trying to get back to. They will let you know whether we can help.