Sports Condition – Soccer
Playing soccer puts a tremendous amount of stress on the lower extremity, particularly the knee and ankle joints. The most common type of soccer injury is an injury to the ligaments in one of these joints, or to the muscles in the leg. Knee injuries, particularly to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is common. Other conditions include ankle sprain, knee medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain, archilles strain and patellar femoral pain syndrome,
Physiotherapy can help with Soccer condition by
- Accessing and determining cause of the Soccer Injury
- Pain management
- Specific therapies such as Shockwave therapy to provide healing & restoration specific body part
- Stretching and Strengthening exercise programs
- Soft tissue manipulation
- Sports therapy