Sports are great for keeping you in shape. Unfortunately, playing a sport can also lead to experiencing a sports injury, especially if you are not in good physical condition, or you are new to the sport. Your osteopathic doctor can help you heal from a sports injury and even enhance your sports performance so you can achieve peak fitness levels in your sport.
How Your Osteopathic Doctor Can Help With a Sports Injury
Osteopathic medicine is all about prevention, so your osteopathic medicine doctor can:
- Talk with you about choosing the appropriate gear to wear to prevent sports injuries
- Demonstrate stretches and gentle exercises to keep you loose and flexible to prevent sports injuries
- Discuss starting out slowly, especially if you are trying a new sport, to prevent sports injuries
If you experience a sports injury, your osteopathic doctor can help you heal and recover, by providing services like these:
- Diagnostic procedures, including imaging studies, to determine the type and extent of your injury
- Treatment options, which can include physical therapy, medications to reduce swelling and pain, exercises and stretches, and surgery to restore or repair damaged bones, tendons, ligaments, and muscles
- Rehabilitation plans, including physical therapy, strength training, therapeutic massage, thermal therapies, and other methods to get you moving well again
When you have healed and fully recovered from a sports injury, you may be thinking about ways to enhance your performance at a sport. Your osteopathic doctor can help with that too by recommending:
- Dietary and nutritional counseling, to help you and your body function at your very best
- Customized exercise regimens, to enhance specific muscle groups used in your sport
- Exercises and activities to help prevent sports injuries in the future
Want To Know More About How Your Osteopathic Doctor Can Help With a Sports Injury?
To find out more about rehabilitation and performance enhancement services from your osteopathic doctor, talk with your osteopathic doctor today.