Injuries in sport can be a result of a direct trauma, whilst participating in sport, or from other external factors, such as over-training. You’re at risk for sports injuries if you haven’t been regularly active and don’t warm up properly before exercise. 

Different types of sports injuries include;

• Sprains – overstretching or tearing of the ligaments that attach two bones together.  
• Strains – overstretching or tearing of the muscle or tendon that attaches muscle to bone
• Fractures – are breaks of the bone. Ranging from a thin crack to a complete break 
• Dislocations – bone is forced out of its socket and usually remains where it is not supposed to be

These types of injuries can occur throughout the body the most commonly seen sporting injuries are listed below;

ITB Syndrome – Commonly referred to as runner’s knee this usually presents with pain on the to the side of the knee and underneath the patella. TIghtness in the ITB band and overdevelopment of the quadriceps relative to the medial musculature leads to the patella drifting across and rubbing on its underside. 

Rotator Cuff injury – The rotator cuff is made up of 4 muscles. The supraspinatus is usually the culprit. The tendon travels underneath the AC joint and can become torn. Pain sleeping on the side and lifting the arm up above 90 degrees are the usual giveaways. 

Tennis/Golfers Elbow – Tennis elbow is much more commonly seen in the clinic as the common extensor tendon is the most overused muscle in the forearm. This repetitive strain injury can be quite debilitating. 

Osteopathy and dry needling are both very effective at treating  these conditions and getting to the root cause of the issue.