Health Blog Category: Sports Injury
Treating Sports Injuries with Dry Needling Therapy
Imagine being an athlete like Lisa, a competitive soccer player who’s been sidelined due to a persistent knee injury. The constant pain hinders her training and performance. Fortunately, at Stride Sports & Physiotherap, our physiotherapists are experts at treating sports injuries, and dry needling could be your game-changer!
A common frustration for athletes, pain from sports injuries often seems to linger no matter what you do. Whether it’s your shoulder, knee, or back giving you trouble, you might feel like you’ve tried everything.
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Physiotherapy Can Help You Head Away From Chronic Headaches
The term “sick headache” might have been coined to describe exactly how you feel today — and every day. A one-off headache encounter can be distressing enough, but frequent or constant headache pain can completely disable you. Many of these headaches have underlying musculoskeletal or biochemical causes — which means that they can be corrected through the right forms of treatment. In many cases, physiotherapy turns out to be just what the doctor ordered for chronic headaches.
Read full blogSuffering from Sciatica Pains? Find Relief Today
Lumbar radiculopathy, commonly referred to as sciatica, is a common condition that many people experience. It occurs as a result of irritation to the sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve of the body. It stretches from the lumbar spine through the buttocks, and pain from irritation is typically felt in the lower back. However, sciatica pain can also ensue in the buttocks, thigh, or lower limbs, which can pose challenges in mobility. Sciatica is commonly caused by a herniated disc; however, a back trauma or disc degeneration can also result in the condition.
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