Sports Physiotherapy
Recover from your Sports Injury
Whether you are a competitive athlete or play in a recreational sports league and have sustained an injury, LV Physiotherapy can help you to decrease your pain and reclaim your game.
What does Physiotherapy for Return to Sport Include?
After a comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, sports injury rehabilitation may include:
- Range of motion and stretching exercises
- Targeted strengthening exercises
- Proprioception and dynamic balance
- Sport-specific functional exercises
- A personalized exercise program
- Hands-on stretching, mobilization or other types of manual therapy
- Athletic taping, kinesiotaping or postural taping
- Bracing recommendations
- Acupuncture
- Neuro-muscular stimulation
- Pain modalities
LV Physiotherapy has worked with a wide range of Sports & Athletes including:
- Niagara River Lions Basketball Team
- The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Curling Competitors
- St. Catharines Golf and Country Club Members
What Are Some Common Sports Injuries?
- ACL tear/ACL reconstruction
- Meniscus tear
- Patellofemoral syndrome
- Ankle sprain
- Stress fractures
- Achilles tendonitis
- Shin splints
- Groin strain
- Hamstring strain
- IT Band Friction Syndrome
- Disc herniation/Back pain
- Wrist fracture
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
- Rotator cuff tears
- Shoulder dislocations
- AC joint separation
- Whiplash