Sports Injuries

Like most athletes, you undoubtedly want to lower your chances of incurring an injury while participating in your favourite sport. Injuries decrease the amount of time you can spend in leisure activities, lower your fitness, downgrade competitive performance, and can lead to long term health problems such as arthritis.

Many injuries in sports, e.g. calf and hamstring, etc are a result of sudden additional stresses being placed on an already tight (shortened) muscle or muscle group. The body also has a tendency to hold on to old injuries, resulting in muscle imbalances throughout the body and possible over compensation or postural alignment dysfunction.

How do these treatments help?

Bowen Therapy & Emmett Technique are ideal for sports related injuries and preventative body maintenance. These therapies address physical conditions and encourage 'whole body balancing'.

Treatments help to relax and balance the muscles, remove waste-products formed through exercise (eg. lactic acid, debris from tissue breakdown) and bring nutrients to the area. This reduces the likelihood of developing post exercise soreness and reduces the recovery time.

Treatments are offered pre-event; post-event; after training to prevent injury and as part of any rehabilitation, which results in an improved game and reduced incidence of injury. Regular treatments can help enhance your sports performance since the best protection is prevention. More and more athletes are choosing Bowen & Emmett techniques as stand along treatments and some incorporate a variety of treatment, reducing pain and tension in the body & helping injuries heal faster.