Treating and Preventing Fall Sports Injuries
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• Frozen Shoulder. Frozen shoulder can result from either an acute injury or an overuse injury. It occurs when the tissue in your shoulder thickens or scar tissue forms, causing your shoulder to feel as if it’s being “squeezed” and making it difficult to move. • Rotator Cuff Tear. Rotator cuff tears can occur from either acute or overuse causes, as well. For example, falling on an outstretched arm, sustaining a blow to the shoulder, or partaking in repetitive overhead motions (such as those in volleyball, swimming, softball, baseball, tennis, or football) can all result in rotator cuff tears. This occurs when the muscles or tendons that surround the shoulder joint become damaged or torn. You Can Find Relief with Hand Therapy At Hands for Living, our certified hand therapists will create a treatment plan for you, based on your individual needs. Hand therapy is a natural and holistic approach to healing, including services such as: • Manual Therapy. This may include massage or joint mobilizations. • Modalities. This may include specialized treatments that your hand therapist has been certified to perform.
• Therapeutic Exercises. This may include any targeted stretches and movements that your hand therapist will prescribetoaid instrengthening and healing the affected area. One of our certified hand therapists will conduct a thorough evaluation to diagnose your sports injury. Afterward, a personalized treatment plan will be designed for you, based on the specific needs of the diagnosis and any additional symptoms that you are experiencing. We are happy to say that we also offer preventative screenings and sports performance enhancement sessions, designed to teach you the techniques you need to prevent future sports injuries from occurring. At Hands for Living, our overall goals are healing and prevention. In addition to treating the injury, our hand therapists will help improve range of motion, flexibility, strength, and overall function, in order to prevent additional injury from occurring. Be safe when returning to your fall sport! If you develop an injury to the fingers, hand, wrist, elbow, or shoulder, contact us at 425-368-7943. We’ll help diagnose the issue and get you back on the path toward recoveryand returning to your beloved sport!
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