Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
DECEMBER 2020
PREVENT AVOIDABLE INJURIES with Physiotherapy
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Nomatter what type of physical activity you partake in, it is possible for injuries to occur. Whether you enjoy taking walks at night, playing sports on the weekends, or training for athletic trials throughout the week, it is important tomake sure you are always being as safe as possible. Perhaps the most common injury that people experience from physical activity is an overall feeling of soreness, caused by overusing the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. When themuscles, tendons, or ligaments are over-stretched, the tissues experienceminor damage in the formof microscopic tears. This typically occurs when completing an exercise that the body is not used to, or exercising for the first time after a prolonged period of rest. The soreness may linger for a few days but usually goes away on its own. However, the severity of the damage determines how long the body will need to recover. For more information on how you can prevent severe injuries, contact The Physiotherapy Center today. What Are Some Common Injuries? At The Physiotherapy Center, our licensed physiotherapists can guide you through proper exercises, stretches, movements, and body control, in order to prevent future injuries from occurring. Many injuries occur due to improper techniques or overexerting your body. Some of the most commonly sustained injuries include sprains, strains, and tendinitis. Many people think “sprains” and “strains” are synonymous; however, they have one distinct
difference. Sprains occur when a ligament is stretched beyond its limits or torn, while strains occur when a tendon is stretched beyond its limits or torn. Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bones, and ligaments are tissues that connect bones to one another. Sprains and strains can both range frommild to severe, and even mild ones may take up to 6 weeks to heal. When they become more severe, braces or surgical correctionmay be necessary. This will require a longer recovery time, up to 8 weeks or longer, and physiotherapy treatments will likely be prescribed. It is important to note that it is in your best interest to have a physiotherapist make sure a sprain or strain is fully healed before returning to your normal level of physical activity, as it is common for old sprains and strains to develop again in the future if they have not been properly rehabilitated. Tendinitis is an overuse injury that causes the tendons to become inflamed. There are several reasons why tendinitis may occur, but whatever the case may be, we know that it has developed as a result of unnecessary amounts of strain. For example, some people may develop tendinitis in their shoulders or elbows because of improper posture. If the neck and back are not properly aligned, unnecessary stress is placed on other parts of the body. Movements in the shoulders and arms are altered as a way to compensate, causing increased strain on the tendons. Tendinitis can be corrected with physiotherapy treatments, since PTs are trained in relieving pain, decreasing inflammation, and restoring you to your normal posture, motion, and function.
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