Osteopathy and sport: managing pain linked to sporting activity

Whether you are a runner, cyclist, footballer or fitness enthusiast, pain linked to sport is common. Tendinitis, sprains, joint or muscle pain: osteopathy can help you regain comfortable movement.

Why athletes see an osteopath

Sport subjects the body to repeated strain that can create muscle tension, restricted joint mobility or postural imbalances. These tensions can manifest as localised or radiating pain.

The most common reasons athletes consult are:

• Tendinitis: Achilles tendon, patellar tendon, rotator cuff, epicondylitis
• Sprains: ankle, knee
• Lumbar pain related to sporting practice
• Shoulder pain
• Knee pain

Osteopathy and tendinitis

Tendinitis is often the consequence of tension or restricted mobility elsewhere in the body. For example, knee pain may be linked to limited hip or foot mobility that overloads this area with each movement.

The osteopath examines the whole body to identify these compensations and works on restricted areas, in order to reduce the strain placed on the painful zone.

After a sprain

After a sprain, once the acute phase has passed, osteopathy can help restore full mobility to the joint and prevent compensatory patterns from developing in other parts of the body.