Sports Injury Rehabilitation

Sports Injury Rehabilitation in North Olmsted & Cleveland Heights, OH: Athletes understand the demands of participating in their given sport. Putting their bodies through rigorous activities day after day can result in painful sprains, strains, tears and overuse injuries. The main reasons athletes suffer sports injuries include over-training, repetitive motions, failure to warm up properly, forceful impacts and not allowing old injuries to heal properly. These injuries can happen in countless ways depending on what activity or sport is being performed. It is important to take precautionary measures when it comes to physical therapy rehabilitation. Seeing North Olmsted, OH chiropractor, Dr. Steven Papandreas can help athletes heal faster after suffering a sports injury and can prevent such future injuries.

Common Sports Injuries Experienced by Patients at Dreas Healthcare Services

Whether you are a professional athlete, competing at the high school or collegiate level, or take part in recreational sports, your body is susceptible to the same kinds of aches and pains. Some of the most common symptoms seen by our North Olmsted chiropractor are:

• Back pain or neck pain
• Sciatica
• Sprains, strains or tears to the shoulder, hamstring, calf, thigh, groin, knee, ankle and hip
• Tendonitis
• Achilles tendon injuries
• Tennis/golfers elbow
• Chronic headaches
• Swelling and inflammation
• Joint and muscle pain
• Muscle spasms
• Burning, dull pain in different areas of the body

Sports Injuries Can Cause Further Injuries If Left Untreated

Sports injuries can happen to the most physically active and experienced people. Oftentimes, these conditions are a result of injuries suffered weeks, months or years ago that never properly healed. Children and teens tend to ignore what they think are small injuries because they do not want to stop playing their sport. Ignoring these small injuries, however, can eventually lead to long term pain. Many sports injuries are treated insufficiently or aren’t given the proper time to rest and heal, increasing the odds that they will cause chronic pain later in life. This can lead to frustration and a decrease in athletic abilities.

Chiropractic Care Improves Performance & Endurance

No matter the level of athlete you are, your body is going through a lot. Once you start receiving chiropractic care from Dr. Papandreas on a regular basis, the effects of wear and tear on your body are slowed or are reversed in many cases. As all sports injuries are different, we will create a recovery and maintenance plan that is unique to each patient. Don’t put off injury recovery until the pain gets worse. Call Dreas Healthcare Services today and work to restore your body to its highest performance level.