Sports Injuries in Cairns

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Proactive Physiotherapy sports injuries

Supporting Recovery, Performance & Return to Activity Through Tailored Physiotherapy Care

As a nation of sporting lovers, millions of Australians participate in sport, enjoying the higher health-related quality of life that it provides, as well as the physical, mental, and social benefits of sport.

Unfortunately, playing sport can also come with an element of risk, with over 60,000 people hospitalised for sports injuries every year in Australia. Whatever level or type of sport you play, if you’ve experienced a sporting injury and want to get back to playing the sport you love come and visit us in clinic. Our physiotherapists at Proactive Physiotherapy Cairns clinic focus on the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and risk reduction of sporting injuries.

What Are The Causes/Symptoms Of Sports Injuries?

Sports injuries occur because of the higher stress and load that playing sports places on your body’s entire musculoskeletal system, including your joints, muscles, ligaments and bones.

Some of the most common injuries associated with playing sports include:

  • Achilles tendon ruptures

  • Broken bones

  • Dislocations of shoulders and joints

  • Knee injuries

  • Ligament injuries such as ACL tears in your knee

  • Meniscus (cartilage) tears in the knee

  • Quadricep strains

  • Rotator cuff injuries

  • Sprained ankles

  • Sprains caused by overstretching or tearing the ligaments, muscles or tendons

  • Stress fractures

  • Swollen muscles

  • Tendinitis (also known as tendinopathy)

  • Torn hamstrings and calves

Physiotherapy treatment for sports injuries

Our physiotherapists love playing sports themselves and are involved in the prevention and management of all kinds of injuries, at all ages and at all levels of ability.

We’ll treat your sports injury in a holistic way, tailored to your individual needs and the level of sporting involvement you’d like to return to once your injury has healed.

Starting with a thorough assessment of your injury, we’ll tailor a treatment plan designed to support your return to the pool, court, field, or surf as your recovery progresses. We’ll work closely with your GP, surgeon, personal trainer or coach if required.

Our treatment plans for sports physiotherapy include hands-on manual therapy, as well as exercise therapy to support recovery from your existing injury and help promote active participation in your sport while reducing the risk of further injury.

Proactive Physiotherapy exercise classes for sports injuries

Once you’re on your journey to recovery from a sports injury, you might want to consider signing up for our one-on-one


High-Performance Athlete Clinical Functional Exercise Classes

As well as supporting your performance in sport, our High-Performance Clinical Functional Exercise Classes focus on movement biomechanics to help you manage the discomfort of an existing injury and reduce the risk of further injury.

We also offer running assessments and cycling-specific screening services designed to support you in training for longer and more frequently while helping to reduce the risk of common injuries.

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