Sports Physiotherapy for Adolescents

Sporting kids need specific care and expertise

Adolescents in sport aren’t big kids, nor are they little adults.  There are many factors that mean they need different care, advice and management from adults for their injuries or sore spots.

Physical activity is known to be beneficial for this age group in so many ways – development of muscle strength and bone density, improved brain development, improved sleep, improved mental well being, social inclusion, and reduced risk of chronic health conditions like diabetes and obesity.

How can we help?

With our understanding of the needs of active teens, our team of sports physios aim to:

• Create the optimal environment for natural healing and recovery
• Enable participation in activity, allowing development and performance
• Create a reduced risk environment for activity
• Prevent overtraining, injury, burn out and retirement

So these young players can have fun, spend time with friends, build their skills and enjoy competition.

When your active teen sees us:

• You’ll receive a thorough assessment taking into account their current issue, past injuries, activity participation history,
• Consideration of other important factors like involvement with other teams and other sports, training and game schedules, plus time frames to important competition / event dates.
• Be provided with a tailored home exercise program for the issue and the requirements of their sport, guidance about what activity they can do and the physio will be able to educate you as parents about training load monitoring and recovery practices to help them stay in the game in the future.
• We can communicate directly with coaches as needed too, so there’s coordinated management and understanding between the player, parents, physio and coaches.
• Hands on treatment might be a useful part of the plan, but exercise and education will usually be the focus.

Will rest fix the issue?

You won’t find us recommending total rest very often – disuse and deconditioning can be really detrimental in the recovery from injury and for future performance. We’d rather guide you on what a safe activity and level of participation is while appropriately resting from the activities that would slow recovery.

Call the clinic today on 8357 0418 to book your appointment