What is Sports Therapy?

Sports Therapy is an aspect of health care that encompasses safe and effective principles of fitness to prevent injury, rehabilitate a patient and support them in getting to their optimal performance levels.

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What can a Sports Therapist help you with?

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• Optimise sporting performance through prescribed personal fitness programs and exercise guidance

• Preparation for sports training and competition

• Recovery from sport and competition

• Fitness evaluation and monitoring

• Immediate injury treatment and rehabilitation of sporting injuries

• Sports massage

• Electrotherapy

• Injury prevention

• Strapping and taping (including Kinesiology taping)

• Postural, biomechanical and gait analysis

• Nutritional advice

• Relaxation and well-being

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Benefits of Sports Therapy

• Improved sporting performance in training and competitions

• Improved overall level of fitness

• Effective injury management

• Returning to full fitness as fast and as safely as possible

• Reduced risk of re-injury

• Reduced muscular pain

• Reduced fatigue

• Improved flexibility

• Improved posture and gait

• Improved diet

• Reduced stress