I'm often asked if a Bristol osteopath can give treatment for footballing injuries to patients.
The answer is absolutely.
Traditionally, footballing injuries have been considered the department for physios.
But with the unique osteopathic approach, the world of sports injuries and footballing injuries has become the domain of osteopaths in Bristol.
My osteopathic career started 27 years ago working with professional sports men and women.
Read this to find out about how I've treated footballers, rugby players and hockey players in the past.
Although rugby was my main focus, a large number of footballers of all levels started to seek my osteopathic services for footballing injuries, aches, sprains and strains
Through the years my experience with footballing injuries has grown, and now at my osteopathic clinic, I see many patients with footballing ailments.
Located on North View (BS6) my clinic is located near the ‘Downs’ which hosts one of the biggest amateur leagues (in one location) in the world.
On the weekends (and also Wednesdays - the Uni sports afternoon) the Downs become a sea of football pitches and awash with eager footballers of all levels.
Suffering an injury is so frustrating for any athlete, and so as a Bristol osteopath, I am always pleased to help footballers and other sports people resolve and rehabilitate from their injuries.
Osteopathy has a very unique approach to diagnosing and treating the body. It is based on holistically treating the body.
Our specific approach not only diagnoses an injury but can also identify problem areas that may be causative to the injury.
To find out more about the relationship between osteopathy and injury rehab, please visit here.
I am well placed to help footballers back to sport, by treating all the areas that may relate to an injury and then rehabilitating them with exercises to get back on the field.
If you're looking for a specialist sports injury therapist in Bristol, read this first.
Prevention is better than cure is one of my mantras.
I apply this to all my patients so that with the right management, treatment and exercise plans hopefully the footballer can stay injury-free and on the football field for the whole season.
To find out more about the full range of osteopathic treatments provided at Alex Prince Osteopathy in Bristol, please visit here for details.