Doctor Luke Smith Osteo assessing powerlifter in the gym and providing exercise to help rehabilitate sports injuries

Injuries Associated With Powerlifting

Patients who enjoy powerlifting are treated by Mixed Osteo, which is familiar with their interests and requirements.

Luke, an osteopath, previously trained with Apex Strength and now works with a number of elite powerlifters on a daily basis.

Individuals participate in the Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift as part of the sport of powerlifting.

Individuals practising for Powerlifting competitions frequently train four or more times each week.

It necessitates not only a lot of strength and power, but also a lot of mobility.

Common Powerlifting Related Injuries Include:

  • Neck pain

  • Shoulder injuries (rotator cuff strains, tendinopathies and bursitis)

  • Lower back pain

  • Lower back tightness

  • Hip joint restrictions

  • Soft tissue tightness (hip flexors, glutes, TFL, ITB, back musculature)

  • Knee injuries

  • Foot and ankle joint restrictions

How can a Mixed Osteo Osteopath help you?

Your Osteo will conduct a thorough case history and assessment to determine the aetiology of your injury, as well as any aggravating or maintaining variables, and to offer you with a diagnosis.

Your Osteopath will devise a treatment and care strategy that is tailored to the injury or condition at hand.

This involves listening to your goals as a client and ensuring that the treatment and management plan is discussed with you and tailored to help you achieve your objectives.

Manual therapy, movement therapy, exercise prescription, strength and conditioning, and workplace ergonomics and manual handling counselling are all options for treatment and management.

Your Osteopath may be compelled to refer you for additional assessment and investigation in specific situations.

Your osteopath may treat you with hands-on Osteopathy, movement-based treatment, or an exercise prescription/rehabilitation programme.

Your Osteopath will create a treatment and management plan for you that teaches and demonstrates you how to better manage your condition through stretching, mobility, and strengthening as needed.

Are you interested in trying out some powerlifting?

Make an appointment with Anthony Krznar or Tyler Seabrook, professional Strength and Conditioning Coaches at Apex Strength in Coburg North, according to Osteopath Luke Smith.

These guys are not just amazing teachers, but their facilities are also top-notch, with a large assortment of training equipment.

Apex Strength may be found at https://www.apexstrength.com.au/.

Do you want to learn more about powerlifting injuries?

Listen to Osteopath Dr. Luke Smith's episode on the Strengthcast. For his top injury-prevention advice and the most prevalent concerns he's seen among strength athletes.

Dr. Luke Smith strength training elite MMA fighter using back squat with unstable weights

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