Combat sports Injuries

Mixed Osteo treats patients who like participating in combat sports and understands the needs and requirements of those who do. Osteopath Dr. Luke Smith is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and has had some striking experience in Boxing and Muay Thai. He also currently treats many professional and ammeter combat sports athletes across a number of disciplines including MMA/ UFC, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, Wrestling and Judo.

Luke also works with current UFC fighters including Callan ‘the rockstar’ Potter and Jake Matthews. He has also previous trained at the highest level with other current and past UFC fighters including Daniel Kelly, Jimmy Crute and Ben Sosoli.

Luke experience and participation in mixed martial arts allows him to better understand the requirements and injuries that can occur due to combat sports. Working with the highest-level athletes it is important to keep them injury free to allow them to keep training and help them prepare for fights.

Common Combat sport related Injuries Include:

• Neck pain

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

• Hand and wrist injuries

• Rib injuries (sprains, strains, breaks and costochondritis)

• Lower back pain

• Lower back tightness

• Hip joint restrictions and pain

• Soft tissue tightness

• Knee ligament injuries and pain

• Foot and ankle injuries

HOW CAN AN OSTEO / OSTEOPATH AT MIXED OSTEO HELP YOU?

• Your Osteo will take you through a detailed case history and assessment to help identify the cause of your injury, identify maintaining and aggravating factors and provide you with a diagnosis.

• Your Osteopath will provide you with a treatment and management plan that is appropriate for the injury or condition.  This also includes listening to your goals as a client and ensuring that the treatment and management plan is discussed with you and focused towards you achieving these goals.   Treatment and management may include manual therapy, movement therapy, exercise prescription, strength and conditioning and advice on your workplace ergonomics and manual handling.

• In some cases, your Osteopath may be required to refer for further assessment and investigation.

• Your Osteo may provide hands on Osteopathy treatment, movement-based treatment or provide you with an exercise prescription/ rehabilitation program.

• Your Osteopath will provide you with a treatment and management program that educates and shows you how to better manage your condition through stretching, mobility and strengthening where appropriate.

To find out more about these conditions and how you can better treat and manage these conditions, please call 0401380523 or book an appointment online to see the Osteo at Mixed Osteo.

Thinking Of Trying Out Some Combat sports/ MMA / BJJ?

Osteopath Luke Smith would recommend:

• MMA and BJJ: Renegade MMA 

• Muay Thai and Wrestling: The Ring Gym

• Judo and Boxing: Resilience Training Centre