Elbow Pain, Wrist Pain and Hand Pain
Elbow pain, wrist pain and hand related injuries are commonly seen at our Kensington osteopathy clinic because we see clients from a range of backgrounds including sports related injuries. At Mixed Osteo I predominately see combat sports including MMA/UFC, BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Judo and Powerlifting. They are exposed to acute elbow, wrist and hand injuries as well as repetitive overuse injuries. Sometimes the acute injuries can be caused by trauma or occur during normal training in combat sports.
Acute injuries can involve fractures, ligament injuries and soft tissue strains, whereas the chronic overuse injury typically involves tendons and associate’s muscles of the hand and forearm. Should you present to our Kensington clinic, our osteopath will usually take a case history, assess you, refer off for imaging or to a doctor/hospital if required in the acute and chronic presentation and otherwise provide treatment that may involve manual therapy, movement therapy, bracing and management advice relating to pain management and avoidance of further aggravation and maintenance.
COMMON ELBOW, WRIST AND HAND INJURIES RESULTING IN PAIN INCLUDE:
Joint sprains
Muscle strains
Joint restrictions
Tennis Elbow ( Lateral Epicondylitis)
Golfers Elbow ( Medial Epicondylitis)
Carpal Tunnel
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
Rehabilitation for elbow, wrist and hand injuries
Post operative elbow, wrist and hand 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.
