Sports Injuries/ Joint Injuries

Today’s minor injury is tommorow’s major injury waiting to happen!

Flexibility could be considered one of the main indicators of our health. At birth and in our youth we are extremely flexible. As we age we tend to gradually lose flexibility. Any loss of motion is also a loss of function and  therefore results in a loss of health.  These restrictions may occur on a very small level at first for example as a result of a minor strain or catching an elbow or knee in the meaty part of a muscle. Typically this small injury continues to spread and intensify, gradually adding up to further restriction of the joint. Additional injury frequently occurs when we are pushing the newly restricted limit of muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. Suddenly we notice we can’t do what we used to be able to do and we don’t know how that happened.

These restrictions can be a result of repetitive motions done hundreds or even thousands of times a day like typing, kicking a ball, running or even walking - especially if we have fallen arches. The other most common method is traumatic injury like a deep muscle bruise or a strain of a joint. Typically a truly healthy joint does not have restrictions and as such can absorb some abnormal movement before becoming injured however most joint injuries occur to previously “tweaked” joints. A small, minor injury creates a minor malfunction and an environment that is susceptible to injury which in turn leads to a more vulnerable joint. In turn that joint becomes more lkely to a more significant strain/sprain type of injury. 

By utilizing a combination of  the following techniques Dr. Coonrad is able to aid your body in healing quickly - getting you back on the field as soon as possible.