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Treatments
(Top)athletes
Osteopathy plays a crucial role in supporting both amateur and professional athletes. We not only help prevent and treat injuries, but we also specialize in optimizing the body’s performance, which is vital for any athlete looking to enhance their performance. In top-level sports, the extra mobility, coordination, or strength can make the difference between winning and losing.
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Treatments
Osteopathy and sports
Osteopathy is effective in optimizing body functions by improving mobility, enhancing blood circulation, and reducing physical tension. This promotes a quick recovery from existing injuries and ensures a more efficient functioning body. Quick and effective treatment of sports injuries is essential to reduce recovery time and prevent future injuries. By addressing injuries early and adequately, we limit their impact and also speed up the recovery process. This is both physically and mentally beneficial for athletes, as long absences from sport can be frustrating and demotivating.
Treatments for (top) athletes
We focus on finding the root causes of your symptoms. By addressing these, your body can naturally recover and function optimally. With our gentle manual techniques, we ensure your optimal health!
Prevention and injuries
Osteopathic techniques such as mobilizations, visceral techniques, craniosacral techniques, manual techniques, and connective tissue techniques are excellent for improving the body’s mobility, coordination, and stability. This is important for preventing sports injuries. At OsteoPlaza, we strongly emphasize the prevention of sports injuries. We also offer practical tips and strategies on Instagram to improve your technique, posture, and muscle balance. Follow us at @deosteopaat. With a combination of professional care and education, OsteoPlaza helps every athlete stay in top shape, both on and off the field. If you want to be preventively examined and treated as a top athlete, make an appointment.
Acute and chronic injuries
Performance improvement
Rehabilitation and recovery
Benefits of osteopathy for athletes
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(Top)athletes
What to expect
on your first visit
During the treatment, we use various techniques to make movement easier and improve the overall functioning of the body. This includes gently manipulating and stretching certain body parts to help relieve stiffness and blockages. Clients at OsteoPlaza notice improvements in pain relief, coordination, and smoothness of movement during and after treatments. Depending on the complaints and your sports goals, we create a personalized treatment plan.
This plan determines how often and how long the treatments will be. All this is to provide you with the best results, tailored to your specific needs and the sport you practice. Additionally, we offer advice on activities and exercises you can do at home, which is important for thoroughly recovering from sports injuries.
Frequently asked questions
Osteopathy is effective for athletes because it helps improve overall mobility and optimize the body, which is crucial for athletic performance. It treats specific sports injuries, improves circulation, reduces recovery time and helps prevent future injuries by addressing minor injuries before they become serious problems.
To repair an overused muscle, it is important to rest and give the muscle time to heal. Use ice to control swelling and heat to promote blood flow, which aids in the recovery process. Gentle stretching and gradual strength exercises can also help the muscle return to normal function.
After osteopathic treatment, it is recommended not to exercise to give your body time to respond to the treatment. Sports can overload the treated areas or cause new tension, which can slow down the recovery process. It is better to wait 24 to 48 hours before exercising again.
An osteopath looks for the root cause of complaints. This involves looking at the whole body and considering it as an integrated system. A physical therapist focuses only on the region where the symptoms are located and makes greater use of exercises to reduce these symptoms. Osteopathy takes a more “hands-on” approach. This is done by moving tissues (e.g., joints, muscles and connective tissue around organs) with the hands.
Yes, osteopathy is substantiated by research demonstrating its effectiveness for certain conditions such as abdominal pain, headaches, back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal complaints. Research in osteopathy is constantly growing and evolving.
No, a doctor’s referral is not necessary to visit an osteopath. Clients can make an appointment right away.
Osteopathy is often partially covered under supplementary insurance policies. It is advisable to check your policy or contact your insurer for specific coverage.
Sarah Morgan
Christopher Richards
