Peninsula Sports and Remedial Therapy

About

Sports and remedial therapy, offering massage, exercises and treatments to improve performance and well being.

Story

Our Sports Therapists are specifically concerned with the prevention of injury, and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational, and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.
Sports therapy utilizes the principles of sport and exercise sciences, incorporating physiological and pathological processes to prepare the participant for training, competition, returning to work.
Our Sports Therapists are healthcare professionals who have the knowledge, skills and ability to:
Utilize sports and exercise principles to optimize performance, preparation and injury prevention programs
Provide the immediate care of injuries and basic life support in a recreational, training & competitive environment
Assess, treat and, where appropriate, refer on for specialist advice and intervention.
Provide appropriate sport and remedial massage in a sport & exercise context
Plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation programs

Focusing on:
Prevention of injuries and re-injury
Recognition & evaluation
Management, treatment & referral
Rehabilitation and return to full performance
Education & professional practice issues

Techniques which are often used in treatment include:
Sports Massage
Electrotherapy (TENS)
Taping (Strapping)
Muscle stretching techniques (including muscle energy techniques)
Muscle strengthening
Core stability training
Proprioception training
Cryotherapy (Heat or cold)

Impressum

Getting you better is great, Keeping you that way is better.