Chiropractic and Sporting Injuries
Chiropractic and Sporting Injuries
Did you know that Chiropractors not only treat back pain but they treat a wide variety of sporting injuries on a daily basis? Having extensive training in sporting injuries allows them to diagnose and treat a variety of injuries; some of the common ones are listed below.
Tennis Elbow
Rotator cuff injuries
Shoulder and hip bursitis
Knee ligament and tendon injuries
Plantar fasciitis
Muscle strains
Ligament sprains
After 23 years working as a chiropractor, Dr David Walkley has consulted people of all ages and walks of life as well as having seen nearly every condition or injury possible. While loving the variety of work that general practice provides, it is in the treatment of athletes and sports injuries where Dr Walkley’s true passion lies. Having completed several post graduate sports degrees including a graduate diploma(sports injuries) and an international chiropractic sports science diploma, Dr Walkley is an international certified chiropractic sports science practitioner. This expertise has afforded Dr Walkley the opportunity to work at international and national sporting events as well as work with local, state and national sporting teams and athletes.
Dr Walkley as well as the rest of the team at Walkley Chirorpactic clinic offers all athletes from the weekend warrior to the seasoned professional, a one stop clinic for all their sporting injury management. With a dedicated rehabilitation room with state of the art equipment such as laser, ultrasound, TENS and traction tables as well as expertise in dry needling, rehabilitation, strengthening and injury management, various massage and stretching therapies, kinesio tape and Graston technique, the practitioners are able to provide a level and range of services that most people would believe is beyond what would be expected from their local chiropractor.
So if you are sitting on the sidelines injured give the Walkley Chiropractic Group a call today for an appointment with our chiropractors. We utilise a range of techniques to get you out of pain fast and get you back on the field. The chiropractors give lots of home care advice and exercises to speed up your recovery.