Case Histories
Case History 1
22 year old female who runs 30 miles per week, wants to increase training for London Marathon but has had a three month history of calf pain which is not responding to Sports Massage and is limiting her training.
Physiotherapy assessment found that the affected calf was both weak and tight but these symptoms were being generated by weakness in the buttock and abdominal muscles causing tightness in the lower back and inflammation of the nerves that supply the calf muscle.
Treatment over 3 sessions: Acupuncture, personalised exercise programme to restore muscle strength and flexibility to spine and legs, after which time the runner was able to run without pain and increase her training to desired level.
Case History 2
30-year-old man complaining of a one month history of severe shoulder pain when he swims front crawl. He likes to swim 30 lengths, three times a week and on other days either plays football or does weight training in the gym.
Physiotherapy assessment found that the patient had a bicipital strain brought about by weakness in the leg on that side. Instead of a strong even rotation rhythm of the trunk with front crawl, the affected side was lying deeper in the water so requiring more effort to pull that arm out of the water. It was also found that his work position on his computer was causing a muscle imbalance to the neck and shoulder muscles, further exacerbated by his free weight gym programme putting further strain on these muscles.
Treatment over 4 sessions: Acupuncture, ultrasound and soft tissue massage combined with a personalised muscle strengthening and flexibility programme for both trunk and shoulder after which time full pain free training was resumed. |
