A Musculoskeletal Specialist is an umbrella term used to refer to a therapist who addresses the muscular and skeletal system with many different techniques from a manual perspective, this includes but is not limited to Osteopaths, Physiotherapists and Sports Biomechanics. The Musculoskeletal specilist usually forms part of a team that a patient is seen by or the patient is referred to by a GP or consultant.
What is treated by Musculoskeletal Specialist
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Knee Injuries – ACL, Patellofemoral pain, post injury rehab
- Lower back pain
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Ankle injuries – Sprains, Achilles tendon problems, instability
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Neck Pain
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Hip Pain
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Shoulder pain
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Pain Management
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Post Operative Rehabilitation
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Postural Correction
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Treatment of Whiplash
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Pre/post Pregnancy Help
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Headache Treatment
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Biomechanical Analysis
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Management of complex sport injuries
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Neuromuscular re-training
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Motor Control development
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Strength & Power Development
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Functional Rehabilitation Techniques
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Gastrointestinal health
- Hormonal health
- Sports injuries
- RSI
- Sports performance
- Education of health
Biomechanics plays a vital part of any treatment program, a good understanding is crucial to being able to get the human body to move correctley. This is the key to long term movement with the least wear and tear to the body!
What is Sports Biomechanic
The word 'biomechanics' is derived from the Greek bios meaning life and mekhaniki meaning mechanics, so that biomechanics may said to be the study of the mechanics of life forms. The extent of this subject area is evident in research of plants, insects, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, fish, whales, elephants, kangaroos.....and humans. In the biomechanics of humans, topics range from the mechanics of bone, tooth, muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, skin, prostheses, blood flow, air flow, eye movement, joint movement to whole body movement. In human movement biomechanics, topics include injury, clinical assessment, rehabilitation, ergonomics and sport.
Sports biomechanics uses the scientific methods of mechanics to study the effects of various forces on the sports performer. It is concerned, in particular, with the forces that act on the human neuromusculoskeletal system, velocities, accelerations, torque, momentum, and inertia. It also considers aspects of the behavior of sports implements, footwear and surfaces where these affect athletic performance or injury prevention. Sports biomechanics can be divided up into two sections:
Performance Improvement & Injury Prevention
With the help of Quintic, we aim to provide answers to performance related topics such as:
- What is the best run-up for a high jumper?
- How should they knee angle be modified for the delivery stride of a fast bowler in cricket?
- What is the velocity of the swimmer after the tumble turn?
These questions are of the form: What is done? How is it done? Why does it work? The answers to What? How? and Why? are important to the athlete.
Treating injuries from, neck, shoulder, upper and lower back, hip, knee and foot pain as well as many others. The gastrointestinal system is also addressed as well as fat loss, exercise for diabetics and obese individuals as well as hormonal health.
The Biomechanical Analysis can serve either as purely a performance indicator after injury or surgery or often it is used in conjunction with our treatment and rehabilitation to ensure that there is a compete recovery from injury and a reduction in risk of further injury due to poor/inefficient technique.
