And this is despite considerable attention being paid to strength, load tolerance, mobility, recovery, targeted exercise therapy and lifestyle. Often under the guidance of highly experienced specialists.<\/p>\n
Coincidence? Or could there be contributing factors that have so far gone unnoticed?<\/p>\n
Could a previous concussion potentially play a role in recurrent hamstring injuries? Or could a forceful blow to the abdomen, leaving an athlete struggling to catch their breath, be relevant to a persistent groin or Achilles tendon injury?<\/p>\n
My clinical experience has taught me to look beyond a restricted vertebra or rib when dealing with persistent or recurrent sports injuries. In my practice, I therefore pay particular attention to deeper connective tissue structures and their potential relationship with circulation, including lymphatic flow. I also examine the fascial structures surrounding internal organs and pay attention to the central nervous system.<\/p>\n
There is no standard protocol or one-size-fits-all solution within my osteopathic approach. Every athlete and every injury history requires an individual assessment.<\/p>\n
In my clinical experience, the most significant restriction in mobility, what we refer to in osteopathy as the primary dysfunction<\/em>, is often located somewhere entirely different from where the athlete experiences their symptoms.<\/p>\n A previous impact to the head or sternum, tension around the diaphragm, or restrictions in the connective tissue surrounding the kidney may provide important clues during my assessment.<\/p>\n And this is precisely the value that osteopathy has brought me, and continues to bring me: learning to listen to the body.<\/strong><\/p>\n The osteopathic touch<\/em>: carefully and attentively exploring what you perceive through your hands, looking beyond the site of the symptoms and searching for possible connections.<\/p>\n And the truth is, I am still learning from the body every single day. The responses following treatment, but particularly the subsequent course of recovery, provide me with valuable information. They help me critically evaluate whether I am on the right track with my approach.<\/p>\n My advice?<\/strong> Consider consulting an osteopath when recovery from a sports injury is not progressing as expected, or when injuries continue to recur despite previous treatment. Sometimes, a different perspective on the body can offer new insights.<\/p>\n Would you like to learn more about our approach to persistent and recurrent sports injuries?<\/p>\n Feel free to get in touch and explore the \u2018Stories from Our Practice\u2019<\/strong> section on our website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-publicaties-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3884"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3909,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884\/revisions\/3909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andromeda-osteopathie.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}