Acute injuries are of sudden onset and commonly involve soft tissues (muscle, tendon, ligament) or bones (fractures) and rarely nerves or other tissue.

Diagnosis is by history and clinical examination with selective use of special tests such as musculoskeletal ultrasound, X Rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerised Tomography (CT) scans, and other imaging tests.

Gradual onset injuries typical start with mild pain only after exercise and can progress to increasing pain and dysfunction, eventually causing pain that prevents any exercise. Typically these injuries involve soft tissues (mostly tendons but also muscles) but can affect bones (so-called bone stress injuries which can progress to stress fractures). Rarely chronic nerve injuries can result from compression or traction tissue.

Diagnosis is by history and clinical examination with selective use of special tests such as musculoskeletal ultrasound, X Rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerised Tomography (CT) scans and other imaging tests.

In this practice we offer the following special tests for the diagnosis and of acute and chronic injuries:

Range of motion testing

Muscle strength testing

Musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound assessment

Diagnostic infiltrations

Other functional diagnostic tests

In this practice we offer the following specific services for the treatment of acute and chronic injuries:

Ultrasound guided injections

Ultrasound guided extracorporeal shock wave treatment for injuries

Barbotage of calcium deposits in tendons (consists of needle aspiration and subsequent lavage)

We work within a multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapy, biokinetics, and strength and conditioning specialists to ensure optimal treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries.