Acute Soft Tissue Injury Management

Soft tissue injuries include:

• Muscle strains

• Ligament sprains

• Tendon injuries

Prompt treatment benefits include:

• Relieving your pain quicker via joint mobility techniques, soft tissue massage, dry needling, taping etc

• Getting you back to sport or work quicker through faster healing rates

• Stretching or strengthening your injured region with individually prescribed exercises and techniques

• Improving your performance when you do return to sport, work or activities of daily living

• Correcting any biomechanical faults that may be affecting your movement, technique or predisposing you to injury

What if you do nothing?

Research tells us that injuries left untreated do take longer to heal and have lingering pain. They are also more likely to recur and leave you with:

• Prolonged pain

• Joint stiffness

• Muscle weakness

• Decreased fitness and conditioning

It's important to remember that symptoms lasting longer than three months become habitual and are much harder to solve.  The sooner you get on top of your symptoms the better your outcome.