Most sports injuries include damage to soft tissue (ligaments, tendons, muscles, and fascia) as well as bones and joints. Immediately following an injury, dead and damaged cells release chemicals, initiating an inflammatory response. This then causes an increase in scar tissue development, pain, and swelling.
Overuse injuries are the result of repetitive use, stress, and trauma to the soft tissues of the body when there is not enough time for proper healing.
Whether your injury occurred the same day or 20 years ago, without proper treatment your body’s flexibility, range of motion, and athletic ability can be compromised.
Studies show that sports-related conditions such as plantar fasciitis, sprain/strains, rotator cuff/impingement syndrome, adhesive capsulitis, shin splints, achilles tendonitis, tennis elbow, carpel tunnel syndrome, knee pain, and back pain can be effectively managed and treated using conservative care, without the use of drugs or surgery. In fact this is the standard of care.
Embrace Health utilizes a variety of techniques including Graston, an instrumented soft tissue and scar tissue removal therapy, myofascial release technique, muscle release therapy (MRT like ART), kinesiotaping, cold laser (LLLT), therapeutic ultrasound, electric stimulation, cryotherapy, bracing, therapeutic exercise programs, and anti-inflammatory nutrition supplementation. We are able to provide non-invasive, yet effective treatment protocols for a variety of sports injuries and conditions.
We have worked on-field with athletes from the San Francisco Gaelic Football Association, San Francisco Fog Men’s and Women’s Rugby Team, Golden Gate Rugby Team, and Berkeley All Blues Rugby Team to provide care for acute and chronic sports injuries, concussion evaluation and management, sprains/strains, performance issues, muscular imbalances, and injury prevention.
Whether you’re a youth athlete, professional athlete, or weekend warrior, the team at Embrace Health can help you through your acute, sub-acute, and wellness phases of your sports injury.
A great place to see some of the teams in action is via this website.
