CROSS FIT AND WEIGHT LIFTING INJURIES
Are your arms shrinking everyday due to shoulder pain stopping your training?
Back pain shooting down the leg after a heavy deadlift?
Every squat or jump got you thinking about that progressing knee pain?
Competitive fitness sports such as Crossfit and Powerlifting as well as fitness trends such as F45 and HIIT have become very popular in recent years particularly in the Cheltenham, Moorabbin, Mentone, Highett, Hampton, Black Rock, Beaumaris and Heatherton suburbs. Whilst these training disciplines can be safer than other sports when it comes to injury due to the controlled environment that they are performed in, there are still many injuries that can occur because this form of exercise is designed to push the body to the threshold of what it is capable of. This is when you need to consult with a Physio or Osteo who has experience managing training injuries to get the best possible advice on how to keep your training on track, return from injury and prevent it happening again.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, researchers surveyed 132 CrossFit athletes. They found that “97 (73.5%) participants had sustained an injury that had prevented them from working, training or competing” such as low back strain or low back sprain
The same Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that 16 percent of the study participants quit the CrossFit program due to “overuse or injury” such as knee tendinopathy or rotator cuff tendinopathy.
In 2014 research titled “Injuries and overuse syndromes in competitive and elite bodybuilding” by Siew et al found that 45.1% of the 71 subjects studied reported some symptoms of physical injury while training but the overall injury rate was just 0.24 injuries per 1,000 hours of training. The most common regions injured were the shoulder, elbow, lumbar spine and knee.
Keogh et al assessed injury incidence in 82 male and 19 female competitive open and masters powerlifters over a 1-year period. They defined injury as any physical damage leading to a missed or modified training session or competition. The injury rate was 4.4 injuries per 1,000 hours of training and the most commonly-injured body regions were the shoulder or rotator cuff (36%), low back joints or disc(24%), elbow (11%), and knee (9%).
These injuries usually occur because of an acute event or repetitive stress of working the body and lifting heavy weight at a threshold of what it is capable of.
That's why at the Injury Rehab Centre we have a purpose built rehabilitation gym to assess our CrossFit, F45 and Weightlifting patients in their true sport, under load. Not just doing simple bodyweight movements in the treatment room that give little information to what happens in the gym.
At the Injury Rehab Centre We specialise in assessment and collecting actionable data using the latest technology previously only found in elite sporting institutions. This includes:
M.A.T Assessment created by the therapists of the Injury Rehab Centre to laser focus on areas of flexibility, balance and movement that identify whether your are at risk to sustain an injury.
Slow Motion Video Analysis of fundamental lifting techniques such as squats, deadlifts and presses TO FIND BAD HABITS that can cause injury to areas such as the knees, lower back and shoulders.
STRENGTH TESTING including the use of the latest assessment technology, AxIT designed to identify weaknesses or imbalances you have that may be holding you back from achieving your best results.
Force Plate Technology to put a number on differences in the power you can generate through each leg or how much load is put through each side that can lead to compensations and can cause repetitive stress injuries.
Traditional Physiotherapy and Osteopathy examinations to identify dysfunction.
Next our treatment process achieves pain relief in the shortest amount of time by using hands on Physiotherapy and Osteopathy techniques such as soft tissue massage, joint manipulation, articulation and stretching techniques. This may include the use of the True Stretch system as well as Dry Needling and Taping techniques.
Finally your management plan will involve an individualised training plan to build your strength and capacity (muscle and tendon strength, stamina, specific flexibility) often to improve discrepancies from side to side that could be predisposing to injury and decreasing performance.
If you suffer from Crossfit or Weightlifting related injuries such as low back pain, shoulder or rotator cuff injury, hip impingement pain, knee tendon pain, lack of ankle mobility etc contact the Injury Rehab Centre – Physiotherapy and Osteopathy in Cheltenham to join our Crossfit and Weight Lifting specific injury assessment and rehabilitation program.