Patients of all ages come to our physiotherapy clinic because of pain due to strains and sprains. Our experienced physiotherapists proudly offer drug-free relief using safe, effective, customizable, evidence-based techniques. Call us if you’d like to put your pain behind you and get back to an active lifestyle!
Strains and sprains are soft tissue injuries that can lead to debilitating pain. Strictly speaking, a strain occurs in muscle or tendon tissue whereas a sprain occurs in ligamentous tissue. These injuries occur due to sudden or cumulative stress, which causes tearing and inflammation in muscle or ligament fibers. This may happen during an acute incident, such as a sports injury, car accident, lifting injury, or slip and fall. In other cases, particularly with muscle strains, the injury can develop gradually over time.
Our physiotherapy team commonly treats sprains and strains in the following areas:
Injuries don’t occur in a vacuum. What we mean by this is that no matter what the initial mechanism of injury is, there is almost always a combination of underlying factors contributing to the injury in the first place. This is one of the main benefits of consulting with a physiotherapist for your muscle strain or ligament sprain. Instead of simply managing your pain, we help you identify and address the contributing causes, so you can avoid reinjury.
Our physiotherapists frequently identify these common risk factors:
Signs and symptoms of a strain or sprain will vary in intensity and onset, but generally include:
If it’s an acute sprain or strain, most of these symptoms will come on suddenly. However, if an acute sprain or strain isn’t properly addressed with physiotherapy, it may progress into a chronic, recurring issue!
In the immediate phase following a strain or sprain, you may be advised to follow the RICE protocol — rest, ice, compression, and elevation. This may suffice for the treatment of mild sprains and strains. But recurring, severe, and/or chronic soft tissue injuries require more involved care.
Physiotherapy is considered an effective treatment for sprains and strains of all types. Some of the most common techniques we may implement for your sprain or strain recovery include:
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