Work Hard, Train Smart
By: Dr. Matthew Keys
Many individuals in today’s world, along with many patients here at Osteopathic Movement, find themselves juggling the demands of a full-time job, family and their exercise regimen. We often hear the advice to “push harder” or “go the extra mile.” But for those working full-time and are active in the gym, balancing hard work with smart training is essential to avoid injury and for maintaining our long-term health.
Whether you've sustained a workplace injury, tweaked something in the gym, or feel your body "starting to give" under the physical strain of balancing occupational demands with exercise, it's important that we approach recovery and injury prevention efficiently.
Osteopathy can help with managing these challenges by implementing various treatment modalities both inside, and outside the treatment room. This approach aims to guide you towards achieving your health and fitness goals, whilst avoiding injury.
How Osteopathy Can Help
Osteopaths are trained to assess, diagnose, and treat a range of musculoskeletal issues. Our approach aims to address not only symptoms, but also the underlying causes of pain and dysfunction.
Manual Therapy: Osteopaths use skilled hands-on techniques aimed to alleviate muscle tension, and enhance joint mobility.
Exercise Rehabilitation Programs: After assessing your individual requirements, osteopaths can design tailored exercise rehabilitation programs. These programs focus on strengthening weakened muscles, improving flexibility, and promoting optimal movement patterns.
Coordination with Gym Trainers: At Osteopathic Movement, we understand the importance of collaboration. We work closely with trainers at Gript Gym to ensure that your workout program aligns with your rehabilitation goals. This partnership allows us to discuss any injuries you may have and identify movements to avoid, ensuring a safe and efficient training experience.
Injury Management and Prevention: Osteopathy isn’t just about treating injuries, but also about preventing them. By assessing your body’s biomechanics and identifying potential deficits or suboptimal movement patterns, osteopaths can provide strategies to enhance your performance while minimizing the risk of injury.
Optimise Your Training
Working hard in the gym can be incredibly valuable, but without smart training strategies, it’s easy to overreach or train ineffectively. Osteopaths can serve as a guide, helping you manage pain, recover from injuries, and get you back to doing the things you enjoy.
Through manual therapy, tailored rehabilitation programs, collaboration with your trainers, along with other preventative strategies, we’re here to support you in staying on track and reach your health and fitness goals effectively.
If you feel like you would benefit from a session with one of our skilled Osteopaths you can book an appointment by clicking the link below:
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