Sports

 All osteopaths diagnose, treat, manage and seek to prevent muscle, joint, tendon and nerve injuries occurring in sporting activities. Osteopaths may work with players with an injury or without an injury, for health optimisation and corrected body alignment. Working with competitive/elite sports people and patients who play recreationally.

An osteopath might also examine imbalances or weaknesses in the body that could put a player at risk of injury during sporting activity or when performing certain movements. After a sports injury, an osteopath might use clinical tests of the nerves, joints and movement to assess level of the injury and how it could impact sporting abilities. Using a combination of manual therapy techniques the osteopath can then treat as appropriate. 

Osteopaths are part of a network of health professionals. They give referrals to and work with sports physicians, general practitioners, exercise physiologists, physiotherapists and other health professionals.