Young Athlete

Sporty kids and adolescents are often clocking up a high number of hours in a number of different sports, all while still doing the important business of growing!

There are many musculo-skeletal conditions unique to young people, in particular sporting adolescents. While some kids tend to focus on one or two sports, it is not unusual for others to be involved in multiple activities with intensive schedules and little recovery time. Although exercise has undeniable benefits, sometimes the body struggles to keep up with demand, and this can lead to increased injury occurrence or delayed healing. At Imokilly Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic our Chartered physiotherapists are experienced in assessing and treating these growth-related injuries such as Osgood-Schlatters disease.

For all growing athletes, the time period before and after the Peak Height Velocity Growth Spurt is also extremely significant in the Long-Term Athlete Development model. At Imokilly Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic our Chartered physiotherapists are experienced in guiding athletes through this time of physical adaption regarding the introduction of resistance training, load management, flexibility training and adequate nutritional intake. Athletes can also benefit from movement screening during this time in order to address any joint restrictions or muscle imbalances (see Injury Prevention; see Orthotics).

All the Chartered physiotherapists at Imokilly Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic are comfortable working alongside your trainer, coach or manager to incorporate your rehabilitation/strength and conditioning programme into your training, working together to get you fully fit.

If you have any questions about injuries in the sporting adolescent, or training load advice for this age group, please call the clinic:

Imokilly Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic at (021) 4636642 or email appointments@imokillyphysio.com