Bodywork Docs is now called CT Sports Recovery, offering the same great services that our patients love!
Playing at a high level takes a lot of work and an intensity that can sometimes come with injury. Whether playing with a small injury, or being forced to sit out while allowing time for recovery, CT Sports Recovery at Bodywork Docs has the ability to keep you or your athlete in peak condition. We can speed healing and return to play using evidence-based hands-on techniques and new regenerative technology. Some are covered by insurance (Osteopathic Manipulation) and some are cash-based (Shockwave and Magnetic Therapy). We can design free strengthening programs tailored to your needs, and also partner with a local insurance-based physical therapy group.
Injury Prevention and Speeding Recovery
Osteopathic manipulation has been found to decrease stress fracture incidence in male runners. Collegiate athletes that use manipulation as part of their wellness protocol have a decreased need for pain medication and less stress and anxiety related to injuries. It is also found to speed recovery time and decrease new onset issues in visual memory impairment after concussions.
Shockwave therapy alone can speed recovery from plantar fasciits, lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), and proximal hamstring tendinopathy. And when combined with exercise, speeds recovery from shin splints and osteitis pubis (pain on at the attachments of the muscles to the pelvis at the pubic bone. Shockwave can be used in-season as it typically requires minimal to no time away from sport with proper application and results in immediate increase in healing growth factors in the treatment area.
Osteopathic Manipulation Evidence
In rugby players, OMT increased heart rate variability and decreased mean arterial pressure. Increased heart rate variability signifies good cardiovascular health and resilience to stress.
In soccer players, OMT for groin injury significantly reduced the pain associated with the injury, resolved the injury in half of the participants, and did not require the participants to rest or miss any practices or games.
In volleyball players, myofascial OMT was found to increase strength on squatting jump test and counter movement jump test as measured by Ergojump. This study went as far as to recommend OMT every 2 months in season to maintain fascial balance and efficiency.
shockWave Therapy Evidence
Refractory shoulder pain and partial tears of the rotator cuff muscles can be treated well in athletic individuals and can be safely attempted before arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
For tennis elbow, both local steroid injection and shockwave therapy are adequate treatments. However, ultrasound findings show that shockwave provides better long-term healing results than steroid injections
Focused shockwave and radial wave therapy are safe and effective for a large range of bone, fascia, and muscle injuries throughout the body. It is noninvasive, does not require anesthesia, and in some cases can be applied daily to speed recovery and decrease time away from your sport.
Magnet therapy evidence
Magnetic therapy induces stem cell activation in bone marrow, speeding recovery from fractures and inducing regrowth of cartilage, as described in a previous blog post. Combined therapy with the shockwave and magnetic devices employed at our clinic even showed the ability to heal a medial meniscus injury!
EMTT shows promise in treating osteoarthritis, nonunions, fractures, fibromyalgia, muscular system injuries, and is being used for pelvic floor disorders in women's health as well. It has additive effects when used in conjunction with OMT for treatment of low back pain. Chronic shoulder problems? Use EMTT or combine with Focus Wave for safe, nonsurgical relief.
