Repetitive Injuries

Repetitive strain injuries are conditions that affect a person’s joint health, nerves, tendons and muscles. These kinds of injuries are the result of excessive and forceful overuse of the spine, upper and lower extremities, and commonly affect major joints of the body such as the hands, wrists, neck, shoulders, forearms, elbows, back, hips, knees and ankles. 

When a muscle becomes overused through repetition, it can result in pain, inflammation and fatigue in joints and soft tissues. Factory workers, musicians, gardeners, athletes are all particularly susceptible to these types of injuries.

If you’re currently living with pain as a result of a strain injury, Forza Physiotherapy and Wellness in San Antonio, TX can help you to find relief through our physiotherapy and manual therapy treatment methods. Call us today to learn more.

Types and symptoms of repetitive strain injuries

Besides pain, there are many other symptoms that can present themselves. You may experience numbness, tingling, stiffness, a throbbing sensation, or cramping in the affected part of your upper body.

Symptoms of a repetitive strain injury may eventually become chronic, and you may also experience long-lasting swelling and inflammation. 

There are several different kinds of repetitive strain injuries that our therapists at Forza Physiotherapy and Wellness in San Antonio, TX can treat, including:

• Fasciitis
• Myositis
• Herniated discs
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Tendinosis
• Tendinitis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Carpal tunnel syndrome 
• Bursitis

How physiotherapy can help with repetitive strain injuries 

Manual therapy and the use of assisted technology are two kinds of therapeutic methods that can provide long-lasting pain relief for repetitive strain injuries, and also teach you how to avoid sustaining the same kind of injury in the future. 

This kind of treatment adopts a holistic, whole-body approach to wellness. Physical therapists use hands-on therapeutic techniques to increase blood flow and improve mobility. After your joints, ligaments, tissues, and overall condition is thoroughly assessed at our San Antonio, TX clinic, a treatment plan can be created for your specific needs. 

Forza Physiotherapy and Wellness manual therapy services and the use of assisted technology create healing for our patients injuries through many different treatment options.

Soft tissue massage treatments work to break up scar tissue and adhesions caused by inflammation or injury. This is done through deep pressure and rhythmic stretching, allowing your physical therapists to find and mobilize areas of your body that are heavily restricted.

Assisted technology such as micro point stimulation is used to break down scar tissue and adhesions by the transmission of gentle, DC microcurrent deep into the tissue of the skin. When the microcurrent enters the body, it helps electrically “repolarize,” or release, the thickened scar tissue, as well as release fascia and muscles impinged by the scarring.

Joint mobilization techniques are safe, effective, and painless, allowing for an increase in your range of motion, and the improvement of the restricted joint’s mobility.

With mechanical or manual traction, gentle force will be applied to the affected part of the body, in order to gently stretch the spine, joints and soft tissues and restore normal, natural movement.

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Want to know another plus that comes along with treatment for RSI’s? You can receive advice and guidance on how to adopt proper posture while you work as well as create ergonomic work areas in the office, home, or vehicle to decrease chances of a future injury.

If you’re recovering from a repetitive strain injury sustained at work, it’s time to end your suffering. Call our clinic in San Antonio, TX today to learn more about the benefits of manual therapy physical therapists at Forza Physiotherapy and Wellness, and rest assured we’ll get you back to feeling your best in no time