Sports injuries aren’t exclusive to athletes or people who engage in intensive sports. Even if you’re just a casual sportsman, injuries can lead to long-term effects if not adequately managed in a timely manner. Chronic pain and reduced mobility can slow down sports injury recovery and affect daily life. There is also the risk of re-injury. Raffles Medical Group has a team of experienced orthopaedic doctors in Singapore that offer a variety of treatments ranging from pain management and preventative care to therapeutic care, surgical intervention and orthopaedics for sports injuries. Here, they outline four types of medical care which they say can work towards sports injury recovery.
#1 Orthopaedics
Acute injuries during sports can result in fractures, ligament tears or meniscal injuries, while repetitive sports injuries can lead to chronic muscle or tendon inflammation and joint pain. Orthopaedic treatments for sports injuries involve preventive care (sports optimisation, nutrition, therapy), recovery enhancement programmes (shockwave, injections) and surgical treatment of sports injuries (fracture, key-hole ligament/meniscal repair).
#2 Pain Management
Pain management complements orthopaedics and plays a crucial role in sports injury recovery for several reasons. Effective pain management helps individuals recover actively, allowing them to participate in physiotherapy and therapeutic exercises. It also contributes to quality of life and mental health, and allows for better rest. Raffles Pain Management Centre offers a variety of interventional treatments to aid in recovery from sports injuries, including trigger point injections, epidural steroid injections and nerve blocks.
#3 Rehabilitation
One of the most important aspects of sports injury recovery is rehabilitation, which serves as a bridge between initial treatment and a return to fitness. Rehabilitative care focuses on the restoration of strength, flexibility and functionality of the affected areas. At Raffles Rehabilitation Centre, a team of experienced therapists offer personalised treatment plans for each patient.
#4 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers treatments for sports injuries that complement conventional Western medical treatments offered by orthopaedic doctors in Singapore. Raffles Chinese Medicine’s physicians are bilingual (English and Mandarin) and are registered with the TCM Practitioners Board in Singapore. The centre offers a wide selection of TCM treatments such as acupuncture, cupping therapies and Chinese herbal medication packets that are used in conjunction with the aforementioned modern medical treatments for sports injury recovery.
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This article first appeared in the June 2024 edition of Expat Living. You can purchase the latest issue or subscribe, so you never miss a copy!
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