Common Injuries
Common Injuries We Treat
At ABC, we support patients dealing with a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, from everyday aches and posture-related discomfort to sports injuries and long-term joint problems. Our experienced team assesses each case individually, ensuring treatment is tailored to your specific needs.
Whether you are recovering from an acute strain, managing ongoing pain, or seeking to prevent future injury, we offer the ideal blend of hands-on therapy, exercise rehabilitation, and practical advice to help you move better and feel stronger.
Advice & Recommended Treatments
Sciatica
‘Sciatica’ is an umbrella term and a symptom of an irritation to the sciatic nerve, often causing pain that runs from the lower back down the leg. Symptoms can include sharp or shooting pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in the leg.
On assessment, your movement, posture, and nerve function will be assessed to identify what’s contributing to your symptoms and where the irritation is to the sciatic nerve. Treatment focuses on reducing pain, improving mobility, and strengthening the supporting muscles.
Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is very common and can be caused by muscle tightness, joint stiffness, poor posture, or a sudden strain. Symptoms often include aching, stiffness, or sharp pain when moving.
On assessment, your posture, movement, and strength will be assessed to identify the underlying cause. Treatment may involve hands-on treatment to relieve pain & improve mobility, combined with tailored exercises to restore strength and flexibility, plus advice on preventing future flare-ups.
Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder injuries are common in both sport and daily life, often caused by muscle imbalance, overuse, or trauma. Symptoms can include pain when lifting the arm, weakness, stiffness, or clicking.
Assessment of posture, movement, and shoulder strength is essential to find the root cause. Treatment usually involves hands-on treatment to ease pain and restore mobility, combined with tailored exercises to improve strength and stability for long-term recovery.
Tendon Injuries/ Tendinopathy
Tendon injuries, often called tendinopathy, develop when a tendon becomes irritated or overloaded. Common symptoms include pain, stiffness (especially in the morning), and discomfort when exercising or after activity.
A thorough subjective & objective assessment is required to identify the cause of a tendon injury. Treatment focuses on progressive strengthening exercises to restore tendon health, alongside advice on load management and hands-on treatment where needed.
Muscle Strains
Muscle strains happen when a muscle is overstretched or torn, often during sudden movements, lifting, or sporting activity. Symptoms usually include sharp pain at the time of injury, followed by soreness, stiffness, swelling, or bruising.
The affected muscle will be assessed using strength and flexibility tests to gauge the severity of the strain. Treatment typically includes hands-on treatment to ease discomfort, followed by a structured rehab plan with progressive exercises to restore strength, mobility, and confidence.
Ligament Sprains
Ligament sprains occur when a joint is forced beyond its normal range of motion, stretching or tearing the ligament that supports it. Common symptoms include pain, swelling, bruising, and instability in the joint.
Specific movement and stability tests will be used to understand the severity of the sprain. Treatment focuses on reducing pain and swelling, restoring movement, and building strength and stability through a tailored rehab programme to support a safe return to activity.
Tennis/Golfers Elbow
Tennis elbow (outside of the elbow) and golfer’s elbow (inside of the elbow) are common overuse injuries caused by irritation of the tendons around the elbow.
Assessment of the elbow, wrist, and forearm strength and movement is needed to identify what’s driving the problem. Treatment usually combines hands-on treatment, specific strengthening exercises, and advice on activity modification to reduce strain and support long-term recovery.
Neck Injuries
Neck injuries can result from poor posture, muscle tension, whiplash, or sports-related strains. Common symptoms include pain or stiffness, headaches, reduced movement, or even tingling into the shoulders and arms.
A thorough assessment of posture, movement, and muscle function is essential to identify the underlying cause. Treatment may involve hands-on treatments to relieve pain and tightness, alongside tailored exercises to restore mobility, improve strength, and reduce the risk of recurrence.
Posture Related Pains
Poor posture, whether from sitting at a desk, long hours driving, or repetitive movements, can place extra strain on the muscles and joints. This often leads to aches and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, or lower back.
Assessing posture, movement patterns, and muscle balance is required to identify what’s contributing to your pain. Treatment usually combines hands-on treatment to ease discomfort with tailored exercises and advice to improve posture and prevent symptoms from returning.
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is irritation of the tissue along the bottom of the foot, often causing sharp heel pain, especially first thing in the morning or after activity.
On assessment, your foot mechanics, calf and ankle flexibility, and movement patterns are reviewed to identify contributing factors. Treatment focuses on reducing pain, improving foot and calf strength, stretching tight tissues, and providing advice on footwear and activity modification to support a safe, long-term recovery.
Arthritis
Arthritis is the degeneration & inflammation of a joint, which can cause pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced mobility. It can affect any joint but is most common in the knees, hips, hands, and spine.
Assessing your joint movement, strength, and function to understand how arthritis is affecting you is essential. Treatment focuses on pain relief, maintaining mobility, and strengthening the surrounding muscles, alongside advice on activity modification to help you stay active and independent.
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic rehabilitation supports recovery after surgery or injury, such as ACL reconstruction, joint replacements, or other musculoskeletal procedures. Symptoms before or after surgery can include pain, stiffness, reduced strength, and limited movement.
Following consultant lead instructions, an appropriate & tailored rehab plan is created in order to restore movement, rebuild strength, improving function, and safely returning you to daily activities or sport.
Sciatica
‘Sciatica’ is an umbrella term and a symptom of an irritation to the sciatic nerve, often causing pain that runs from the lower back down the leg. Symptoms can include sharp or shooting pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in the leg.
On assessment, your movement, posture, and nerve function will be assessed to identify what’s contributing to your symptoms and where the irritation is to the sciatic nerve. Treatment focuses on reducing pain, improving mobility, and strengthening the supporting muscles.
Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is very common and can be caused by muscle tightness, joint stiffness, poor posture, or a sudden strain. Symptoms often include aching, stiffness, or sharp pain when moving.
On assessment, your posture, movement, and strength will be assessed to identify the underlying cause. Treatment may involve hands-on treatment to relieve pain & improve mobility, combined with tailored exercises to restore strength and flexibility, plus advice on preventing future flare-ups.
Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder injuries are common in both sport and daily life, often caused by muscle imbalance, overuse, or trauma. Symptoms can include pain when lifting the arm, weakness, stiffness, or clicking.
Assessment of posture, movement, and shoulder strength is essential to find the root cause. Treatment usually involves hands-on treatment to ease pain and restore mobility, combined with tailored exercises to improve strength and stability for long-term recovery.
Tendon Injuries/ Tendinopathy
Tendon injuries, often called tendinopathy, develop when a tendon becomes irritated or overloaded. Common symptoms include pain, stiffness (especially in the morning), and discomfort when exercising or after activity.
A thorough subjective & objective assessment is required to identify the cause of a tendon injury. Treatment focuses on progressive strengthening exercises to restore tendon health, alongside advice on load management and hands-on treatment where needed.
Muscle Strains
Muscle strains happen when a muscle is overstretched or torn, often during sudden movements, lifting, or sporting activity. Symptoms usually include sharp pain at the time of injury, followed by soreness, stiffness, swelling, or bruising.
The affected muscle will be assessed using strength and flexibility tests to gauge the severity of the strain. Treatment typically includes hands-on treatment to ease discomfort, followed by a structured rehab plan with progressive exercises to restore strength, mobility, and confidence.
Ligament Sprains
Ligament sprains occur when a joint is forced beyond its normal range of motion, stretching or tearing the ligament that supports it. Common symptoms include pain, swelling, bruising, and instability in the joint.
Specific movement and stability tests will be used to understand the severity of the sprain. Treatment focuses on reducing pain and swelling, restoring movement, and building strength and stability through a tailored rehab programme to support a safe return to activity.
Tennis/Golfers Elbow
Tennis elbow (outside of the elbow) and golfer’s elbow (inside of the elbow) are common overuse injuries caused by irritation of the tendons around the elbow.
Assessment of the elbow, wrist, and forearm strength and movement is needed to identify what’s driving the problem. Treatment usually combines hands-on treatment, specific strengthening exercises, and advice on activity modification to reduce strain and support long-term recovery.
Neck Injuries
Neck injuries can result from poor posture, muscle tension, whiplash, or sports-related strains. Common symptoms include pain or stiffness, headaches, reduced movement, or even tingling into the shoulders and arms.
A thorough assessment of posture, movement, and muscle function is essential to identify the underlying cause. Treatment may involve hands-on treatments to relieve pain and tightness, alongside tailored exercises to restore mobility, improve strength, and reduce the risk of recurrence.
Posture Related Pains
Poor posture, whether from sitting at a desk, long hours driving, or repetitive movements, can place extra strain on the muscles and joints. This often leads to aches and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, or lower back.
Assessing posture, movement patterns, and muscle balance is required to identify what’s contributing to your pain. Treatment usually combines hands-on treatment to ease discomfort with tailored exercises and advice to improve posture and prevent symptoms from returning.
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is irritation of the tissue along the bottom of the foot, often causing sharp heel pain, especially first thing in the morning or after activity.
On assessment, your foot mechanics, calf and ankle flexibility, and movement patterns are reviewed to identify contributing factors. Treatment focuses on reducing pain, improving foot and calf strength, stretching tight tissues, and providing advice on footwear and activity modification to support a safe, long-term recovery.
Arthritis
Arthritis is the degeneration & inflammation of a joint, which can cause pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced mobility. It can affect any joint but is most common in the knees, hips, hands, and spine.
Assessing your joint movement, strength, and function to understand how arthritis is affecting you is essential. Treatment focuses on pain relief, maintaining mobility, and strengthening the surrounding muscles, alongside advice on activity modification to help you stay active and independent.
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic rehabilitation supports recovery after surgery or injury, such as ACL reconstruction, joint replacements, or other musculoskeletal procedures. Symptoms before or after surgery can include pain, stiffness, reduced strength, and limited movement.
Following consultant lead instructions, an appropriate & tailored rehab plan is created in order to restore movement, rebuild strength, improving function, and safely returning you to daily activities or sport.
Get In Touch!
If you are struggling with any of the above injuries, please get in touch with us today so we can begin your path to recovery. Our team is very knowledgeable and here to help you.
- 07864 843165
- abctargetrx@gmail.com
- Unit 18 Dollywaggon way, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6EW