Ankle sprains are the leading cause of missed time for basketball players, and they’re five times more likely to reoccur after returning to play. The impact on confidence is often overlooked. Stay on the court and play with confidence.

Pain and stiffness just below the knee cap, within the patella tendon, can have varying impacts on sporting participation and performance. Its negative affects vary from derailing an athletes efforts to dunk, to impacting on the ability to compete in multiple games at a high level over a weekend or week long tournament. Get your pain under control so you’re the one who dictates your performance, not your knee.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome, aka knee cap soreness, is the most common cause of knee pain in a basketballer. It can affect vertical jumping, change of direction, court agility, lower body gym training and even home life. If this is bothering your life and your basketball enjoyment, we can help.

Shoulder injuries are a frustrating possibility in basketball. These occur with acute trauma and can include labral tears, subluxations and dislocations, and ACJ sprains. It doesn’t just affect your ability to put shots up, or guard, it also affects gym lifts and even home life. Get on top of frustration by finding out what you can do, and how to accelerate your recovery.

Has there been a onset of shoulder pain, and you can’t recall the moment it began? Does it affect your ability to get your arm overhead, put shots up or defending with arms overhead? This could be rotator cuff related shoulder soreness and is the most common cause of shoulder pain in basketball athletes. Get a winning plan to get back on court at your best.

Though uncommon in basketball, contributing only 1.5-3% of all injuries, they are amongst the longest time to recover and can leave a basketballer with a crushing feeling of disappointment. There are often more questions then answers.

ACL injuries are a clinical focus of our practice, we pride ourselves in our ability to provide guidance and motivation during dark times. Follow the link to our ACL page and book a Discovery Call to find out more or give us a call to have a chat about your story.

We know that the rate of low back pain in basketball athletes increases quickly from very little in early teens to adult rates of back pain by late teens. As basketballers training load increases, often life demands and stressors do to. Low back pain is frustrating, often impacting home as well as training and games. If back pain is affecting your ability to play the game you love, give us a call or book online. 

Though rare in basketball, recent high-profile cases of Achilles tendon rupture in NBA basketballers has increased the level of anxiety within the basketball community at large. Recovery is often long but its also brings worry of not knowing the pathway back to the court, with confidence. Give us a call or book online if you would like to know how the journey looks and have your questions answered. 

Though hamstrings are the most muscular strain location in basketball, calf strains are just as frustrating and take similar times to return to play. Sitting and waiting for these injuries to recover has been shown to both increase return to play time and reinjury risk. Get on the front foot with recovery and get back to the court – contact us or book online today.