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Case study:
Keith was a professional football player who was sent to the osteopath by his club because he kept getting hamstring strains. Keith couldn,t understand why he kept getting them – he was dutifully doing his hamstring stretches . The osteopath found areas of scar tissue in the muscle belly. He also found the hamstrings were long and weak, whereas the quads were strong. Worse, the hamstrings on one side were longer than on the other. This had allowed the pelvis to tip forward , more on one side than the other, and caused a torsion in the pelvis and up into the low back.
In consultation with the team coach and physiotherapist, the osteopath modified Keith’s training to concentrate more on quads stretching and hamstring strength. The osteopath also treated the joints and soft tissues of the pelvis and spine so they could adapt well to the altered forces this would produce, He also used soft tissue and isolytic muscle energy techniques to improve the pliability of the scar tissue.
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