Hockey Physiotherapy in Johannesburg
Low back and hip loading from the flexed posture, plus stick and ball trauma.
Field hockey is played in sustained trunk flexion with repeated rotation, which loads the lower back and hips in a way few other sports do. Add sprinting, rapid changes of direction on turf, and the occasional direct trauma from stick or ball, and the injury profile is distinctive.
Hip and groin pain, low back pain, hamstring strains and hand injuries dominate. Management centres on hip mobility, trunk control and the capacity to tolerate a flexed posture under repeated load.
Playing in Johannesburg? The practice is at the High Performance Centre at King Edward VII School, 44 St Patrick Road, Houghton Estate. Call 076 174 9656 or book an assessment.
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