Sports Injuries Don't Wait. Neither Should Your Treatment.
Treat the injury first, then rebuild the movement pattern behind it.
A rolled ankle on the rugby field. A shoulder that won't lift above your head after a fall. A back that seized up after your last long run through Fourways. Sports injuries stop you mid-season, and the longer you wait to treat them, the longer your recovery takes.
Dr Ross Potgieter has treated sports injuries in Fourways for 23 years. Local athletes, weekend runners, and school sports teams come to him for one reason: he treats the injury first, then rebuilds the movement pattern behind it.
What Counts as a Sports Injury
Sports injuries show up in a few common forms:
- Shoulder pain after a tackle or fall
- Knee and ankle pain that builds after running
- Neck and back pain following a motor vehicle accident
- Reduced range of motion that keeps you off the field
- Muscle strains that won't settle on their own
Each one starts the same way. A joint, muscle or ligament gets pushed past its normal range. Inflammation and muscle spasm follow, and your body restricts movement to protect the area. Left untreated, the tissue heals with scar tissue and reduced mobility. Your body compensates, and those compensations often set up a second injury somewhere else.
How a Sports Injury Chiropractor in Fourways Treats You
Dr Ross treats the acute injury first. Interferential current, ultrasound, and gentle mobilisation reduce inflammation and muscle spasm in the first sessions.
Once the acute phase settles, treatment shifts to restoring the full range of motion in the injured joint through spinal or extremity manipulation. A rotator cuff injury is treated in the shoulder, upper back, and neck, where compensatory tension builds up.
Rehabilitation exercises strengthen the muscles around the injury and correct the movement pattern behind it, so you return to training without a repeat injury waiting on the other side.
Back Pain Treatment in Witkoppen
Training in Witkoppen puts specific strain on your lower back. Long runs on tar, repetitive gym lifts and weekend rugby load the same muscles and joints week after week, and back pain follows.
Dr Ross treats Witkoppen athletes at the Fourways Family Health Centre on Granite Road, minutes from most local clubs and schools. Spinal manipulation restores movement to the restricted joint, relieving the pain. Dry needling releases the tight muscles around it, and interferential current reduces inflammation.
What to Expect
Acute injuries respond fast when treated early, often within the first one or two sessions. Injuries left untreated for weeks or months take longer and need a structured rehabilitation plan rather than a single adjustment.
Dr Ross works with you through every stage, from the first assessment to your return to full training.
Book Your Assessment
If a sports injury has kept you off the field, book a same-day appointment with Dr Ross Potgieter, Fourways' sports injury chiropractor for 23 years. Fees are lower than medical aid rates, and most patients notice a difference after the first visit.
Book Now: https://www.chiro.co.za/contact
