Dr Peter Pedersen & Associates

Our practitioners have experience with athletes from most disciplines. We have treated at all levels (no names mentioned) and virtually all conditions.

Whatever your game...we are on your team, we have successfully treated players from the following; AFL, League, Union, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Athletics, Runners and marathoners, Cyclists, Tri-athletes, Ten-pin Bowling, Cricket, Martial Arts, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, Karate, Aikido, Surfing, Baseball, Gridiron, Crocquet, Lawn Bowls, Boce, Hang-gliders and para-sailers...hey, if it's a game...and you get an injury...give us a call.

From massage and advice on strapping, to the most efficient modalities such as FSM

(Frequency Specific Microcurrent.)

We have acupuncture, laser, ultrasound, cryo, electrostim, magnetic field...

When quick recovery is important, contact us

Back Pain

When back pain disrupts your activity, we offer a comprehensive analysis to properly determine the cause and best treatment. We provide many different treatment options and we have huge experience (30 + 30 + 31+ 31 + 29 years in practice). We don't sell amway.

Common Sports Injuries:

Shin Splints

Here is the summary on shin splints, also known as tibial tendonitis

Symptoms
Pain located below the knee involving anterior or posterior leg typically reported several minutes after exercise begins or soon after completion.
Pain reported as deep, aching or throbbing; onset gradual although intensifies as exercise continues.

Etiology
Overloading phenomenon; typically secondary to running, jumping on hard surfaces or overuse. Due to periosteal inflammation associated with overuse injury. Leg muscles being torn away from bony insertions. Inflammation from muscle pulling at myotendinous origin.

Diagnosis

Anterior Compartment
Occurs with over-training when running hills, pain increases mostly when running downhill. Lateral Compartment
Affects athletes with over pronation or excessive activity with peroneal muscle groups.
Posterior tibial shin splints most common.
Seen often in runners and aerobic dancers.

Treatment Goals |
Promote soft tissue healing, relieve pain and prevent recurrence, increase pain free ranges of motion, quickly change to rehabilitation and restoring function.
Rest affected area; stop aggravating activities; reduce running time, alter running style.

In addition to clinical treatment: Acute - Ice, ice massage, ultrasound for acute phase; for sub-acute, apply various massage techniques; stretch affected muscles, including quads and hamstrings.