Carter’s Sports Rehabilitation Story

Carter played football in the CMFL for 4 years and trained with two teams in the CFL. His love of the game didn’t start there because previously he also played for the University of Toronto.
He originally started visiting Andra at Eglinton Physiotherapy after many failed attempts with resolving his right hamstring injury elsewhere. After recovering from that injury, Carter’s football career continued to take its toll on his body. He suffered from an ankle injury, started having issues with his left hamstring and had tears in a variety of shoulder muscles from years of rolling and aggravating ligaments.

While already a client of Andra at Eglinton Physiotherapy, Carter had an encounter with an upset opponent who tackled him after a playoff game. This injury affected the entire active stability system of his left shoulder along with other muscles including his pectorals and biceps. It was extremely painful and took him out of the game for months.  

At Eglinton Physiotherapy, recovery and healing the tissue became priority. Carter wanted to return to the sport and continue to grow as an assistant coach who specialized in defence football strategies with a high school football team. Andra used targeted exercises for the upper quadrant – functional training exercise and sports specific movements – with neuromotor control techniques, hands on therapy, kinetic taping, pulsed radio frequency – nerve stimulation, shock wave therapy and medical acupuncture.

Carter says “I highly recommend Eglinton Physiotherapy. Each week I would come to Andra with a variety of challenges, and she was always open and eager to treat me. She continues to learn and to find new ways to treat my injuries and always insure I am receiving the best possible care. I have been able to recover from all injuries to a point where I can function on a daily basis. I have Andra to thank for helping to extend my playing career and ensure that I could compete at a high level.”

After a series of initial targeted repeated treatment Now Carter is able to see Andra for maintenance to improve athletic performance for daily activities he enjoys such as running, biking weight training and for his current job in the construction industry.