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Dr Tabane MoagiSpecialist Orthopaedic Surgeon

Condition

Sports injuries

Injuries to joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles from sport and training.

What it usually feels like

  • Pain at a specific point that started with a specific movement
  • Swelling within the first day
  • Inability to trust the joint at speed

Common causes

  • Contact and collision
  • Twisting, pivoting and landing
  • Rapid increases in training load

Treatment

How this is treated

Treatment starts with the least invasive option that is likely to work.

  1. Step 1

    Accurate diagnosis first — many injuries look alike

  2. Step 2

    Graded rehabilitation with your physiotherapist

  3. Step 3

    Surgery where a structure is torn and needs repair

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Do not wait

When to be seen urgently

  • An obviously deformed joint or limb
  • You cannot weight-bear or use the limb

This page is general health information, not a diagnosis. Only an examination can tell you what is wrong with your joint.

If you need help now

Outside consulting hours, report to the Casualty Department at Netcare Ferncrest Hospital or Life Peglerae Hospital in Rustenburg. If the injury is life-threatening, call 10177 immediately. Please do not use the enquiry form for an emergency.

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