Sports Injury Rehabilitation

When you are involved in active sports injuries are bound to happen. Recovering from these injuries can be very exhausting if you don’t undergo the right treatment. Sports injury rehabilitation is a specialised approach dealing with sport related injury treatment. This specialised technique has benefitted many and is on the rise in the sporting world. Various procedures are adopted by sport therapists all around the world depending on the nature and degree of the injury.

What is sports injury rehabilitation?

Sport injury rehabilitation was developed to get injured sportsmen in pre-injury physical condition within a short span of time. This therapeutic multi-disciplinary approach is responsible for prevention, evaluation and treatment of sport injuries. Sport or exercise therapists create a treatment plan based on target specific goals such as mobility, flexibility, coordination of balance and joint positioning. The initial phases of treatment are concentrated on reducing pain and swelling while promoting healing. Once the pain and swelling are under control, reconditioning treatment begins.



Benefits of sports rehabilitation therapy

• The most important function of sports therapy is recovery. It helps you recover to pre-injury state through targeted exercises.

• It helps you strengthen injury prone areas of your body to avid repetitive injury which is very common in contact sport.

• It works around your injured part to help you get back to the sport you love in no time.

Who will benefit?

Though sports therapy was developed primarily for sportspersons, any individual with a sports related injury can opt for this treatment. Sports therapy is effective for patients with post-operative injuries, meniscus tears, acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries, sprains, strains, tendonitis and bursitis. Those who have undergone ACL reconstruction and rotator cuff repair can also opt for this therapy.

Procedures and Techniques

There are various procedures and techniques used by sports therapists to achieve results. The most commonly used procedures are:

1.      Sport activity specific training

Sport activity specific training is provided specifically for athletes who want to get back to their sport as early as possible. The training program strengthens and conditions sportspersons to recover and reach their pre-injury state within the least possible time.

2.      Taping

Kinesiotaping is very popular amongst athletes for its therapeutic properties. The taping therapy involves applying an elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive on muscles to treat and prevent injury.

 3.      Manual therapy

Manual therapy belongs to the old school treatment of injuries which does not involve any kind of device or machine. Manual therapists rely on their hands to deliver treatment which includes soft tissue work and mobilization / manipulation.

4.      Proprioceptive training

Proprioception training involves enhancing the proprioceptive ability (sense of movement within joints) of an individual through specific guided exercises. The exercises ensure minimum recovery time for injured athletes to return to their game.

5.      Massage

Sport massage is helpful in rejuvenating body areas that are overused, stressed and exhausted from repetitive aggressive movements. Massages are specifically designed to promote flexibility, reduce fatigue and improve repetitive injury.

Opt for sports injury rehabilitation and get back to your favourite sport within no time. This multi practitioner approach may include a physical therapist, exercise therapist and massage therapist, all working together for you to reach your rehabilitation goals.