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SPORTS PHYSIO: MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE AND PREVENT FUTURE INJURIES
Article By:- DR. MARTINA JOHN, PG DIPLOMA IN ON FIELD SPORTS INJURY MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI & CONSULTANT PHYSIO AT SANJEEVANI HOSPITAL BILASPUR
Sports physiotherapy is a branch of physical therapy that is geared towards both athletes and casual players who have suffered an injury or ongoing problem. Sports physiotherapy is a specialized form of physiotherapy which is designed to help with injuries or conditions occurred during sports activities. The modalities include hands-on treatment and rehabilitation. Whether you’re a professional athlete or at the beginning of your athletic journey, sports physiotherapy can be a suitable form of treatment for you. Sports activities, whether professional or otherwise, can cause muscle strain or even serious injuries. If these problems are not given proper medical attention and treatment, they can worsen. However, these unwanted injuries can now be alleviated and prevented from happening again through the application of sports physiotherapy. You can maximize your performance and prevent future injuries through various techniques and exercises. Sports physiotherapy is meant to help you get back on track as soon as possible in a safe, secure, and effective way. The treated conditions through sports physiotherapy differ from the nerve, ligament, or muscle injuries to other musculoskeletal disorders.
The Key Areas of Sports Physiotherapy Include
Examining and diagnosing injuries
Identifying the cause of an injury
Designing an individual treatment plan
Rehabilitation
Performance enhancement
Sports injuries are high-performance injuries that require utmost care. A Sports physiotherapist works closely with the athlete and team to identify the requirements of a particular sport and bring out the best result post-injury in performance. For instance, if a midfield footballer injures his ankle while playing football and goes through rehab. He is given specialized rehab exercises to be able to run, cut directions and manipulate the ball like before the injury as per his sport. Depending on the sport a customized rehab program is designed to assist the athlete back to the sport. If it’s a cricket injury like hyper extension in a fast bowler, then the bowler is guided to exercises that prevent hyper extension or stabilize the spine and assist in his return to cricket. Sports physiotherapy can in fact provide various treatment modalities. The treatment approaches towards back pain and neck pain in regular patients will be dealt with various treatment techniques used in sports therapy and mainly on movement rehabilitation. For instance, Running has been taken up by many regular individuals for fitness, but they struggle with injuries due to a lack of guidance or knowledge.
