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The process of athlete care and rehabilitation should start as early as possible after an injury and form a continuum with other therapeutic interventions. The rehabilitation of the injured athlete is supervised and managed by a multidisciplinary team with a physician functioning as the leader and coordinator of care.

 

Rehabilitation deals with restoring ability or abilities in individuals who had been lost previously due to any kind of accident, trauma or any other health issues. Physical therapy is a professional career that has many specialties including sports, neurology; wound care, EMG, cardiopulmonary, geriatrics, orthopedic and pediatrics. Neurological rehabilitation is, in particular, a rapidly emerging field. PTs practice in many settings, such as private-owned physical therapy clinics, outpatient clinics or offices, health and wellness clinics, rehabilitation hospitals facilities, skilled nursing facilities, extended care facilities, private homes, education and research centers, schools, hospices, industrial and this workplaces or other occupational environments, fitness centers and sports training facilities. Whether it is a fracture, dislocation of joints or any other sports injuries, it can be treated by physiotherapy. Sports physiotherapy techniques involve individualized, manual therapy, electrotherapy modalities, rehabilitation exercise and education.

Sports scientists and performance consultants are growing in demand and employment numbers, with the ever-increasing focus within the sporting world on achieving the best results possible. Through the study of science and sport, researchers have developed a greater understanding on how the human body reacts to training, exercise and many other stimuli.

 

Sports injury mainly occurs while participating in a sport or during exercise. The most common types of sports injuries includes knee injury, swollen muscles, sprained ankle, fractures, dislocation of bones, rotator cuff injury. “RICE” method is a common treatment method for sports injury. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation respectively. Proper warm up before going to starts exercise and use of right equipment can prevent from sports injury.

Orthopedics Sports Medicine is a subspecialty of orthopedic medicine and sports medicine. Orthopedic sports medicine is the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means to all structures of the musculoskeletal system affected by athletic activity. Sports injuries are injuries that happen when playing sports or exercising and some are from of accidents. Others can result from poor training practices or improper gear. The most common sports injuries are Sprains, strains, Foot, Ankle, Hip and Knee, Shoulder & Neck injuries.

 

Physical Education and physical activity is an essential part of a being healthy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) recommends that adults get at least 2½ hours of moderately to vigorously intense physical activity each week. Academic sports and physical training: Physical training in young people High quality physical education can encourage young people to develop knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of physical education, sport and health – enhancing experiences.  Studies have shown that even women who are 90 years old and use a walker can benefit from light strength training and also beneficial for children.