Sport Injury Rehabilitation
Serious athletes play hard and inevitably experience injuries from their efforts. Through personalized sports injury rehabilitation, the pros at Munger Physical Therapy help athletes recover from surgery or physical injuries suffered during games, scrimmages, practices, and training, so you can get back on the turf, ice, field, or court and give your all.
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Types of Sports Injury Rehabilitation for Athletes
Every patient and athlete is different. The sports injury rehabilitation plan your physical therapist recommends will be customized to your specific needs and the injury you suffered as a result of the sport you play. Treatments may include any of the following:
- Physical therapy. Strength, flexibility, and balance are paramount for athletes. Through targeted physical therapy movements and exercises designed specifically for the area(s) being treated, your body can be restored to peak condition to get you back in the game.
- Pain management. How you move, sit, rest, and shift your body contributes to acute or ongoing pain. When you are living with an injury, it can be difficult to get comfortable. With the right pain management techniques and identification and treatment of underlying causes of pain and imbalance, function can be restored.
- Injury prevention. The last thing an athlete wants to do is reinjure whatever part of their body is suffering now. Careful, targeted techniques can help speed up recovery time and prevent reinjury.
- Targeted tools and treatments. At Munger PT, we implement a variety of sports injury rehabilitation tools and treatments to support faster, thorough recovery, including Kinesio taping, the McKenzie Method, sports-specific therapy, and more.
Common Areas of Injury for Athletes
Some sports injuries are, unfortunately, chronic. If you continue to play, even after targeted sports injury rehabilitation for an acute problem, reinjury is always a possibility. The goal is to stick with sports injury rehabilitation for as long as recommended to strengthen and condition your body, so it is prepared to withstand future strain.
Athletes can suffer physical pain deeply throughout their body, even with regular training, exercise, practice, and play. Your physical therapist addresses problems with bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, including but certainly not limited to:
- Fractured bones
- Dislocated joints
- Torn meniscus
- ACL injury
- Herniated discs
- Torn rotator cuff
- Ripped tendons
- Overuse injuries
Rehabilitation After a Sports Injury or Surgery
Sports injuries can cause sprains, strains, numbness, pain, and swelling, and all any determined athlete wants is for the pain to stop, the limited mobility to disappear, and to get back in the game. This desire to play again may push people to try to rehabilitate too quickly after an injury – there is still healing to be done so an active lifestyle can be returned to safely.
Some of the most common sports injury rehabilitation methods and therapeutic techniques beyond hands-on, manual therapy and exercises include:
- Dry needling. The insertion of thin needles into affected muscles to relieve pain and tightness, improve mobility, and deactivate trigger points.
- Kinesio Taping. The careful placement of elastic tape to maintain and support physical therapy efforts to alleviate discomfort, increase blood flow, and decrease inflammation.
- McKenzie Method. Most effective for symptoms beginning in the spine or lower back, extremity joints, or neck, this is a comprehensive approach to musculoskeletal care that empowers the patient and prevents future complications.
Get Sports Injury Rehabilitation from Munger PT
The sport you play, the demand it places on your body, and any injuries sustained all influence a diagnosis and rehabilitation requirements. At Munger Physical Therapy, our therapists carefully evaluate the breaks, strains, sprains, and beyond that you have suffered as an athlete to develop a personalized therapy program to support healing and build strength.
With sports injury rehabilitation, patience, and determination, you can get back to the game. Contact us to schedule a consultation and be on your way to healing.
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