While performing strenuous sports activities or exercises, athletes face a high risk of suffering injuries. There exist various sports injuries and almost every injury has the same symptoms of pain, swelling, and difficulty in functioning. Below are some common sports injuries:
- Strains can occur due to tearing of muscles or tendon as a result of over-stretching or lack of warm up.
- Tendonitis, i.e. a sprain in the elbow
- Sprains can occur due to ligament tear as a result of over-stretching and lack of joint flexibility.
- Knee injuries due to a hard fall. It may refer to tear in muscles or tissues in the knee. One of the most common knee injuries is a meniscus tear.
- Bone fractures due to a hard fall.
- Bones may be dislocated, causing the bone to force out of its socket. The most common dislocation occurs in shoulders and elbow.
- Shoulder injury or rotator cuff injury due to tear of shoulder muscles.
- Achilles tendon may be ruptured. It is a tendon at the back of the ankle.
- Bursitis i.e. inflammation of the bursa (a fluid-filled sac between tendons and bones)
- Injuries on hand or foot
- Injuries due to surgery
One may suffer the same symptoms in all of them and may not be able to distinguish the injuries. Dr. Nitish Kumar’s Sports Injury Rehabilitation Centre conducts a careful analysis of the injury and provides personalized treatment for each patient!
A glance at the effectiveness of Sports Injuries Rehabilitation
As per the College of Human Medicine of the Michigan State University, sports injuries can very well be treated by making use of correct rule changes, equipment changes, and to some extent, changes in the coaching technique.
Other studies indicated that practical guidelines and precise treatment can help alleviate and treat pain management injuries related to sports in a better manner.
Sports Injuries Rehabilitation helps in:
- Regaining strength and agility
- Reducing pain and swelling
- Decreasing restrictions in mobility
- Prevention of recurring episodes of injuries in future
- Avoiding other sports injuries
- Achieving new heights of performance in sports
Treatment offered by Dr. Nitish Kumar’s Physiotherapy Centre
We apply a multi-disciplinary approach to cover all the dimensions of the rehabilitation therapy which targets at:
- Identification and diagnosis of the injury by physical examination and imaging tests (X-rays) by experts. Since symptoms are common for all the sports injuries, a careful analysis is recommended.
- The patient then undergoes a treatment to reduce pain and swelling; which usually comprises of Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (R.I.C.E.)
- The patient will then have to undergo exercises for joint positioning, joint flexibility, tissue flexibility, coordination, increasing joint’s range of motion and mobility. The aim of the exercises will be to re-establish the athlete’s ability, flexibility, strength, balance, speed, and agility.
- With significant progress, the athlete can resume his/her training but must remain cautious for the initial training sessions.
Procedures and treatments used at Dr. Nitish Kumar’s Sports Rehabilitation Centre:
- Muscle conditioning
- Manual Therapy
- Specific and targeted exercises related to the patient’s sport.
- Ankle taping and bracing.
- Elastic therapeutic tape (also known as Kinesio-taping)
- Use of physical therapy modalities like electrical stimulation to reduce pain and improve blood circulation.
- Proprioception training or balance exercises.
- Every-day routine activities to heal the joint or muscle or tissue.
With the above procedures and customized treatment, we at Dr. Nitish Kumar’s Sports Injuries Rehabilitation Physiotherapy Centre aim to re-establish the athlete’s strength, balance, speed, and agility.
If you experience any of the above symptoms of sports injuries, give us a call to fix your appointment at Dr. Nitish Kumar’s Physiotherapy Centre.
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