AMMAN — Physiotherapy for athletes,
including professionals, involves the application of manual therapeutic
techniques to help treat or prevent injuries resulting from daily training as
well as strenuous exercise.
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A physical therapist uses manual techniques
to help improve movement and joint health, increase muscle efficiency, and
reduce injury, which in turn boost athletic performance. This enhances body
work, productivity, and athletic performance, as well as reducing exposure to
injuries during training.
By following plans developed by a
physiotherapist, any athlete can attain the required athletic performance in
safe and effective ways. These plans should be based on the latest
studies and research on physiotherapy for athletes.
Of course, a physical therapist must have
the experience and skills required to provide appropriate services and
treatment plans for athletes.
Physical therapy has an impact on the
athletic performance of athletes in the short and long terms. In the short
term, physiotherapy can improve body performance and reduce pain during training
or a match, which also helps reduce the risk of injury.
In the long term, physiotherapy can improve
the health of an athlete’s body in athletes, reduce long-term risk of injury,
and increase the vitality of organs and tissues, which helps to improve sports
performance in the long term and increase mobility.
Physiotherapy for athletes can be
divided into several categories, including:1 – Conservative treatment: When the player
is exposed to injuries that do not require a doctor’s intervention surgically,
such as simple ankle sprains, tendon infections, or even partial ligament and
cartilage injuries that do not require surgery, the role of the physiotherapist
at this stage is to follow a treatment plan determined by a specialist doctor
to help the athlete recover and restore the functional and muscular movements
of the injured are until he or she returns to practice sports activities
normally.
2 – Treatment of athletes after surgical
operations: In the event that the athlete suffers an injury that requires
surgical intervention by a doctor specializing in sports injuries, the role of
physiotherapy begins from the first day with following up on the athlete’s
health from within the hospital to the post-discharge stage. Treatment
protocols must be tailored to each athlete and determined based on the surgical
procedure, the extent of injury, and the period of treatment set by the
specialist doctor until the player returns to his or her sports activities.
3 – Recovery sessions and therapeutic
massage: In these cases, a specialized therapist follows up with the athlete
through manual sessions using various therapeutic methods to improve the
athlete’s performance and avoid any injuries during exercise. This type of
treatment, of course, helps relieve muscle and joint pain resulting from
strenuous exercise.
4 – Periodic check-ups: These check-ups
should be based on international, scientifically proven methods to measure the
readiness of each athlete, whatever the sport they practice, by conducting
functional checks and examining the range of motion of the joints, muscle
strength, and flexibility.
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