What is sports injury therapy? Exercising is good for you, but sometimes you can injure yourself when you play sports or exercise. Accidents, poor training practices, faulty biomechanics or improper gear can cause them. Some people get hurt because they are not in shape. Not warming up or stretching enough can also lead to injuries. Sports therapists; Conduct an assessment of the players, athletes or participants readiness and advising on exercises prior to an event or fixture; test joints for ease and range of movement; apply strapping, taping, offering massage and preparing players, athletes or participants both physically and mentally; examine and assess injuries and determining whether the athlete or participant can continue playing or taking part; treat injuries, alleviating pain, mobilising injuries, giving various types of massage; rehabilitating injuries by using manual therapy techniques, & apparatus designing and monitoring rehabilitation programmes appropriate to the injury and/or sport and level; keep records and write reports on injuries and treatment programs decide whether athletes, players or participants need extra treatments and coordinating referrals to other practitioners; advise players or athletes on diet and nutrition working alone or with coaches, trainers and/or fitness advisers to implement exercise, conditioning, core stability and injury prevention programmes, so that athletes, players or participants reach and maintain peak performance. back2sports.co.uk
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:58:58 +0000
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