Sports Medicine HOSA-Therapeutic Intervention

Physical Rehabilitation program goal

To return the injured athlete to pre-injury levels of strength, power, endurance, flexibility, and confidence as quickly and safely as possible.

Rehab program focuses on...

Injured body part

What happens when and if an athlete returns to activity without undergoing physical rehabilitation?

Could become re-injured.

Aggressive rehab program will require...

Particular exercise program by athlete at a level slightly lower than what causes pain,

5 phases of physical rehabilitation that need to be addressed-

-post surgical/ acute injury

-early exercise

-intermediate exercise

-advanced exercise

-initial sports re-entry

Along with exercise, AT must also deal with ....

-decreasing pain

- effusion

-inflammatory response to trauma

Returning an athlete to a pain-free active range of motion will increase...

- muscular strength, power, and endurance to anatomical structure

4 basic components of any physical rehab program are...

-therapeutic exercise

-therapeutic modalities

-athletic education

-goal setting

When determining purpose of an exercise, always consider...

joint range of motion,

muscle strength, power, endurance, balance, proprioception, kinesthetic awareness and cardiovascular fitness (total body conditioning)

Progressive resistive exercises are used to increase...

Muscular strength, power, and endurance

Purpose of Taping and wrapping

Primary: to provide additional support, stability, and compression for affected body part.

Taping and wrapping techniques can be applied to...

Shorten the muscles angle of pull

Decrease joint range of motion

Secure pads, bandages and protective devices

Apply compression to aid in controlling swelling

Taping: prep removal of hair

The athlete should shave the affected body part. This eu ensure a good solid foundation for the tape, will allow for easy tape removal, and will reduce skin irritation.

Taping prep: spray adherent

Spray the affected area with an adherent to aid adhesive quality

Taping prep- skin lubricants

In areas of high friction or sensitivity, a skin lubricant such as heel and lace pad will help reduce the possibility of irritation

Taping prep- underwrap

Foam wrap used to hold heel and lace pads in place. Use of underwrap over entire taping area can compromise stability of taping technique

Common terminology for the wraps are...

Spica, figure of eight, and pad support.

Spica wraps

Traditionally employed at the hip and shoulder joints.

Figure of eight wraps

Placed over ankle, knee, elbow, and wrist, and hand joints.

Supportive wraps

Aid in securing pads after proper placement of felt, foam rubber, and protective devices.

What does PRICES stand for?

Protection

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

Support

What kind of pattern is used when applying a compression wrap?

Spiral

Compression wrapping process

Start distal to injury, cross injured joint, and finish proximal to affected area.

How does elevation assist in a compression wrap?

Assists in moving fluids out of injured area.

When should compression wraps take place?

Every 4 hours.

When applying supportive techniques to an athlete you should...

Be aware of specific rules for that particular sport.

Primary purpose for protective device...

Prevent an injury and to protect injured anatomical structures from firth aggravation.

Protective device can be applied to add...

Additional protection, support, stability, and compression.

How are braces and special devices are beneficial?

If are intelligently selected, used within the rules and guidelines of specific sport.

Foam

used in conjunction with various taping/wrapping procedures to increase efficacy of technique.

things to keep in mind about foam is...

proper size, thickness, shape, and foam composition

thermoplastic

can allow the injured athlete to return to practice and or competition with an increased awareness that the injury will be protected.

because the hardness of thermoplastic...

may be restricted from some sports

limited to a certain body part

require padding according to guidelines

Felt

applied by same criteria as foam.

factors to be considered in construction and application of felt pad are...

size, thickness, and use of either adhesive or non-adhesive felt.

in the construction of a special pad, the following criteria should be considered...

1- does the pad meet specific rules and guidelines of sport?

2- does the pad perform the function for which it was designed?

3- will the pad contribute to further injury to the area or to an adjacent area?

4- Will the pad alter the function or void the warranty of a manufactured piece of equipment (i.e., helmet, shoulder pads)