Running & Sport Injuries
Sports medicine involves a comprehensive team of health care professionals trained in a variety of backgrounds including physicians, exercise physical therapistlogists, athletic trainers, biomechanists, nutritionists, and physical therapists.
Sports physical therapy at SporTherapy Physical Therapy emphasizes the prevention, identification, assessment, minimization, and correction of pain and disability associated with athletic injuries. The goal of treatment is to maximize participation and performance.
A BTPT physical therapist may use a variety of the following interventions to prevent and treat sports related injuries, including but not limited to:
- Pre-participation screening
- Cardiovascular, resistance, endurance and neuromuscular re-education exercise programs
- Taping and bracing
- Sports specific ergonomic and training regimens
- Manual physical therapy
- Aquatic therapy
- Orthopaedic physical therapy
In addition to prevention and recovery, the road to maximum performance includes a focus on improving speed, agility, explosiveness, balance and coordination.