Rehab Stages of Sports Injuries

As an athletic person, we’re sure you want to speed up your recovery process once you’ve sustained a sports injury. But we are also sure you want to know the stages of rehabilitation you have to go through to make a full recovery. Here they are:

1. Reduction of Pain and Inflammation. These two symptoms are the immediate responses of our body to most injuries. These two are also the first ones to be addressed during physical therapy. Once the pain and swelling start to diminish, the next step of rehab begins.
2. Improvement of Joint Mobility and Range of Motion. When the swelling and pain have lessened, physical activity can begin. At first, there may be pain and stiffness in the joints and muscles. Your PT will start you with a range of motion exercises as soon as your body is ready to handle them to help limit the time spent with stiff joints and minimise the risk of long-term damage.
3. Gaining Back Your Strength and Endurance. When the range of motion is restored, we will be working on gaining back your strength by teaching you a variety of exercises designed for strength and endurance that will test your limits without risk of injury. By ensuring that you get back to your levels of strength before injury, you’ll be able to minimise the risk of its reoccurrence as you work towards your peak athletic capability.
4. Increasing Coordination Skills. This is when proper coordination comes into play as you re-teach the injured area to work in tandem with the rest of your body. Our PT will work with you closely to identify the motions involved in the specific sport you’re into before giving you a coordination program.
5. Recovering Sports-Specific Movements. Once your coordination level has reached a healthy status as determined by our PT, you will be asked to do exercises and movements mimicking specific motions you usually do when playing your sport. Only when you have successfully performed all the motions can you return to action.

At Point 2 Point Physiotherapy, our sports injury physio in Oakleigh will ensure you get back into your game with our personalised treatments that address sports injury. The best part of it all is that we offer our sports injury rehabilitation at affordable rates while you get the best patient-focused care from our highly-skilled, vastly experienced staff and practitioners. Book online today!