Injury Treatment

Physical Therapy for the Injured Athlete: An Introduction

First in a series of articles designed to educate parents on the ins and outs of the physical therapy process and decrease parental anxiety, some of which results from a fear of the unknown and/or frustration about not knowing what physical therapy is all about.
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Physical Therapy: Parents Play Important Role

Physical therapist Patricia Ladis says parents of an injured athlete play an important role in their child's physical therapy, at least at the start.

Unless your child has been to physical therapy for an injury before, you may not know what to think or expect as a parent. The purpose of therapy is to get your child back to doing what they love. Unfortunately, depending on the severity of their injury, recovery can take anywhere from a few days to as long as several months.

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Sports Injury Recovery A Step By Step Process

Allowing a sports injury to heal is only the first of six steps in the recovery process a child should complete in rehabilitation and treatment before returning to play, experts say.

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Return to Play Criteria Designed To Minimize Risk of Re-Injury

Return to sports after an injury is a stepwise process, says Eric Laudano, M.H.S., ATC, head athletic trainer at the University of Pennsylvania, designed to minimize the chances of re-injury. Typically, return to play criteria is to ensure that the athlete is pain free; has decreased swelling at the site of injury; has increased range of motion; that muscle strength is equal to the uninjured side; and is using proper mechanics.

For more MomsTeam videos featuring Eric Laudano, click here.
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Knowing When Athlete Psychologically Ready To Return To Play

In determining when an athlete is ready psychologically ready to return to play, communication between the athlete and the athletic training staff, coaches, parents is critical, says Eric Laudano, M.H.S., ATC, head athletic trainer at the University of Pennsylvania.  Athletes need to be honest with themselves. It is okay, Laudano says, for an athlete to admit that he just doesn't feel quite ready to come back. Input from a sports psychologist can be helpful in making the return to play decision at any level of sport.

 

For more MomsTeam videos featuring Eric Laudano, click here.

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Return to Play: Psychological Readiness Just As Important

An athlete's psychological readiness is just as important for a return to sports as their physical recovery from injury, says Eric Laudano, M.H.S., ATC, head athletic trainer at the University of Pennsylvania, especially for long-term injuries.

For more MomsTeam videos featuring Eric Laudano, click here.

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Barbara Bleiweis
Barbara Bleiweis

Rules Dictate When an Injured Player Leaves the Court, but Common Sense Should Rule When a Player Returns- But Does It?

Submitted by Barbara Bleiweis on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 19:23. | 0 comments

Player safety as it relates to  removal of a player upon sustaining a concussion is receiving much-needed attention by teams, as well as officials. Basketball rules, as set forth by the National Federation of State High School Associations  (NFHS), are clear: the official shall remove a player if he/she is displaying symptoms of a concussion, and the player can return to the game only if/when cleared by a medical professional.

When is it medically okay to return to the basketball court after injury, versus when does it truly makes sense to do so?  There's a big difference.
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Feldenkrais Method Can Help Athlete Regardless of Sport

Edward Feldman, DC, RCST, says the Feldenkrais Method can help any athlete, regardless of sport, perform better.

Other Dr. Feldman videos on MomsTeam:

Concussion Recovery: Craniosacral Therapy and Feldenkrais Method May Help

Post-Concussion Syndrome: New Treatments Offer Hope

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Athletic Trainers: Every School Should Have One

Third Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit - Washington D.C.

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High School Football: Team Doctor Was This Year's MVP

The lights may have gone dark at the football stadium at her local high school, says one Texas mom, but the team will be in the hunt for a playoff berth again next fall if only because she knows that this year's MVP (Most Valuable Physician) will be coming back for another season.

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