What is Sports Rehabilitation?

Sports rehabilitation includes functional rehabilitation for sports injuries as well as injury prevention and performance enhancement training.

Examples of Sports Injuries:

Concussion– caused by severe head injury where the brain moves violently within the skull so that brain cells all fire at once, much like a seizure

Muscle Cramps– a sudden tight, intense pain caused by a muscle locked in spasm. Muscle cramps are also recognized as an involuntary and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax

ACL Sprains– The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament involved in knee stabilization. An ACL rupture can occur when the foot is planted and the knee twists to change direction.

ACL Tears– The anterior cruciate ligament; one of four major knee ligament necessary for comfortable knee movement, tears, causing major pain and causes the knee to “give out”. The knee ACL can tear for a number of reasons.

Ankle Sprain– The ligaments that hold the ankle bones in place can easily be overstretched.

Shin Splints– The tissue that attaches the muscles of your lower leg to the shin bone may be pulling away from the bone, or it may be inflamed from overuse.

Muscle Strains– tears in muscle that cause pain and loss of function

How can functional rehabilitation help?

A well trained doctor in functional rehabilitation may be able to rehabilitate patient’s sports injury or enhance an athlete’s performance by identify site of functional weakness in one’s performance.