Effective Strength And Conditioning Program For An Injured Athlete

swelling, regain range of motion, and strength. Even if surgery is needed, achieving as much knee motion and strength as possible can greatly reduce complications after surgery. Immediately after an ACL injury, the so-called R.I.C.E. treatment is recommended. R.I.C.E. stands for rest, ice, compression, and elevation.

Common type of sprains would be in the ankle and in the wrist. The ankle is one of the most common injuries in professional and recreational sports and activities. Most ankle sprains happen when the foot abruptly turns inward or outward as an athlete runs, turns, falls, or lands after a jump. One or more of the lateral ligaments can be injured if this occurs. Wrists are often sprained after a fall in which the athlete lands on an outstretched hand.

It is very important to see your doctor if you experience problems with your ankle. He will determine if it is a sprain or something more severe.

If you or anyone close to you plays sports, you know that injuries happen very often. In high school athletics, there are approximately 2,000,000 injuries, 500,000 doctor visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations each year. I have chosen to pursue a career as an athletic trainer because I have played baseball for the past 14 years and I have seen many of the common injuries that athletes sustain. There are many pros and cons of working in this field. In this speech I will bring some of them to your attention.

First, is the education of the patient, if the athlete is willing to report and communicate the problem to the appropriate personnel at the moment and time when it happens, the medical staff will be on the ability of removing the athlete from participation if it is necessary. In addition of educating the athletes, it will be vital to focus on the education of coaches, and parents over the consequences of this injury, the responses of the athlete during the injury, importance of reporting this to the medical personnel (Athletic trainer), and acceptance of the injury. By increasing the awareness of the injury, the medical staff will be more accurate, precise, and the time of recovery will be lower since the athlete will report it in a shorter period of time.

Usually a 3 to 4 week period of rest is required before a return to play.

With the dramatic growth in youth sports participation and the subsequent increase in the number of injuries we are seeing, there is a need for qualified medical care who understands the issues facing young athletes.  The utilization of an Athletic Trainer for recognition and early intervention as well as prevention of these injuries is the logical choice in providing appropriate medical care for our children,” says Kevin Klingele, M.D., orthopedist at Nationwide Children’s

United States Sports Academy stated’ “Coaches don’t want to be in trouble for hurting kids.” Ways to avoid being responsible for kid’s injuries is to make sure that the kid is properly stretched and are practicing the correct way each practice, game and competition. Coach’s need to make sure that each athlete is doing; Chest and Shoulder Stretches, Triceps Stretches, Back and Shoulder Stretches, Quad Stretches, Hip Stretches, Hamstring Stretches, and Abs and Back stretches

Compression will help reduce and prevent swelling and can be applied immediately after injury at pitch side but only for 10 minutes at a time to avoid stopping the circulation. An elastic ankle support can provide mild compression throughout the healing process to help reduce swelling.

Exercises such as jogging and biking can be performed in order to maintain fitness and improve cardio. Once the ankle has healed, the athlete can return to cutting and twisting sports, in order to maintain their skills. Athletes should consult coaches or team physio’s before returning to play, to determine whether the injury is still present or not. If the injury has healed, the athlete should be pain free, able to fulfill their full range of motion, and the ankle should have returned to its previous strength. Skills tests, such as dribbling, as well as quick movements on the ankle can also determine the readiness of the athlete to return to play.

When you are dealing with a sports related injury you can use various ways for treatment. You can partake in taking anti-inflammatory drugs, immobilize the area of injury, surgery, rehabilitation, rest, or other therapy exercises. Immobilization is the most common treatment for sport related injuries. It keeps the injured area from moving and prevents more damage from occurring in the area. Casts, splints, slings, and leg braces are also used to immobilize the injured area. Doing rehabilitation also helps improve the injured area as well, it is the key part of treatment. By moving the injured area, it helps it to heal.

New York Time’s article “A Sprained Ankle May Have Lifelong Consequences”, written by Gretchen Reynolds describes the harsh reality of ankle injuries, explaining that they could possibly affect movement for the rest of the injured person’s life. People tend to address ankle injuries as something that will heal on their own and never be a problem again, but the studies discussed in this article show different results. Ankles are very easily damaged and will heal within a few weeks without serious medical treatment, which is why I believe that people brush off ankle injuries. The first study discussed in the article, facilitated by Dr. Hubbard-Turner, talks about college-aged men and women who were tested by wearing a pedometer for a week to

This paper focuses on the prevention and treatment of injuries in basketball. This paper explores the basic concepts of preventing injuries and the different methods to treat injuries that occur as a result of playing basketball. There are a variety of preventive measures to limit injuries at recreational, collegiate and professional levels of playing basketball. This paper will elaborate on specific approaches to injury prevention for each circumstance. Depending on the duration and intensity of play many contributing factors play a role in the prescribed treatment of basketball injuries. This paper will examine the different types of treatment available and the major factors that are considered based on case by case basis. Basketball is an enjoyable sport with the risk of minor and major injury. This paper will give insight into those injuries and remedies to treat and prevent them.

I find that the attribution theory seems to be the most effective in achieving higher individual and team output. Basically, by attributing good or bad outcomes to internal, stable, and controllable cause leads to the best results (Cox, 2007). A variation of this model occurs when the athlete attributes success to an internal cause (“I trained hard and won”) but will attribute a failure to an external cause (“I trained hard but lost because the field was muddy and slippery”). This version may be less effective but I still like the ego-driven component of it. I believe that by placing the power of success and failure in the hands of the athlete it creates the most stable and concrete feelings of self-efficacy.

A twenty-one year old female, basketball player experienced an ankle sprain by accidentally stepping on another player’s foot. The player was going up to make a shot landed on the opponents foot when she came back down, which made her ankle invert. The head athletic trainer evaluated her then taped her ankle to provide support and keep the swelling to a minimum at that time, so the player could return to play. Immediately after the game, the player’s ankle was iced down to control the swelling and was receiving NSAID’s to help with the pain or discomfort she was feeling. The player was referred to the team physician for x-rays and MRI to help rule out fractures. Treatment was started to help relieving the swelling and pain.