Sports Therapy Assignment

It is the nature of boxing that the athlete will compete in a series of two to three minute segments, or rounds, with one-minute rest intervals between each round. The boxer’s training program is similar to those found in most contact sports, emphasizing physical fitness and endurance. Boxing is unique as it places equal emphasis on the ability of the athlete to deliver and to absorb powerful physical blows in competition,

• Doing strength and range-of-motion exercises (physical therapy) as told by your health care provider.

As seen on Day 1 or Monday I have made to start with multi-joint exercises so the client would be able to rest/recovery to build muscles. Therefore, having multi-joint exercises helps loosen up the other joints so you won’t get hurt and would help build muscle.

--Bilateral exercises (squats, ski jumps, tree pose, X-jumps and donkey kicks) X 20 to improve UE strength, proprioceptive input, self-regulation, balance and work behavior.

late postoperative phase71: The frequency of treatment in this phase (weeks 6 to 8) is the based on the remaining impairment, the important point in this frame is quadriceps index greater than 80%, optimal full knee ROM and the normal gait pattern with the less effusion. This indicator (80%) shows a minimal deficit in strength and also use the cut off the NMES to augment quadriceps

“A Sports Therapists does some unbelievable stretching with the patients”. Brian O’ Driscoll is the one who created the quote, and the meaning to it is that Sports Therapists do a lot of one on one work with patients. The job of a Sports Therapists consists of helping sick or injured people manage the pain the patients have. Sports Therapists also record progress and medical history that the patient has had. Sports Therapists analyze and order diagnostics for the patients that need the diagnostics. Sports Therapy is a great career choice for someone who is interested in helping people/athletes, because Sports Therapists benefit society, personally fulfilling, and has good employment opportunities.

Interferential current (IFC) electrical stimulation is vastly used in the physical therapy and athletic training settings to control pain. This can be done via the gate control theory or opiate release mechanism and on the sensory or motor level depending on the parameters set. IFC is commonly thought of when trying to reduce acute pain in athletes, but there have also been studies using this modality for chronic pain in individuals. As an athletic trainer, it is important to determine whether IFC can effectively control or limit chronic pain in order to decide how to implement successful treatment to athletes who have chronic orthopedic conditions such as persistent low back, or knee pain.

The main focus in the first stage of the rehabilitation problem will be to get 100% range of movement back into the athletes injured knee with no pain being suffered as he currently only has 70% range of movement and 2 months post-surgery the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic suggest that he should have full range of movement (ROM) in his knee (Werstin, 2009). It will hope to achieve this by introducing closed kinetic chain exercises (CKC) which are exercises that use a resistance such as squats and bicycling (Heijne et al, 2004) but also must remember that it is just as vital to maintain the highest level of strength and function possible in the unaffected knee as well, this is important as during the program we will use the unaffected leg as a comparison to assess the progress of the affected knee (Hiemstra et al, 2000). These have been chosen as according to Fleming et al 2003, CKC

The overall objectives that were taken under consideration included nearly all aspects in regards to functionality of the knee (14). Many studies have placed patients recovering from ACL reconstruction on rehab regimens with the hope to improve various aspects concerned with how well and at what levels the knee can function. Treatment programs, accelerated or non-accelerated commonly encompass similar exercises and physical activity such as stretching, strength training, and activation of muscles through electrical stimulation. The intensity and general progression of therapy is where the two significantly contrast. With the use of weight bearing exercises, or strength training within the accelerated regimen, it has been proven to limit muscle weakness as a consequence of immobilization after surgery. Shelbourne carried out this method of intervention every week, 2-3 times per week, while progressively increasing weight and the degrees to which the knee was stretched. The results were assessed using The Cybex Isokinetic Device, a

Physical therapy has come a long way in the last couple of decades, literally transforming the way pain, functional limitations and recovery from surgery is treated. But just as with any other healthcare provider, it’s the people behind the front door - and their treatment philosophy - which makes the critical difference in the patient experience.

Therapeutic exercises are indicated for the same reasons of increasing strength, increasing range of motion, and promoting normal movement patterns allowing this patient to increase her endurance to ambulate, increase her ability to sit, stand, twist, and bend. Indications on this examination of continued muscular spasms throughout the joints, trigger points, adhesions, and neural compression warrants soft tissue mobilization.

There is another course called Anatomy in Motion. It is all about the foot and how the foot mechanics influence the rest of the body and how those joints move. In terms of certifications for the states, the ones that I have are the highest level. Like NKT for example I completed 2 of the 3 levels in the states. I have been to the states a lot. Most of the courses I end up taking are in the states just because they do not offer them up in Canada. At is more of a standard in high schools and universities over there so I guess you could say they have advanced in certain areas. I know that Edmonton has AT’s in the schools but I do not know how many other cities are doing that. Calgary does not even have that as a standard for all schools yet.

The client chose side lunges with resistance bands as the particular physical activity to avoid any limitations while performing the exercise. Due to an ACL injury the client suffered, she wanted to avoid exercises that would be strenuous on her knee during rehabilitation.

What is a sports physical therapist? A sports physical therapist is a physical therapist who specializes in the field of sports medicine. This type of therapist is qualified to work with patients who have suffered debilitating injuries from sporting events (Thyberg). Sports physical therapists work with a number of patients with problems ranging from muscle pains to sports injuries. Their work doesn’t consist of only working with injured patients; sports physical therapists must come up with care plans, fill out paper work, and check in with their patient’s doctors for status updates. There are several components that make up the job of a sports physical therapist.

“You may improve your health and have a physically fit body by getting into a boxing fitness training program,”(Markovsky, The Benefits of Boxing Training for Fitness).When people hear the word boxing they think of the most sordid and disgusting sport but the truth is that boxing relieves stress and makes people feel good knowing that they are getting into shape and that they can protect themselves. Boxing works the muscles hard so that they recuperate quickly allowing the body to work again the next day. Most people train in boxing simply to relieve stress and get rid of their anger. There are boxing classes all around the world and there are also many boxing venues in each city that have the intentions of teaching self- defense, learning to be more vigilant and physically enhancing people's bodies. Studies show that boxing helps keep the heart rate at seventy-five to eighty-five percent of the regular heart beats,(Markovsky, The Benefits of Boxing Training for Fitness). People have actually created videos teaching boxing and workout videos that involve