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Muscle injuries and considerations for rehabilitation (Treatment follows…
Muscle injuries and considerations for rehabilitation
Very common in sport
Recurrent - hamstrings within 1 month of return
First time
How common are they in the sport you are involved with?
Research and literature
Treatment follows POLICE protocol
S&S of muscle injuries
How will you reduce them?
Good blood supply = usually good healing
Atrophy
Inhibition
Some swelling must take place in order to allow healing, however, we need to control.
Rehab requires knowledge of anatomy and function
Uni-articuar, bi-articuar
Which joint(s) do they cross? what will you need to work on?
Single or multiple injuries
Severity G0 - G3
Surgical or conservative management
Origin, insertion, nerve supply
Movements created
Understand muscle physiology
Contractile
Elastic
Mechanosensetive - they respond and adapt to load
What components should I focus on for rehab?
Based on physiology, anatomy, function, MOI
Based on needs analysis
Strength
Principles?
Flexibility
Principles?
We do not neglect the others
