1. Rehabilitation:

2. Rehabilitation: Exercises
Rehabilitation is the process of recovering from an injury.
Rehabilitation includes...
Decreasing inflammation and pain
Increasing ROM and flexibility
Increasing strength and power
increasing proprioception
Rehabilitation includes many different types of treatment...
Stretching
R.I.C.E.
Proprioception
Weights
Exercises

3. Rehabilitation: The rehab process is unique to each individual injury
Every person and every injury is different therefore each rehab process is unique to the individual and their injury
Rehab can take days to months depending on the nature and severity of the injury

4. Rehabilitation:
The rehab process is generally broken down into 3 phases:
Phase 1: Control Inflammation
Phase 2: Repair
Phase 3: Remodel

5. Phase 1: Phase 1 of the rehab process begins immediately after injury
The main goals of phase 1 are...
preventing further injury
decreasing pain
controlling inflammation

6. Phase 1: Phase 1 of the rehab process usually lasts 2-3 days
Treatments for phase 1 may include...
RICE
Kinisio-taping for edema
Anti-inflammatory medications
Crutches or bracing

7. Phase 2: Phase 2 of the rehab process begins once phase 1 is complete
The main goals of Phase 2 consists of...
Repairing damaged tissues
Increasing ROM and strength

8. Phase 2:
Phase 2 of the rehab process can last anywhere from a few days to months
Treatments for phase 2 may include...
proprioception exercises
stretching/increasing flexibility
strengthening
massage
taping

9. Phase 3: Phase 3 of the rehab process begins once phase 2 is complete
The main goals of phase 3 consist of...
Sports specific activities/exercises
running/cutting/swimming/jumping
increasing endurance and speed
increasing strength and flexibility
getting injured area back to pre-injury levels or possibly even BETTER!

10. Phase 3: Phase 3 of the rehab process can last a few days to a month
Treatments for phase 3 may include...
sports specific activities/exercises
running/cutting/change of direction
swimming
jumping
sports specific drills

11. Rehabilitation:
Rehab is a very important part and huge role of athletic training
Every rehab is unique to the individual and the injury also meaning that the timetables are also different
Rehab is important, not only to get the athlete back to competition, but to prevent further injury as well