Rehabilitation of athletes in Türkiye
Rehabilitation for athletes prepares the patient for before and after the operation. This is done by taking steps that will reduce the severity of the pain and reduce the swelling in the knee
Athletes are among the people who are most exposed to injury due to the exercises and sports training of all kinds. Especially in games that need to use joints and muscles more so always.
We find that the stadiums are keen to have the best specialists and therapists in rehabilitation programs and exercise programs. Which the athlete needs when he undergoes an operation and needs to exercise that helps him practice his sport again while avoiding any complications.
Rehabilitation programs for athletes
Rehabilitation programs for athletes are provided by REHABTÜRK. What you need from the experience of therapists and specialists and modern means and devices. It is used by the hospital staff in order to carry out a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation program, through which it provides continuous and good care for the player in order to improve his performance after suffering an injury or undergoing surgery.
Injuries that require rehabilitation programs for athletes
Players and athletes are exposed to various injuries of varying type and degree of severity. According to the type of sport, as it is a sport such as football, tennis, basketball, and other games that require the use of muscles and joints by pressing them more. Which makes them permanently exposed to injuries or tissue damage and need to strengthen the muscles surrounding the joints.
Therefore, the hospital seeks to include rehabilitation programs targeting athletes. To have the best capabilities and specialists trained in a more specialized way in the field of rehabilitation of athletes after injury.
Athletes’ injuries
Cruciate ligament injury
Which is one of the most common injuries to athletes, especially those who play basketball and football. This injury greatly and seriously affects the player’s performance, as the duration of treatment may reach, which makes the player stay away from the stadiums for nearly six months. Also, his level of play may be affected after the end of the treatment period, which requires him to undergo rehabilitation programs. The cruciate ligament consists of two ligaments, the posterior and the anterior.
Patient preparation
Physiotherapy steps and rehabilitation programs for athletes begin with steps to prepare the patient for before and after the operation. This is done by taking steps to reduce the severity of the pain and relieve the swelling in the knee using ice bags that are placed on the site of the injury on a daily basis. In addition to the use of fixed contraction exercises, through which the therapist aims to strengthen the muscles. The specialist also evaluates the range of motion of the joint and works to restore the normal range if it is found that it has been reduced.
Qualification period
The rehabilitation period that the patient undergoes after the cruciate ligament operation takes a period of between three or six months. This is due to the extent of the patient’s condition and the degree of his injury. Also, the rehabilitation period is determined according to whether the patient is an amateur and not a professional athlete. As the interests of ordinary people differ from the interests of professional athletes. As the professional athlete is supposed to be keen to return better in order to restore his previous performance and fitness on the field.
Rehabilitation stages
The phases of physiotherapy that the hospital is keen to provide are divided for athletes who undergo rehabilitation programs.
Where the first stage in the physiotherapy programs is the subjection of the athlete after leaving the operation on the first day following the operation. The therapist aims to restore the range of motion of the knee. It also aims to control infiltration and train the patient on the exercises that he should continue to practice at home. And taking care of it in order to strengthen the muscles, as well as preparing the knee during rehabilitation programs to be able to load it gradually, in order to be able to load it partially and then reach the full load.
Rehabilitation goals
The hospital relies on the assistance of those who have an international reputation and long experience in the field of treating sports injuries and preparing the necessary rehabilitation programs for athletes and players in various sports. Through its comprehensive medical system, it aims to do the following:
lengthening the muscle
Physiotherapy programs aim to direct the patient to the method of lengthening the muscles in a gradual and orderly manner. This makes the muscles flexible and supple, and factors that help them resist stress are available. And reduce the rate of exposure to infections. And instructing the patient on the need to adhere to physical exercises and exercises while he is at home in order to strengthen the muscles and reach the maximum benefit from these exercises.
Reducing swelling
After a bruise or sprain, an athlete may experience swelling at the site of the injury. And if the use of physical therapy and rehabilitation programs is not accelerated. The severity of the tumor may increase, the pain may become more severe, and it may cause pressure on the vessels and nerves surrounding the affected area. As physiotherapy programs work to reduce swelling and help the body absorb this swelling.
Muscle strengthening
Physiotherapy sessions aim to direct the patient to perform exercises that are done in a specific way that help give strength to the muscles surrounding the affected area. Gradual pain relief helps the patient to avoid resorting to the use of analgesics for pain relief.
Physiotherapy sessions also help to get rid of the roughness that the knee joint may be exposed to, or to get rid of what it may be exposed to from a slight loss in the knee joint . Therefore, the hospital, through the physiotherapy sessions it provides to the patient, helps in strengthening the muscles in the thigh and knee, relieving the pressure that the knee bears, and reducing the severity of pain.
A person who sustains an injury to the joints or muscles must resort to urgently undergoing the necessary treatment for rehabilitation. Through which he can control the tumor and direct the athlete to what he should follow before and after the surgery.
The hospital determines the period required for rehabilitation after undergoing surgery, which is determined according to the type and severity of the injury. The therapist performs the necessary examinations and determines the exercises that the athlete needs after suffering an injury.
Benefits of rehabilitation for athletes
The hospital’s keenness to provide sports rehabilitation programs stems from the fact that the athlete needs speed in the programs that he uses in order to rehabilitate him in order to return to playing the game he plays. And his team relies on him in it, so among the benefits of sports rehabilitation are the following:
- The sports specialist prepares the necessary programs that the athlete must take care of while playing. In order to avoid, as much as possible, exposure to sports injuries that he may suffer during the game.
- Sports rehabilitation aims to prepare the athlete for the best functional level, the ability to regain fitness and physical activity, and restore functional capabilities. And the use of means that maintain the safety of the athlete from exposure to the same site that was injured from re-injury.
- Sports rehabilitation programs aim to develop the necessary elements related to physical fitness.
Rehabilitation of athletes in Türkiye
If you suffer from injuries while playing sports, the team of physiotherapists and rehabilitation experts at REHABTÜRK can help you develop a treatment plan in Turkey.
Therefore, you must communicate with your medical advisor at REHABTÜRK to evaluate the case via remote, and then your case is presented to specialized doctors to estimate the extent of your need for a rehabilitation program for athletes in Türkiye.
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