Sports Injury Specialist NYC

Introduction

The practice of sports medicine has several distinct but interrelated components. Among them are (1) training and preparation for participation in sports; (2) prevention of injury; (3) diagnosis and treatment; (4) and physical therapy programs designed to the playing field and normal life.

Orthopedic and sports physical therapy is a method of rehabilitative treatment whose ultimate goals are the resto play an increasingly vital role in health care, especially as sports and orthopedic disorders become more and more common.

Why is Sports Physical Therapy Necessary?

Why do we need sports physical therapy? One reason is, in a word, because of injuries. In its simplest definition, a sports injury is any injury that occurs on the playing field or because of athletic activity; however, the term generally includes not only injuries incurred as a result of sports-playing, but any injury that affects one’s participation in sports, regardless of how it was acquired. This includes athletes of all ages, both young and old, men and women. It can include both amateur and pro sports. Physical therapy encompasses all of these.

Experiencing an injury can incur tremendous losses on an athlete. For some, it can mean the end toration.

Physical Therapy Sports Diagnosis

Because accurate diagnosis is one of the bedrocks of effective recovery, sports injury is impossible without it. Although in some cases the diagnosis may be immediately obvious from an examination of the patient’s his to ensure complete accuracy.

But understanding the exact nature of the condition is only one half of diagnosis. Once the physician has correctly assessed what’s afflicting the patient, it becomes necessary tomorrow.

Some Common Methods of Physical Therapy Sports Treatment

The following are some of the most commonly prescribed and effective methods of pain relief and symptom treatment in professional orthopedic and sports physical therapy.

The first and, in some ways, most crucial element of recovery after a diagnosis is adequate rest. Rest doesn’t always mean complete immobility, and in most cases to work in different ways while removing the stress of exertion from areas that have become over-worked.

Cold and / or heating may also prove beneficial for recovering patients. Cold can be helpful when a patient is suffering from the pains that are often incurred in the hours and days immediately following injury, or during a flare-up of a condition such as arthritis. Physicians generally recommend applying a bag of ice, or frozen food, or a cold compress to relieving pain, heat can be useful in relaxing tense muscles. Patients can experience the effects of heating in the form of mineral springs, electric pads, or moist hot packs.

From ancient times, electric currents have been employed to be especially effective in the treatment of chronic osteoarthritis and bursitis pain.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a cervical spine pain treatment involving the use of a machine tor’s office or a smaller home kit.

Sports Physical Therapy of New York Dynamic Rehabilitation Clinic

For patients suffering from crippling orthopedic and sports injuries, NYDNRehab is widely recognized as a leader in the realm of treatment and rehabilitation. At our clinic in New York City we employ a combination of manual techniques and new technologies to provide some of the best care available.

Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (C.A.R.E.N) is one of the most advanced instruments in the realm of physical therapy and sports medicine to practice exercises like navigating a boat through shark-infested waters. This has the effect of training them in correct posture and symmetrical weight-bearing. It’s one of the most effective of all currently available rehabilitative technologies. Plus, it’s fun!

We also use gait (walking) and running analysis and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) according to the roots of human motion. For all these reasons, NYDNRehab is recognized as a leader in sports medicine and orthopedic treatment in New York City.