Sports Training

Experiencing an injury from a sport you love can be discouraging, but it’s possible to build your fitness back to where it was pre-injury. At OrthoBethesda Physical Therapy, we are here to walk alongside you through the whole recovery process and help you get back in the game.

What Is Sports Therapy?

Sports therapy is an injury prevention and rehabilitation program to aid you in achieving optimal levels of sports performance. This program is specifically designed for athletes and deals with all injuries — acute, chronic and repetitive — in all levels of sports, including recreational, high school, collegiate and professional.

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How Does Sports Therapy Work?

Sports therapy can involve physiological and pathological processes for an athlete to train and rehabilitate an affected area. In a sports therapy program, you will work one-on-one with a sports therapist who has the knowledge and ability to provide immediate care, long-term enhancement exercises and prevention techniques to promote healing.

Your sports therapist can adjust your treatment program to fit your exact injury and strengthen you for your precise sport. For example, a soccer player who has injured their ankle will have a treatment program designed to strengthen and rehabilitate their ankle based on the correct form for kicking.

Sports therapy can include various techniques, including:

• Therapeutic exercise: Restore your musculoskeletal functioning with prescribed exercises from expert physical therapists.
• Manual therapy: Experience a series of hands-on methods that work to improve damaged soft tissue, joints and nerves.
• Therapeutic taping: Relieve pain with this drug-free method, which also supports your affected muscle or joint while you’re recovering and staying active.
• Functional training: Improve your body’s agility, flexibility and stability with natural conditioning exercises designed for performance in your sport.

Benefits of Sports Therapy

Sports therapy assists you by addressing all areas of the body, including the muscular, skeletal, nervous and circulatory systems. Specifically, sports therapy can benefit you in the following ways:

• Improve coordination, flexibility and posture
• Prevent strains, sprains, dislocations or fractures or their recurrence
• Reduce weakness, atrophy and soreness after injuries
• Increase blood circulation
• Reduce inflammation
• Prevent the need for surgery
• Maximize sports performance through reduced stress and tension

Who Does Sports Therapy Help?

Any athlete looking for therapy following an injury can benefit from sports therapy. Additionally, athletes can go through sports therapy to learn injury prevention techniques, even if they have never experienced an injury. Overall, this therapy works to prolong your endurance and strength in your favorite sport.

Book Your Sports Therapy Appointment Today

Start sports therapy today with OrthoBethesda Physical Therapy. When you schedule your first appointment, you will meet with one of our sports therapists to identify and address the severity of your injury and discuss your physical goals. From there, we will design the most effective treatment plan to suit your needs.

OrthoBethesda Physical Therapy is a leader in outpatient sports therapy and can get you back on your feet and out on the field. You can trust us to provide needed resources and advice for an exceptional outcome. Feel free to contact us today to learn more.