Sport Rehabilitation
• Therapies and Services > Sport RehabilitationWhat is Sport Rehabilitation?
Sport rehabilitation is a relatively new degree course that is closely linked with physiotherapy. A therapist that delivers sport rehabilitation is classed as a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR). A Sport Rehabilitator (GSR) is highly skilled in providing a range of relevant and carefully tailored intervention strategies to the physically active, to allow continued optimal participation in their chosen activity. The skills used include recognition, evaluation and assessment, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning, and prevention from further injury.
Sport rehabilitators have graduated with a degree in Sport Rehabilitation, and are recognised by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), the United Kingdom professional body for Graduate Sports Rehabilitators. The Sport Rehabilitator offers the individual unique skills to allow continued optimal participation in their chosen activity.
Working in both a clinical and exercise based environment allows the therapist to take an individual from the initial assessment of an injury right through to a high level of competition within any given sporting field.
As the number of people participating in sport and exercise at all levels continues to increase, so too do the diverse demands on healthcare practitioners. Couple this with the nationwide drive to make Britain a healthier place and get people of all ages and physical conditions exercising; there is a definite need for exercise and rehabilitation professionals who can work alongside and complement the existing healthcare practitioners.
What happens in a treatment session?
A full consultation will take place in the first session to assess your health status and document your medical history. Following this, the sport rehabilitator will make a decision which areas of the body require a physical assessment, after which the client will need to dress down to an appropriate and comfortable state. This allows the sport rehabilitator access to all parts of the body, which need assessment; this often includes more than one area of the body.
Following a series of structured tests, the sport rehabilitator will make a decision on the method of treatment which could include, massage, joint mobilisation, electrotherapy or soft tissue mobilisation techniques. In addition to this treatment, you are likely to receive some form of exercise therapy in order to prevent recurrence of the problem and to help correct any dysfunctional movement patterns or postural abnormalities.
What are the benefits?A sport rehabilitator can help with musculoskeletal problems ranging from soft tissue injuries (muscle, tendon, ligament and fascia) to joints (upper/lower limb and spinal), postural issues and massage. A sport rehabilitator can also help with injury prevention strategies, rehabilitation programmes following injury and exercise programming up to an elite athlete level.
All benefits from massage are outlined in the holistic and sports massage section.
For more information about sport rehabilitation check out www.basrat.org.
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