Sports Rehabilitation in Chicago
Specialized Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries
Are you a student, individual, or professional athlete looking to return to your sport? Recovering from a sports injury requires a specialized approach. Unlike general physical therapy, sports rehab follows a progressive, sport-specific recovery plan tailored for athletes.
Sports injuries fall under musculoskeletal conditions, but sports therapy has different goals than standard physical therapy. It’s a structured, safe approach that aids recovery, prevents future injuries, and restores optimal functional and sport-specific fitness through:
- Assessing and diagnosing the injury
- Implementing a recovery plan to restore physical independence and return to pre-injury levels
- Educate patients on staying safe, fit and reducing injury in the future
- Preparation to avoid recurring injury episodes
- Achieving peak athletic performance
Common Sports Injuries
- Sprain: Overstretching or tearing the ligaments
- Strain: Overstretching or tearing muscles or tendons
- Tendonitis: Common in sports like, golf, tennis, jogging, CrossFit, with overuse of specific muscle groups. This is the inflammation of tendons causes pain and swelling. The main question is can you continue playing sports with tendonitis?
- Bursitis: This is the inflammation of the lubricated cushion between the bone and soft tissue of a joint. Most common in shoulder, hip, elbow, and knee. Repetitive movement, excessive pressure of a joint can cause bursitis.
- Knee injuries: Meniscal and/or ligament tear
- Shin splints: Also known as medial tibial stress syndrome- is inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around your inner border of tibia.
- Swollen muscles, Achilles tendon rupture, Fractures, Dislocations, Rotator cuff tears
Treatments Include
- Pain and swelling management
- Flexibility and ROM
- Strength and endurance
- Proprioception and coordination
- Functional rehabilitation
The athlete will have gradually returned to game when there is no sign of pain or weakness with increase in activity and the sport-specific demands are optimum.
Contact Us Today for Sports Rehabilitation
Looking to recover from a sports injury and get back to peak performance? Our sports rehabilitation program helps restore strength, mobility, and endurance while reducing the risk of re-injury. With expert guidance and personalized treatment, we’ll support your journey to full recovery. Take the first step—schedule your sports rehab session today!
