09 Nov Rehabilitation Modalities in Sports Medicine
Rehabilitation is a process aimed at restoring the athlete to his or her pre-injury function. Rehabilitation involves the application of the right treatments at the right time. There are several types of rehab modalities utilized by the sports medicine team. In this assignment, you will conduct an in-depth investigation into a selected rehabilitation modality. Rehabilitation Modality Selection
- Heat
- Light Therapy
- Cold
- Ultrasound
- Joint Mobilization
- E-stem
- TENS
- Phonophoresis
Research
- Define the rehabilitation modality
- History/progression of the rehabilitation modality
- Equipment utilized in the rehabilitation modality
- Goal of the rehabilitation modality
- Benefits to the injured anatomy
- Ideal application process of the rehabilitation modality
- Duration, frequency, intensity
- Comparison to another rehabilitation modality
