Posted on 6th March, 2025 at 6:30:41 AM
What is the Role and Responsibility of Sports Physiotherapy ?
Sports physiotherapists play an important role in the career of athletes and sports people. The role and responsibilities of a sports physiotherapist depend on the sports to which they are associated.
Sports physiotherapists perform a vital role, from monitoring athlete’s health to assessing injuries and treatment.
Physiotherapists do an assessment of patients by asking several questions about past health history. It will include thorough body examination.
Sport physiotherapists identify the root cause of the injury. In many cases the root cause is not where the pain is located. There are several factors that contributed to the injury, which can only be rectified after proper examination.
Therapists suggest personalized plans, this will include all the health issues and problems. So the chances of recurrence of pain becomes zero.
Sport Physiotherapists assure the improvement in strength and balance of other parts of the body. It is very important for athletes to come back stronger from their injury.
Sport physiotherapists work as a multidisciplinary team along with coach, team managers.
Sport physiotherapists work for injury prevention. They identify modifiable risk factors to an injury and prevent them from recurring.
They work as advisors to promote a safe and active lifestyle of the athletes.
How do sport physiotherapists diagnose and treat injury?
Sport physiotherapists use a number of tests and machines, equipment to know the level of risk and weakness. This information about where the injury occurred allows a specific treatment plan. Few examples about how sport physiotherapists diagnose a problem:-
Therapists use ultrasound techniques to know about the condition of muscles, joints and tendons.
A series of validated tests are carried out to identify any muscle imbalance.
Some specialist equipment like an isokinetic machine and hand - held Dynamometers are used to diagnose muscle strength. It will provide key strength information for better understanding.
Some physical exercise tests are used particularly in the case of a runner to assess their running style.
These tests identify any biomechanical factor that needs to be addressed as a part of the treatment program.
All these well-developed equipment and services are available at Dr. Sameera Gupta’s physiotherapy clinic. If you want any guidance and treatment, don’t hesitate to contact us.
What are the contributions of sport physiotherapists in achieving sporting goals?
Sport physiotherapists help in preventing and managing injuries. They ensure the injury is recovered in a particular period of time; so that athletes can join their team again.
These therapists can be a part of a sports medical team and help athletes to train for increased duration and intensity without becoming injured.
Though the coach plays a significant role in an athlete’s life from providing training and guiding them, coaches are not trained on a medical level to cure injuries of the athletes. For an overall development and performance enhancement physio plays an important part in athletes life.
Sport physiotherapists and athletes
The sport physiotherapists should have good relationships with athletes. There should be a feeling of mutual trust and confidence between athletes and physio. This implies that athletes will have confidence in physio and the physio will feel that the athletes will comply with the advice given.
Athletes understand that a sport physiotherapist aims to maximize and improve their performance.
