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The profession of sports medicine has undergone great change
in the last 30 years. Simply defined, sports medicine
is the art of returning an athlete to their sport following
injury. We have unique expertise in this area.
"One of the most important decisions we make as sports {clinicians}
is when to let a patient get back into practice and competition
after an injury or illness. If too soon, the patient can get
hurt again—maybe worse. If too late—like 'take
a few month off and then come back and see me' – we
are not really fulfilling our job requirements."
-- Richard H. Strauss, MD; Former Editor-in-Chief,
Physician & Sports Medicine
Medical care of the injured athlete has often involved many different
health care providers on the “Sports Medicine Team.”
These team members may often include:
1.) Physician (MD or DO)
2.) Physical Therapist (PT)
3.) Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
4.) Dentist (oral injuries)
5.) Nutritionist
6.) Sport Psychologist
Those people having the closest relationship with the injured athlete
are the Physical Therapist and/or Athletic Trainer
1,
due to the amount of time spent in rehabilitation and on the
field. The PT and/or ATC has the unique opportunity to see
how injuries progress on a day to day basis, and how treatment
regimes can improve problems rapidly over time
At Eugene Physical Therapy, our staff is uniquely qualified to
treat such problems. We have staff who have treated at a variety
of levels of athletics, including Olympic and minor league
athletes. Our goal is the most rapid recovery possible, with
safety in mind. This means effective communication, combined
with emphasis on deficits demonstrated in the initial evaluation.
As symptoms improve, treatment may include a biomechanical
assessment prior to return to sport, such as running gait
analysis (see below), throwing analysis, or sport specific
activity assessment
Our staff has seen many athletes in these categories:
-- Archery
-- Baseball/Softball
-- Basketball
-- Cheerleading
-- Crew (Rowing)
-- Dancing (competitive)
-- Football
-- Gymnastics
-- Hockey
-- Ice Skating
-- Martial Arts
-- Olympic Power Lifting
-- Raquetball
-- Skiing (alpine & water)
-- Soccer
-- Swimming
-- Tennis
-- Track & Field
-- Volleyball
-- Wrestling
At Eugene Physical Therapy, we base our treatment on the Evaluation.
We do not focus on "generalized" programs as we find patients progress at a faster rate if deficits
identified
are focused on. Therefore our treatment plan focuses on the
individual's needs.
Treatment may include:

Taping
and/or
Bracing (including McConnell Taping)

Custom
splints

ROM
exercise

Strengthening
Exercise

Proprioceptive
Training (see Dynamic Proprioception Approach below)

Manual
and/or Manipulative therapy

Movement
Re-education

PNF
techniques (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Technique –
see SERVICES)

Modalities
DYNAMIC PROPRIOCEPTION:
We specialize in assessing and treating proprioceptive deficits.
The Dynamic Proprioception Approach © was originated
by Jeff Giulietti and has started to be taught to PT's and
ATC's in 2003
REFERENCES
1. Prentice WE.
Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach 11 ed
McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA 2003 page 12