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Rehabilitation of Athletes

Rehabilitation of Athletes. Mike Shaffer PT, ATC, OCS . Athletes sustain unique injuries which are different from their non-athletic counterparts? Athletes have unique needs or circumstances which require sports medicine specialty care?

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Rehabilitation of Athletes

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  1. Rehabilitation of Athletes Mike Shaffer PT, ATC, OCS

  2. Athletes sustain unique injuries which are different from their non-athletic counterparts? Athletes have unique needs or circumstances which require sports medicine specialty care? Athletes are more motivated than most “regular” patients? Athletes “heal” more quickly than other “regular” patients? Athletes should be afforded special “perks” (ex. convenient appointment times, rapid scheduling of radiology, surgery, etc) Athletes should have access to the best medical personnel and equipment? T/F: Pre- test

  3. Don’t cry for me Argentina!

  4. Costa do Saiupe

  5. Definition of “Athlete”

  6. Athletes sustain unique injuries which are different from their non-athletic counterparts? • Sprains • ACL • “Shin splints” • Stress fractures • SLAP tears

  7. Athletes have unique needs or circumstances which require sports medicine specialty care? • Quick return (short seasons/ careers) • High demands • Know their sport (earlier return) • Know rules of their game (bracing) • Psychology

  8. Athletes are more motivated than most “regular” patients? • Pain (everyone’s motivated to decrease) • No incentive to be “out” • Except psychological issues • Parental/ peer pressure • Small fish/ big pond • Coach/ teammate conflict

  9. Athletes “heal” more quickly than other “regular” patients? • Biologic healing rates • Athlete vs. non • Healthy vs non • Associated factors • Regain strength • Higher level to start with….but higher demands • Knowledge

  10. Athletes should be afforded special “perks” (ex. convenient appointment times, rapid scheduling of radiology, surgery, etc) • Busy, “friends”

  11. Athletes should have access to the best medical personnel and equipment? • University allocation of resources • Student/ resident training • Professional team physicians

  12. What is different? • Stress

  13. What is different? • Activity modification/ relative rest. “You don’t have an injured body, you have an injured body part”- Chris Doyle

  14. What is different? • Time frames

  15. What is different? • Resources

  16. What is different? • Communication 101 • “How bad is it?” • “How long am I going to be out?”

  17. What is different? • Education • Terminology • “I think you need to…”

  18. What is different? • Communication 102

  19. What is different? • Multiple voices

  20. What is different? • NM control

  21. What is different? • Young and fun

  22. The Truth “Chicks dig the team Doc”- anonymous

  23. The Truth 2- • “So do dudes….

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