The document discusses rehabilitation procedures for injuries which include progressive mobilization, graduated exercises, training, and the use of heat and cold. Rehabilitation aims to restore optimal function, return the athlete safely to competition, and prevent re-injury. Procedures include stretching, conditioning, and building total body fitness through gradually increasing workloads. Full training can resume once adaptations like increased strength and mobility are achieved.

1. Progressive
mobilisation
Graduated Exercises
Training
Use of heat and cold
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HOW IS INJURY
REHABILITATION
MANAGED?
REHABILITATION
PROCEDURES

2.  Progressive Mobilisation
 Graduated exercises
 Stretching
 Conditioning
 Total body fitness
 Training
 Use of heat and cold
REHABILITATION PROCEDURES

3. Rehabilitation after injury can take some
time depending on the type and severity of
the injury.
The aims of any rehabilitation program are
to:
- restore optimal function of the injured area
- return the athlete to competition quickly
and safely
- prevent re-injury.
WHY REHABILITATE?

5. REHABILITATION
PROCEDURE

6.  Joint mobilisation is the freeing of hindered joints to allow
improved ROM
 Joint mobilisation can be achieved through active exercises
(performed by the athlete) or through passive methods
(manipulation of the injured part by another person).
 Mobilisation of the injured part should begin soon after the
injury because joint inactivity can increase the formation of
scar tissue.
 The process is known as progressive mobilisation because
the range of movement is gradually increased over time until
the full range of movement is restored.
PROGRESSIVE MOBILISATION

7. STRETCHING
 Important to ensure that injury heals without scaring.
 Scaring shortens the muscle and makes it prone to further
injury.
 Most appropriate Stretching is proprioceptive neuromuscular
facilitation (PNF)
GRADUATED EXERCISE

8. CONDITIONING:
 Implies a build-up in fitness as a result of adaptations to
gradual increases in physical stress.
 Effective conditioning processes uses the overload principle to
ensure that a greater than normal load is placed on the body
 Periods of rest and recovery are followed by gradually
increasing workloads.
 Correctly used, the princiiple of progression ensures that the
conditioning experience is pain free in the injured area.
 Specificity: conditioning regime needs to target general
Cardiorespiratory fitness together with increasing the need for
strength, power and local muscular endurance around the
injured area.
GRADUATED EXERCISE

9. TOTAL BODY FITNESS
 This is regaining the level of mental and physical fitness
reached by the athlete before the injury occurred.
 Program = progressively and gradually overload the muscle
groups and energy systems.
 Required adaptations should be regained before competition.
GRADUATED EXERCISE

10.  Hypertrophy (increased size) of the muscles
 Strengthening of tendons and ligaments
 Increased capillarisation and subsequent blood flow to the
injured area.
 Increased elasticity in fibres
 Increased joint mobility
 Absence of pain
 Full confidence in knowing that the injured area can handle
match stress
 Fully restore balance and coordination
ADAPTATIONS

11.  With total body fitness achieved, full training can resume.
 Here the athlete is expected to participation the full training
program in a pain-free environment
 Includes participating in:
 Warm-up
 Conditioning
 Drills
 Skills development
 Tactics
 Cool-down
TRAINING

12.  Controversial
 Generally
 Cold: applied for anything up to four days following injury PLUS at
times to reduce inflammation.
 Heat: NOT until two to three days after injury, depending on the injury
and extent of damage.
USE OF HEAT AND COLD