Sports Medicine is medicine of exercise or the total medical care of an exercising individual.

1. Dr Sahir Pall
Consultant Sports Medicine

2. Sports Medicine is the
medicine of exercise or
the total medical care of
an Exercising individual.

3.  The subject of Sports medicine is a amalgam
of many subjects like.
◦ Sports Physiology( Exercise Physiology).
◦ Sports Anthropometry.
◦ Sports Biomechanics( Training Methods).
◦ Sports Psychology.
◦ Nutrition.
◦ Traumatalogy (Forms the main part of sports
medicine dealing with prevention, diagnosis,
treatment and rehabilitation of the injury).
◦ Physiotherapy.

4. EXERCISE
PHYSIOLOGIST
TRAINER COACH
PSYCHOLOGIST
DIETITIAN
SPORTS MEDICINE
SPECALIST
PODIATRIST
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
MASSEUR
Sports Medicine

5.  OVERALL MANAGEMENT- BASED ON SIX
PRINCIPLES
◦ Minimize the extent of initial damage.
◦ Reduce associated pain and inflammation.
◦ Promote healing of damaged tissues.
◦ Maintain or restore
flexibility, strength, proprioception and overall
fitness during the healing phase.
◦ Functionally rehabilitate the injured athlete to
enable return to sport.
◦ Assess and correct any predisposing factors in
order to reduce likelihood of recurrence.

6.  INITIAL TREATMENT
◦ R-Rest
◦ I-Ice
◦ C-Compression
◦ E-Elevation.
 TO MOBILIZE OR IMMOBILIZE
◦ Immobilization
◦ Protected Mobilization
◦ Continuous Passive Motion.

7.  THERAPEUTIC DRUGS
◦ Analgesics
◦ Topical Analgesics
◦ Topical Anti Inflammatory Agents
◦ NSAID
◦ Corticosteroids
 Local Injections
 Iontophoresis.

8.  ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
◦ Ultrasound Therapy
◦ Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
( TENS)
◦ Interferential Stimulation
◦ High Voltage Galvanic Stimulation(HVGS)
◦ Low Voltage Stimulation
◦ Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulators
◦ Point Stimulators/Hyper stimulation Analgesia
◦ Laser
◦ Diathermy
◦ Magnetic Field Therapy.

9.  HEAT AND COLD THERAPY
◦ Cryo Therapy
◦ Superficial Heat
◦ Contrast Bath.
 MANUAL THERAPY
◦ Joints-Mobilization, Manipulation, Traction
◦ Muscles-Soft Tissue Technique (Massage), Muscle
Energy Technique
◦ Neuromeningeal Structures- Neural Stretching.
 SURGERY
◦ Arthroscopic Surgery
◦ Open Surgery.

10.  DEFINATION-
◦ Restoration To a Former Capacity Or
Standing Or To a Rank, Rights And
Privileges Lost Or Forfeited.
 THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF SPORTS
MEDICINE REHABILITATION

11.  IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF
REHABILITITION
◦ Muscle Conditioning
◦ Flexibility
◦ Proprioception
◦ Functional Exercises
◦ Sports Skills
◦ Correction Of Bio-Mechanics
◦ Maintenance Of Cardiovascular Fitness
◦ Psychology.

12. RETURN
TO SPORT
MOTOR
RELEARNING
ENDURANCE
FLEXIBILITY-STRENGTH-PROPRIOCEPTION

13.  MUSCLE CONDITIONING
◦ Effect Of Injury Upon Muscle
◦ Principle Of Muscle Conditioning
 Specific Adaptation To Imposed Demand
 Overload
◦ Component Of Muscle Conditioning
 Muscles Strength Training
 Isometric Exercises
 Isotonic Exercises
 Isokinetic Exercises
 Muscle Power Training
 Muscle Endurance Training
 Motor Re-education.

14.  FLEXIBILITY
◦ Regaining Full Flexibility Of Joint And Soft
Tissues- A Essential Component
 Joint Range Of Motion
 Continuous Passive Motion
 Passive Mobilization
 Passive Exercises
 Active Exercises
 Active Assisted Exercises
 Musculotendinous Flexibility.

15.  Proprioception Exercises
 Sports Skills
 Correction Of Biomechanical Abnormalities
 Cardiovascular Fitness
 Hydrotherapy
 Progression Of Rehabilitation
◦ Type Of Activity
◦ Duration Of Activity
◦ Frequency
◦ Intensity
◦ Complexity Of Activity.

16.  STAGES OF REHABILITATION
◦ Initial Stage
◦ Intermediate Stage
◦ Advanced Stage
◦ Return To Sport
 Monitoring Rehabilitation Programme
◦ Pain
◦ Tenderness
◦ Range of Motion
◦ Swelling
◦ Redness
◦ Ability To Perform Exercises And Functional
Activities
 Psychology and Rehabilitation of Injury.