Return to Play Criteria Flashcards
When does rehabilitation begin?
immediately post injury
What is important to understand with regard to return to play (RTP) criteria and the individual athlete?
no one set of RTP guidelines or one method of treatment will apply to all injuries over all individuals
Short term foals of injury rehabilitation? (5)
- control pain
- maintain/improve flexibility
- restore/increase strength
- reestablish neuromuscular control /proprioception
- maintain cardiorespiratory fitness
long term goal of injury rehabilitation?
return to practice/competition as quickly and safely as possible
When should you start functional progressions?
As soon as possibly in the rehab program
Functional Progressions: Slow ---> \_\_\_\_ Simple --> \_\_\_\_\_ Short --> \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ Light --> \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_
Fast
Complex
Long Distance
Heavy Resistance
What type of functional progressions are good to start with?
isometric exercises
7 factors to consider while developing a RTP plan?
- Mechanism of Injury
- Age of Individual
- Major anatomical structures involved
- injury severity
- stages of tissue healing
- type of sport or activity
- chronicity of the injury
Acute management goals? (4)
- manage the injury site
- prevent secondary complications
- support and stabilize the injury
- establish and implement home program
What are some factors of a home program for acute management of injury?
- RICE
- basic ROM/stretching
- rest should be active
During sleep, it is important to never sleep with what on?
tensor bandage - cuts off circulation
Vasoconstriction of blood vessels in skin and later in muscles is a physiological effect of _____. What does it cause within the body? (3)
Cold;
- decrease blood flow
- decrease inflammation
- decrease cellular waste production
when would you recommend an ice bath?
for places that are weirdly shaped or if you need full body ice
does an ice bath increase or decrease the time you need to ice an injury?
decrease
what is C-BAN?
Physiological Effects of Cold: Cold Burning Aching Numb