READAPTATION

RETURN TO
COMPETITION

Medical discharge does not imply sports discharge. We know from experience that a too early return to the competition doubles the chances of falling into the same injury or becoming a different one.

THE TYPE OF INJURY DETERMINES THE MOST SUITABLE PROGRAM

LONG-TERM INJURIES

Long-term injuries are considered when they exceed 6 months. Cruciate ligament tears, important shoulder, ankle or knee operations.

Long-Term Injuries
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When an athlete is seriously injured and requires an operation, the next stage is a rehabilitation with the physiotherapist prescribed by a doctor. But, when the stage of the physiotherapist ends or, better yet, when it is not yet over, it is important to begin the process of rehabilitation. It is the tuning of the athlete to arrive in optimal conditions to the competition. Healing the injury is not enough to minimize the risk of relapse, we must equal muscle decompensations, see what the mechanism of injury was and, if we can correct a bad technique (such as a jump landing, a change
of direction …), we can avoid new injuries.

SHORT / MEDIUM DURATION INJURIES

Injuries that do not exceed 6 months. Fiber breaks, sprains, dislocations, some fractures.

Short duration Injuries
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It is wrong and very common to think that if a lesion is of short duration, it does not need a period of rehabilitation because it is something “mild”. In most cases, in injuries that are not caused by impact, the origin may be in muscle decompensations, a bad race technique or jump landings, a bad readjustment of some previous injury, etc. Therefore, we must evaluate, plan and act through a retraining process. This is necessary so that these minor injuries do not become repetitive.