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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 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? 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
Athletes sustain unique injuries which are different from their non-athletic counterparts? • Sprains • ACL • “Shin splints” • Stress fractures • SLAP tears
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
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
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
Athletes should be afforded special “perks” (ex. convenient appointment times, rapid scheduling of radiology, surgery, etc) • Busy, “friends”
Athletes should have access to the best medical personnel and equipment? • University allocation of resources • Student/ resident training • Professional team physicians
What is different? • Stress
What is different? • Activity modification/ relative rest. “You don’t have an injured body, you have an injured body part”- Chris Doyle
What is different? • Time frames
What is different? • Resources
What is different? • Communication 101 • “How bad is it?” • “How long am I going to be out?”
What is different? • Education • Terminology • “I think you need to…”
What is different? • Communication 102
What is different? • Multiple voices
What is different? • NM control
What is different? • Young and fun
The Truth “Chicks dig the team Doc”- anonymous
The Truth 2- • “So do dudes….