Sports injury rehabilitation

Outlines the three healing stages: inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling, and the acute to chronic rehab structure with pain mechanisms, Wolfe's law, and return-to-play progression.

Identify flesh wounds (contusions, lacerations, abrasions, punctures), joint injuries (sprains), muscle injuries (strains), and bone injuries (fractures, dislocations), then apply immediate first aid with cleaning, dressing or splinting, and rest-ice-compression-elevation.

Explore range of motion after sports injuries, detailing passive, active, and active-assisted movements, common joint motions, injury effects, contraindications, and return-to-play guidelines.

Explore strengthening strategies for sports injury rehabilitation, including ISO metrics, ISO tonics, ISO kinetics, and sport-specific patterns, with an ordered progression and return to play strength guidelines of 80–90%.

Explore proprioception, the sense of limb position and movement, and its role in balance after injury. Present lower and upper body exercises to restore movement, with eyes open to closed.

Learn whole body conditioning during rehab by applying cardiovascular training with accommodations, flexibility work, and mental training to maintain fitness while injuries heal.