Sports injuries are a common problem for athletes, but it’s always frustrating to find yourself sidelined due to a broken bone, a torn tendon, or a joint injury. At the minimum, you lose training time and conditioning. At worst, you could fail to heal fully and have to leave your sport for good.
At Town Center Foot & Ankle of Kingwood, Texas, we’re here to support you with comprehensive sports therapy. Sports medicine provider and foot and ankle specialist Dr. Stephen G. Eichelsdorfer knows what you need to heal.
With the right care and an expert team behind you, you avoid the worst effects of a sports injury and have the best chance of returning to the court, field, track, or arena as soon as possible.
What can you expect from sports therapy, and how does it help you bounce back after an athletic injury? Let’s take a closer look.
It doesn’t matter how good the shape you’re in is or how careful you are with warmups, cooldowns, and maintaining your gear.
While you can reduce your risk of sports injuries, you can’t ensure that you’ll never get hurt while training or competing. After any injury, rehabilitation is key. That’s especially true if you plan to return to your sport or to an active lifestyle.
At Town Center Foot & Ankle, we help runners, dancers, and other athletes who count on their feet and ankles to recover more completely, more quickly, and more securely from sports injuries including ankle sprains, foot or ankle fractures, or shin splints. We also treat Achilles tendinitis and heel spurs.
Sports therapy is specifically designed for active individuals. Your treatment plan takes your activity preferences into account, helping you regain the ground you need to achieve your physical goals.
At first, you come in 2-3 times per week for a therapy session. After a few months, the frequency of your sessions tapers off.
Your sports therapy treatment plan focuses on recovering from your injury, building up muscle strength around the injured area, and improving your balance and stability. Completing this type of therapy reduces your risk of reinjury. It can also help if you never completely recovered from a foot or ankle injury in the past.
Your treatment could include therapeutic massage or cryotherapy (ice packs). Ultrasound and electrical stimulation may help to speed your healing. We may also recommend hydrotherapy, allowing you to restore strength and flexibility with your weight reduced by buoyancy while you’re in the water.
As you recover from your injury and restore your strength, flexibility, balance, and energy levels, Dr. Eichelsdorfer works with you on a personalized injury prevention plan. Areas of your body that have sustained an injury may have a higher risk of reinjury, so prevention becomes a must.
If you want to rebound stronger than ever after a sports injury, you need specialized sports therapy support. To learn more, contact us at Town Center Foot & Ankle online or over the phone today and find out how we can help you.
