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How would evaluate a patient's readiness to resume physical activity?

I am a freshman in high school and I am interested in being an athletic trainr because of my love for sports and soccer.
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Thank you comment icon Depending on the severity of the injury, allow the patient to take a break until their are no residual signs of injury ( bruising, swelling, redness) and no more pain, then you could slowly ease the patient back into physical therapy until they are ready to be active again. Chirag
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Christy’s Answer

Hi. I love sports as well! To evaluate a patient's readiness to resume physical activity from an injury, a physical therapist would check the patient’s physical movements and make them do certain exercises. If they can complete them without difficulty, they should be cleared for physical activity. From personal experience, when I got injured, I had to go to physical therapy sessions. My physical therapist gave me short-term fitness goals to achieve by the next week. As I did this, my physical therapist checked how well I could do certain exercises and movements. Based on my performance level, my physical therapist would clear me to go back to practice.

When I did my research for athletic training, I learned that most people studied Kinesiology, sports medicine, or exercise science as an undergraduate and got a master's in Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Trainer Education (CAATE)-accredited athletic training education programs. Then, you have to pass the certification exam conducted by the Board of Certification to become a certified athletic trainer. Athletic trainers can get jobs at sports medicine clinics, high school teams, college teams, and for assisting professional sports teams. The job has a 16% growth rate in the next eight years. With additional training and experience, an athletic trainer may become a head athletic trainer, an athletic director, a clinical practice administrator, or a physical therapist.
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Philip’s Answer

Great, question! Soccer is a great sport to work. For my D1 soccer guys we set "objective measures" like a single leg squat, range of motion, vertical jump, a T-test, etc. The objective measure can be any movement pattern that can be quantified and compared to itself. Using this method allows you to take some of the guess work out of returning someone to play. You would use the same measurement at various stages of their rehab, once they have improved to match their uninjured side or to match the normative data we can gradually return them.

It is important to note that returning to play is different for each injury and each person. Severity of injury, location, physical readiness and mental readiness all play into it. Looking at the athlete as a whole will help with their future in the sport and cut down on reinjury.

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Matthew’s Answer

It really depends on the seriousness of the injury. Getting back from injury is all about taking time to let the body heal. The worst thing you can do is rush the process and reinjure or even make it worse. Trust the patient in what they say pain-wise and get advice from licensed professionals. Most schools will have one on most sidelines or readily available is a Doctor is needed
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