The ever growing popularity of sports worldwide has made the “sports industry” extremely competitive and financially lucrative for athletes, with many striving for elite professionalism. This has consequently intensified the physical and emotional burden of sports, increased the training and practice regimens required, and exposed those involved in this quest to a higher risk of injury. In modern competitive sport, injured athletes are under pressure to return to competition as early as possible, which is often a demand for both the sportsperson and the team management. Athletes also stand a chance of losing their place in the team due to the highly competitive scenario and naturally come under higher pressures to return. Thus, compared to traditional rehabilitation after injury, sports injuries rehabilitation requires more care, a highly structured and sports-specific approach, which should prepare both the athlete and the injured tissue for the following physical and psychological demands at the highest level of sport.