Sports Physiotherapy Research Articles

Sports Physiotherapy Research Articles

Physical therapy or physiotherapy aims at providing relief to patients suffering from bone and joint ailments by promoting mobility. Interventions used in physiotherapy involve both physical and mechanical modalities in combination with physical exercises. By carefully following scientifically proven techniques in a systematic order, the physiotherapist improves the mobility of the organs in living with physical ailments like polio, paralysis, pre and post orthopedic surgeries and fractures. Physiotherapy as a science is also deals with research, education, consultation and administration. Case research of the lower limb accounted for 55% of the literature of which 25% were knee injuries. Soccer, running, and basketball were the most frequently reported sports. Effects of intervention were described in 51% of cases, innovative approach in 27% and unusual findings in 22%. Only 8% of the reports dealt with unsuccessful cases. From a total of 51 papers, 25 were cited in further studies. Case research provides a rich source of data, which can be used to challenge and evaluate practice and to inform the development of new theories. The aims of this study were to review the methodologies, explore the published findings and to discuss their contribution to sports physiotherapy.


Last Updated on: Nov 27, 2024

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