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 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. A literature search was conducted using a systematic approach to the search, selection of papers and extraction of data. In total, 2468 records were screened of which 51 fully met the inclusion criteria.