Prevention plays a key role in the health of athletes. We have already explained the factors that can lead to these injuries. Consequently, for sports injury prevention it is recommended to:
Monitor sportingtechnique to ensure movements are performed accurately.
Warm up properly before training and stretch afterwards.
Increase the intensity of training gradually.
Include muscle strengthening and balance exercises.
While general physiotherapy covers a wide range of medical conditions, sports physiotherapy focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of specific sports injuries, adapting therapies to the demands of each discipline. As we have seen, differentiating between tendinitis and tendinosis is essential for applying the right treatment and optimising the athlete's recovery.
It will be explained how movement competency is important for both performance and reducing injury risk. Learners will be introduced to the concept of Athletic Motor Skill Competencies (AMSC), a group of foundation movement patterns such as lower-body bilateral, upper-body push, and jumping and landing, that serve as the building blocks for more complex and sport-specific movements.
