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SPORTS THERAPY – A GREAT WAY TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY

Posted: April 5, 2021 at 3:21 am

The term Health is differently meant for everyone. It means that your body is working effectively along with all of its significant systems from digestion to breathing and circulation, mental Health, an adequately regulated blood sugar level, and much more. The term healthy doesn't refer to look like a supermodel, but it relates to the maintenance of your body's well-being as a whole. You can take steps toward a healthier you by helping your body achieve more of an ideal state. Circular breathing, a common technique used by players, is an example of the step towards a perfect condition.

Chronic Back Pain

You visit your doctor and complaint about chronic back pain. Instead of medication, he recommends physical therapy or a particular group of exercises. Will it help you? Yes, as said by sports therapist Jesse Schimmer of Lehigh Valley Health Network, "It's a high-benefit, low-risk solution to diagnose and treat many different conditions."

Therapy through Sports helps many people of different age groups with medical conditions, diseases, or injuries that hinder their regular activities from moving and working. Shimmer says, "It helps patients return to their prior level of physical functioning."

Below are ten ways sports therapy may favor you:

man on running field

  1. Reduce or eliminate pain – Schimmer says that "Hands-on therapy or treatments such as ultrasound and electrical stimulation. they can help relieve pain, restore muscle and joint function, which will help to reduce low back pain." Such kinds of therapies also help in the prevention of returning pain.
  2. Avoid surgery – when physical therapies can help you get rid of the pain and recover from injuries, what is the need for surgery? If still needed, pre-surgery physical therapy may benefit you in many ways. Schaefgen explains this in a much better way. He says, "It will allow you to recover from surgery faster because you're stronger before it."

Improve your mobility

  1. At any stage of your life. If you face a problem in standing, walking, or even moving, you can avail of physical therapy. It will help you restore your ability to move by stretching and strengthening your muscles. Schimmer says, "If needed, we also help fit people for devices like wheelchairs, walkers, and canes."
  2. Recover from a stroke – you can restore your abilities after a stroke as it often leads to dysfunctional movements. Sports therapy aids in strengthening the weakened body parts and makes the gait and balance better.
  3. Recover from or prevent a sports injury – for athletes, physical therapies help reduce risks of damages resulting from different kinds of sports (for example, stress fractures for distance runners). It also designs specific recovery procedures after an injury.

Taking a shower after every sports activity especially running, not only feels relaxing but also reduces the risk of rashes and breakouts caused by bacteria rapidly multiplying on your skin, all thanks to your sweaty body. But don't forget to use hygienically proven antibacterial bath towels to prevent the bacteria from entering your body.

Improve your Balance and Prevent Falls

  1. Improve your balance and prevent falls – before starting physical or sports therapy, first of all, you will be screened for fall risk. They also assist you with activities that improve coordination.
  2. Manage diabetes and vascular conditions – diabetes can be managed by exercise. It helps you control blood sugar effectively. Schimmer says, "We can create an individual plan with the right mix of aerobic and strengthening exercises."
  3. Manage age-related issues – as human leads to aging, arthritis, and osteoporosis start developing. The need for joint replacement also appears. Schaefgen says, "Physical therapy can effectively keep older patients. More mobile and fit them with the appropriate walking device if needed."

Heart and lung Disease

  1. Manage heart and lung disease – cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or procedure is usually completed.
  2. Help your child manage a medical condition, injury, or movement problem – sports.  Therapy aids children over a range of tasks from enhancing fine motor skills to protecting from neurological issues. Such as cerebral palsy and recovering from surgeries.

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