Sports physiotherapy in Geneva
Why do sports physiotherapy?
Are you looking for performance in your sporting activities? Sports physiotherapy isn't just for top athletes: even beginners and occasional sportsmen and women run the risk of injury.Injuries can be caused by a lack of training or sport-specific knowledge, as well as by intensive practice.
Whatever your level, a sports physiotherapist can help you:
- Preventively: After a prolonged break or when you're just starting out in sport, setting up an appropriate training program adapted to your body can help you avoid injury and improve your performance.
- After an injury: To ensure a smooth return to sport, it's vital that the injury is properly managed. Re-education can also help to understand the causes of the injury, so that it does not recur.
The main injuries treated by sports physiotherapy are sprains, tendonitis, cruciate ligament tears, strains, muscle contractures, muscle ruptures and so on.
What is sports physiotherapy?
Sports physiotherapy is a branch of physiotherapy specializing in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries. Using a variety of therapeutic techniques, the physiotherapist supports the patient in restoring optimal body function, enabling him or her to recover from injury and achieve their goals.
What are the benefits of sports physiotherapy?
Sports physiotherapy offers many benefits, including injury prevention, injury recovery, improved athletic performance, pain management and optimized healing. Sports physiotherapists work with athletes of all levels to strengthen muscles, improve flexibility, correct muscle imbalances and optimize biomechanics, thus helping to prevent injury. In the event of trauma, sports physiotherapy helps restore normal function, promoting full recovery and a safe return to sporting activity. It also plays a crucial role in educating athletes about injury prevention and self-management.
How is a patient treated for sports rehabilitation?
During the medical history, the physiotherapist focuses not only on pathologies, but also on expectations and goals.
In particular, the physiotherapist assesses joint mobility, muscle strength, flexibility and the mechanics of the sporting gesture, linking all these elements together to determine whether rehabilitation is necessary.
This assessment can be carried out using isokinetics. Once the assessment has been carried out, the physiotherapist has the data to work on the patient's weaknesses, thereby reducing the risk of injury and increasing performance.
During the sessions, a treatment plan is drawn up. This includes strengthening, stretching exercises and mobilization when necessary.
The sessions are based on movement. For good rehabilitation, the patient is put in motion. The physiotherapist starts with pain-free movement and moves on to more painful movement, always listening to the patient. The aim is to achieve autonomy.
What equipment is used for sports rehabilitation?
For sports rehabilitation, the physiotherapist uses specific equipment adapted to sports injuries.
At CARE, we're equipped with state-of-the-art electrostimulation, isokinetic, ultrasound and shockwave equipment, as well as an Alter G, a Game Ready and a Kinetec.
These high-performance tools enable optimum rehabilitation of athletes. They provide physiotherapists with highly advanced technological support to complement their rehabilitation and offer high-quality care.
