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“10 Reasons Why Physical Therapy is Beneficial.” Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 20 Oct. 2015, www.burke.org/blog/2015/10/10-reasons-why-physical-therapy-is-beneficial/58. This article's purpose was to propose why physical therapy is beneficial after an injury. A physical therapy program can help individuals return to their prior level of functioning, and encourage activities & lifestyle changes that can help prevent further injury and improve overall health. Primary care doctors will often refer patients to physical therapy at the first sign of a problem, since it is considered a traditional approach to managing problems. One of the most common reasons a doctor will send their patient to physical therapy is to " Avoid surgery. If physical therapy helps you eliminate pain or heal from an injury, surgery may not be needed. And even if surgery is required, you may benefit from pre-surgery physical therapy. If you are going into a surgery stronger and in better shape, you will recover faster afterwards in many cases" (Rehab Insights). Another reason physical therapy is claimed to be a sufficient orthopedic treatment is that it helps an athlete "Recover from or prevent a sports injury. Physical therapists understand how different sports can increase your risk for specific types of injuries (such as stress fractures for distance runners). They can design appropriate recovery or prevention exercise programs for you to ensure a safe return to your sport" (Rehab insights). Physical therapy helps people of all ages who have medical conditions, illnesses or injuries that limit their regular ability to move and function. I will use this information to further my knowledge on my subject, and to help gather facts for my research project. This article will help me understand the viewpoint of doctors and why they use physical therapy as a treatment for recovering patients. The article was published by Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and includes a page of references, support groups, and educational programs in cooperation with many organizations. They provide informational resources, such as a compiled list of organizations that current and former patients and community members may wish to contact for additional resources.
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This article's purpose was to determine if lace-up ankle braces reduce the prevalence and harshness of acute, first-time, and frequent injuries sustained by high school basketball players. Based off of previous studies, "Ankle injuries can affect athletes long after they are finished playing competitive high school sports, with the development of chronic ankle instability, increased likelihood for the onset of osteoarthritis decreased levels of physical activity, and lower quality of life" (1). A study was recently conducted where basketball players from 46 different high schools were randomly assigned a brace or control group. "The lace-up ankle brace selected for the study was the McDavid Ultralight 195 (McDavid Inc, Woodridge, Illinois), which is used by many collegiate and high school players in the United States. The brace can fit the right or left foot and is constructed of synthetic fabric. It is worn over a single pair of socks while laced in the front like a shoe. Two straps wrap around the ankle and are secured with Velcro while another elastic band wraps around the top of the ankle"(10). Athletic trainers recorded the compliance, athlete exposures, and the extent of injuries. The study concluded that the use of lace-up braces reduced the extent but not the severity of ankle injuries in both male and female basketball players.
I will use this information to further my knowledge on my subject, and to help gather statistics for my research project. The conducted experiment will help gather credible facts to use and help better my understanding of the correlation between ankle braces, and ankle injuries. The article was published by the National Center of Biotechnology Information and is of a non-biased conducted study of Male and Female basketball players. It also references all the participants of the article and experiment, and is from a valid source. Source: McGuine, Timothy A., et al. “The Effect of Lace-up Ankle Braces on Injury Rates in High School Basketball Players.” The American journal of sports medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Sept. 2011, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213051/. This article's purpose was to assess the effectiveness of ankle braces after a male athlete has had an ankle injury. "The serious consequences of a sprain include ongoing instability and sprain recurrence, although it is not known what physiological changes following the original sprain predispose an individual to these consequences"(1). A study was conducted where 30 athletes who had a variety of ankle injuries were tested to see if wearing an ankle brace would help prevent ankle injuries in the future, or weaken the ankle and allow for recurring ankle injuries. "This randomized controlled study confirmed that Ankle bracing is effective in reducing the incidence of ankle sprains in male soccer players with a past history of ankle sprains" (3). The study concluded that ankle bracing was in fact more effective than letting an ankle heal with no brace.
This article furthers my research by looking deeper into a certain area of the sports medicine/orthopedic field, in this case it is ankle injuries and how to avoid more ankle injuries down the road.The article explained the effectiveness of ankle braces after a male athlete has had an ankle injury. A study was conducted where 30 athletes who had a variety of ankle injuries were tested to see if wearing an ankle brace would help prevent ankle injuries in the future, or weaken the ankle and allow for recurring ankle injuries. The study concluded that ankle bracing was in fact more effective than letting an ankle heal with no brace. This particular source was helpful to me in ways that I can use these statistics when working with ankle injury patients and help me better understand the healing process. It will also help me know how I can help the patients prevent future ankle injuries. I will use this information to further my knowledge on the subject of ankle injuries, and to help me apply this information when at my mentorship, and later on when I’m studying the sports medicine field. The experiment that was conducted will help me gather credible facts to use and help better my perception of the correlation between ankle braces, and ankle injuries. The article was published by the International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research, and is of a non-biased conducted study of Male Soccer Players. It also references all the participants of the article and experiment, and is from a teacher-recommended source. Source/Bibliography: Ibrahim Bayomi, Abdelrazek Youssef. "Effect of Ankle Bracing on Recurrence of Ankle Sprain in Male Football Players." International Journal of Therapies & Rehabilitation Research, vol. 5, no. 3, June 2016, pp. 32-35. EBSCOhost, doi:10.5455/ijtrr.000000132. |