title: Rehabilitation techniques for athletic injury.
abstract: In summary, the application of principles of rehabilitation to athletic injury includes efforts directed at reducing swelling and pain while maintaining the range of motion. As the range of motion increases, efforts are made to regain strength while the patient is protected from reinjury and from the stresses of returning to function.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D013177:Sports