Sports Rehab includes the treatment and prevention of sports and exercise-related injuries. Sports rehabilitation helps to promote healing of the musculoskeletal system, restore proper joint mechanics, and promote the return to regular exercise and sport.
Who does Sports Rehab Services?
Children should seek professional care from a BDI Playhouse Pediatric Sport Specialized Physical Therapist. Children are at high risk of developing injuries with sports due to periods of rapid growth that can impact the musculoskeletal system. Risk factors include bones and muscles growing at different rates, increased traction on growth plates causing fractures or apophysitis, development of mineralization defects, physis elongation, and disruption of growth centers. Children are more likely to injure a bone than a tendon due to bones not being completely fused.
When should I seek services?
Now! AT BDI, our therapists are trained to assess your child for injury prevention and rehabilitation. A BDI Playhouse Pediatric Sports Trained PT will be able to assess your injury or risk of injury and provide your child with the support they need to successfully heal or safely participate in sport. If your child is having pain with sport or has a current injury, get your child scheduled for a FREE physical therapy consultation. Common injuries treated include back pain, hip pain, knee pain, or ankle pain, in addition to recovery from fractures, tendon injuries, or post surgical. Your child can also receive a free consultation to assess risk of injury and develop a strengthening and range of motion program for injury prevention.
What are common sports and exercise-related injuries include:
Pediatric physical therapy is for more than just injury rehab or treatment of a diagnosed motor condition. Many children need short term Physical Therapy to address minor challenges or concerns noted by parents. A diagnosis is not required or necessary.
Physical Therapy can help with
Infant head shape: flat spots or other differences
Bladder and Bowel Training
Gross motor development
Milestones related to walking, sitting, crawling
Sports Performance
Scoliosis Intervention
Bike Riding
Difficulties in Gym and Physical Education Class
Muscle strengthening
Posture / postural control
Pre-gait and gait training
Neuromuscular function
Environmental adaptations / seating and positioning
Splinting / bracing / orthotics
Improving endurance
Coordination of movements
Balance training
Family education
If your child does have a diagnosed condition
If your child does have a diagnosed condition, you can feel confident in our collaborative team approach that brings multiple specialties together to address the whole picture and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Our therapists have a high commitment to continuing education and stay in tune with the latest research-proven methods for the treatment of:
Cerebral Palsy
Spina Bifida
Down Syndrome
Sports injuries
Scoliosis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Torticollis
Brachial Plexus injuries
Traumatic brain injuries
Spinal cord injuries
Decreased coordination
Incontinence
Various other motor conditions
Physical therapists assist children in reaching their fullest potential in functional independence and fitness.
Innovative programs are aimed at:
Enhancing strength, coordination and balance
Physical fitness
Wellness for optimal quality of life
If you have questions or concerns, a free 30 minute screening with a Pediatric PT is a GREAT place to start. Our therapists work with children with or without a diagnosis.
My son Jayden is 11 and has been coming to BDI for the past 4 years. BDI has become family in the way they treat my son. I truly feel deep in my heart if it wasn’t for his PT my son wouldn’t be walking the way he is today. BDI hires only the BEST. Every child here is treated with respect and love and each parent is respected and appreciated for their role in their child’s treatment plan.”