Sports medicine focuses on diagnosing and treating sports-related diseases and protecting the health of athletes.
Practising sports, for recreational purposes or on a professional level, can lead to sports injuries, either through stress or trauma.
Sports medicine studies the link between injuries, physical activity and the different sports. Thus:
- It prescribes customised programmes according to the specificities of each person;
- Assesses and checks whether a person is fit to play sports;
- Identifies risk factors;
- Gives advice on measures to prevent injuries associated with physical activity and sports;
- Diagnoses and treats overuse and trauma injuries resulting from sports practice;
- Identifies needs and refers athletes for specific intervention.
The most common sports-related injuries or diseases are, for example:
- Sprains, for example of the ankle;
- Tendonitis, tears and other ligament problems;
- Meniscus and articular cartilage lesions;
- Joint lesions: knee, elbow, foot, ankle, and other joints;
- Fractures and dislocations;
- Stress fractures;
- Bursitis;
- Sprains and other muscle injuries.
The initial medical assessment carried out by a member of the clinical team at Com Corpus will ensure proper communication between the physician and the physiotherapist who will treat you. You will need to make a physical and rehabilitation medicine appointment with one of our physiatrists for physiotherapy sessions at Com Corpus.
