| Paper title: |
Kinetherapeutic approach in the rehabilitation of elbow joint sprains in athletes |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0227 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 2/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
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| Author(s): | Gheorghiu Aurelian Cristea Florentina Costin Dan Eugen |
| Abstract. | Continuous analysis and modification of these programmes are intended to achieve better health standards. Maintaining physical fitness and recovery differ in terms of starting points, final goals and the intensity of exercises in pursuit of these goals. The physiotherapist’s objective is to return the injured athlete to competition as quickly and safely as possible, with minimal risk of recurrence. This requires an accurate diagnosis in order to provide the right care, establish an optimal recovery programme and make a responsible prognosis regarding the period in which the proposed goal can be achieved. In the kinetic chain of the upper limb, the elbow is functionally subordinate to the shoulder and, in terms of purpose, to the hand. The elbow is considered the most difficult joint for mobility recovery, not only because of its structure, but also because of the ease with which periarticular calcific deposits or muscle retractions develop, further limiting mobility. Elbow injuries themselves, but also the immobilisation of the elbow required by these injuries, often cause tight stiffness that is difficult to reduce. [12] |
| Keywords: | dislocation, trauma, athlete, recovery, physiotherapy. |
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