07/04/2022
Trying out Athletic Therapy for the first time?
Here is everything you need to know before you book an Athletic Therapy session:
📝Your First Appointment
This first session with an AT is known as your initial assessment. If you are a new client or this is a new injury the AT will spend this session gathering information to guide the following sessions.
🧩Assessment Components:
Generally speaking your initial appointment will include:
⁃ History: the AT will ask you general health history questions, questions specific to your injury and your treatment goals.
⁃ Observations: the AT will take a look at the injury site (if possible & if you are comfortable) as well as general movement patterns
⁃ Special Test: the AT will perform movements with you to test specific structures that they may think are involved
⁃ Palpation: AT’s rely heavily on the sense of touch. In order to help gather information about the injured area the AT will touch (otherwise known as palpate) the area feeling the different tissues and any abnormalities that may be present.
💪🏼Treatment/Rehabilitation:
Once an initial assessment is completed the AT will provide you with information about the suspected condition or injury and their plan for treatment going forwards.
Treatment sessions often include some or all of the following:
⁃ Manual techniques: treatment done by the AT using their hands (massage, mobilizations)
⁃ Modalities: ultrasound, cold, heat, electrical stimulation
⁃ Exercises
⁃ Home program: things you can do at practice, home, work, etc.
If you ever have questions about your injury or what your AT has planned don’t be afraid for an explanation! That’s what we’re here for!
As always, if you have any questions feel free to message me or comment below! ☺️
