If you’ve suffered with any form of sports injury you have probably heard a wild range of stories and opinions from friends and family, and even outdated advice from doctors to rest and rely on painkillers which has left you confused, frustrated and unable to get long-term relief. Here are some of the most common sports injury myths people who visit our Highlands Ranch clinic have been told which has actually made their injury pains and problems much worse, and stopped them living the life they deserve.
MYTH #1 - ANY PHYSICAL THERAPIST WHO HAS A LICENSE CAN TREAT SPORTS INJURIES
The biggest myth about sports physical therapy that Gina has heard from people in Highlands Ranch is that any physical therapist who has a license can treat active adults and athletes of all ages.
Often, physical therapists who haven’t had sports specific training or experience pretend to be experts in sports physical therapy and pretend to know how to best treat you, when in reality, they’re not qualified and capable to do that.
To best understand how to treat an athlete, it helps to have been or currently be an athlete. To be an expert and excellent sports physical therapist, you really have to dig in and invest the time and the training, and have the experience level to know how to treat athletes. Fick Physical Therapy and Sports Performance occupies this niche. Gina and her team know how to best treat athletes, so if you’re a patient looking for a sports physical therapist, look no further than Gina Fick.
Gina has 25+ years of training as a sports physical therapist and continually dives into further training to be the very best sports physical therapist that she can possibly be for the community.
MYTH #2 - IF PHYSICAL THERAPY HAS NOT WORKED FOR YOU IN THE PAST, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE SUCESSFUL
There are many other common myths that Gina hears in her practice, but she is determined to debunk these in order to give her patients clarity. One of these is that many people believe that if physical therapy didn’t work for them the first time, physical therapy will not be successful.
This is not the case, and with an expert sports physical therapist on side, you can find relief from pain and achieve your goals. It is more likely that you just hadn’t found the right sports physical therapist for you. As the leading sports physical therapist in Highlands Ranch, Gina is best equipped to help you through a successful rehab and get you back to the sport and activities you love.
MYTH #3 - YOU JUST NEED TO REST YOUR INJURY, OR KEEP PUSHING THROUGH
A third myth that Gina commonly encounters is that people believe that they just need to rest following an injury. It’s a popular belief that just resting an injury for a few months and being inactive is enough, and then you’ll be able to get back to your sport. This is not the case, as rest alone can often lead to deconditioning.
Alternatively, many people believe that they should keep pushing through the injury, but that typically doesn’t work very well either and can lead to serious damage further down the line. The best course of action is to come and see an expert sports physical therapist who can walk alongside you in your recovery journey to get you back to activity as quickly and safely as possible.
MYTH #4 - GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE HAVE THE ANSWERS YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR
Finally, Gina frequently hears people say that they just need to Google the problem and watch some YouTube videos. They believe that they can just do the set of exercises that’s presented to them on the YouTube video and they’ll be fine.
The truth is that you really need an expert in sports physical therapy and management to be able to assess and properly identify any biomechanical functions or deficits that you have in order to really target those areas and make you the best, most efficient and successful athlete that you can be.
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