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Sports Injury and Conditioning
Available at: All Spaulding Outpatient Centers

Spaulding provides state-of-the-art sports medicine and clinical care for athletes of all ages and skill levels, from professional players and school athletes to "weekend warriors". The program emphasizes injury prevention as well as specialized rehabilitative options to treat sports related injuries. Our team of physicians, physical therapists and occupational therapists work together to optimize performance, and return you to sports safely and quickly.

If you experience pain or suffer and injury while participating in your sport or activity, it is important to consult an experienced sports medicine professional. A specialist's prompt injury evaluation may save you from a more serious injury. A simple change in your training or a small correction in your equipment may be all that is needed. If the evaluation shows a more serious problem, the sports medicine experts as Spaulding will work together to get you "back in the game" as quickly as possible.

Whether you like golf, tennis, swimming, hiking, biking or basketball, the staff at Spaulding can help you to build your strength, improve your balance and flexibility and increase your endurance. Our treatment techniques start with hands-on care combined with state-of-the-art treatments that often include:

Biomechanical assessment of alignment, function, strength, range of motion and flexibility
Joint and soft tissue mobilization to increase range of motion
Patient education to improve posture and body mechanics
Instruction in a home exercise program
Modalities to increase tissue flexibility, decrease pain and edema, and promote healing
Consultation regarding bracing, taping, and orthotics.

Individual treatment prescriptions address areas targeted for improvement of performance, and facilitate a rapid rehabilitation. Personal goals are set by each patient for his/her return to participation in sports and other functional activities. The program at Spaulding Framingham stresses early intervention, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. These elements are essential to returning a person to optimal pre-injury condition.

Sports Clinics
Spaulding offers several sports clinics to optimize your readiness for your sport. Lectures and sport specific conditioning programs have been developed to teach both recreational and competitive athletes how to prevent injury and to perform at their best. At the present time Spaulding offers clinics for golf, running and skiing/snow boarding.
Child and Adolescent Fitness
In addition to general sports conditioning, our physical therapists can optimize young people's physical performance through:

Pre-season athletic screening of children/adolescents to identify potential injuries before they occur
Training to improve balance and muscle coordination
Providing rehabilitation programs and recommending safe, appropriate return to play and activity following an injury
Aquatic exercise programs.
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