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Concepts of Rehabilitation

2. Primary Rehabilitation Team Members
Sport rehabilitation specialist (ATC)
Athlete training students
Physician
Family/Parents
Coach
Patient/Athlete
Orthopedist
Psychologist/Counselor

3. Secondary Rehabilitation Team Members
Orthotist
Nutritionist
Sport teammates
Teachers
Athletic administrator
Others

4. ATCs Role Leads the rehabilitation team _________________________
Communicates with other team members
__________________________

5. Roles of Others on Rehabilitation Team
Athletic training students
Physician
Family/Parents
Coach
Patient/Athlete

6. Interacting With Team Members
Courteous, professional, accurate, and appropriate communication among all rehabilitation team members is essential for a successful rehabilitation program.
-athlete; physician; coach; other team members

7. Qualities of Professionalism
Looking like a professional
Acting like a professional
Being a professional

8. Ethical and Legal Standards
NATA Code of Ethics –
-Find on NATA web page & be ready for discussion
State regulations
Consent by the athlete
Need for sensitivity to patient’s perception of touch; precautions

9. Rehabilitation Principles: ATC IS IT
T = Timing
C = Compliance
I = _____________________
S = Specific sequencing
I = __________________
T = ___________________

10. Rehabilitation Objectives
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11. Rehabilitation Goals
Primary goal: return patient to competition, safely yet soon
Use objective and measurable goals
Incorporate short- and long-term goals

12. Assessment _________________________________________________________
Can determine if goals have been achieved
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13. Exercise Progression
Which exercises should be made more challenging or advanced?
When should they be changed?
How much should they be increased?

14. Program Progression Which component should be advanced?
When should the program be changed to emphasize new parameters?
_______________________________ ______________________________

15. Outcomes-Based Rehabilitation
Can be used to evaluate a treatment, program, provider
Assesses the patient’s response to treatment

16. Basic Components of Therapeutic Exercise
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Muscular strength and muscular endurance
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17. Stages of Grief _______________ _______________ _______________
Progression gradual and fluctuates b/w stages

18. ATC’s Influence on Psychological Aspects
Communicates with the patient
Encourages compliance
Assists with goal setting
Provides support
Develops a rapport
Personalizes the program