Preface

Professional athletes may suffer the same injuries as the rest of us mere mortals but the approach taken to ensure that they return to full fitness in a timely manner may be very different. For some injuries, earlier surgical intervention may enable the strength and conditioning staff to maintain overall fitness during the healing process, while for others, specific rehabilitation techniques may safely shave weeks from their return to a sport program, allowing the player to participate in that “crunch” end-of-season match.
Source: Foot and Ankle Clinics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research