Rehabilitation of Injured Athletes

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Across
  1. 1. This phase of the rehab program uses greater amounts of weight or resistance so that athletes are able to complete only ten to twelve reps before their muscles tire.
  2. 4. These type of exercises comprise the second phase of the rehab program.
  3. 5. Exercises in the second phase of rehab use little or no weight but many ________.
  4. 11. Exercises in the second phase of rehab should be completed daily, with a total of ________ sets performed.
  5. 12. Endurance exercises can be done by walking, swimming, cycling or using ________ ________ resistance machines.
  6. 13. The regaining of stability and ________ in the injured area is a vital component of the rehab process as most sports require actions to be performed quickly and efficiently while changing direction.
  7. 14. In addition to maintaining aerobic fitness, the athlete can use the injury rehab time as an opportunity to ________ other areas of the body.
  8. 15. Severe pain or ________ are signs that the injury is not yet ready for the third phase of rehab.
Down
  1. 2. After most of the pain and swelling in an injury has subsided, it should be gradually mobilised in order to regain its original ________ ___ ________.
  2. 3. One the main goals of the rehab process is to maintain ________ fitness by using alternative training methods.
  3. 6. When mobilising an injury during the first phase of rehab, slight discomfort is acceptable but the injury must never be forced to the point of ________ ________.
  4. 7. Range of motion exercises should be completed for approx ________ ___ ________ minutes, two to three times per day.
  5. 8. Thirty to ________ repetitions per set should be completed when performing the endurance exercises in the second phase of rehab.
  6. 9. Different methods of cardiorespiratory training that do not ________ the injury allow the athlete to maintain a reasonable level of fitness while undertaking the rehab process.
  7. 10. Athletes are not ready to proceed to the second phase of rehab until eighty to ________ % of their normal, pain-free ROM has returned.
  8. 15. Strength exercises in the third phase of rehab should only be performed every ________ day to allow muscles to recuperate.