Physical Therapy and Sports Recovery

Dear Colleagues,

Physical therapists are, without a doubt, one of the professionals of the health team that most help athletes and para-athletes, not only in rehabilitation, but in the prevention of injuries related to their sports practice and improving their performance. Some of the requirements of physical therapists who work in sports include working in periodization, being present during training and competition, and providing all assistance in the field of rehabilitation of injuries to athletes/para-athletes. The evidence produced in this area is increasingly robust, with research that ensures and consolidates the physical therapist’s prominent role in health teams that care for/treat athletes/para-athletes, thus making their clinical practice evidence based. Therefore, here we attempt to compile evidence on the role of the physical therapist in the prevention of and recovery from injury in sports, through epidemiological evidence on injuries, or clinical trials that show the role of the physical therapist in the prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries, triggered by sports practice and/or excessive sports gesture “overuse”, especially in athletes/para-athletes. In addition, we recommend the submission of review articles, especially systematic reviews and meta-analyses that demonstrate the role of the physical therapist in rehabilitation and also in the prevention of injuries in athletes/para-athletes.

Dr. Renato de Souza Melo
Guest Editor

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