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Sports Injury Treatment: Innovations in Pain Management, Recovery, and Performance Optimization

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2711

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Antonio P. Veloso

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Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1495-751 Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Portugal
Interests: biomechanics; sports biomechanics; human movement biomechanics; musculoskeletal modeling; neuromechanics; clinical gait analysis; biomechanics modeling and simulation; movement disorders; rehabilitation biomechanics; occupational biomechanics
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Dr. Javad Sarvestan

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
Interests: biomechanics; sports biomechanics; gait; wearables; digital health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The effective treatment of sports injuries involves a delicate balance of pain management, recovery optimization, and performance enhancement. Advances in these areas are crucial to ensuring athletes return to their peak physical condition and maintain long-term functionality. By integrating modern techniques with traditional approaches, sports medicine has evolved to offer more personalized, data-driven solutions for injury treatment and prevention.

The evaluation of sports injuries now extends beyond surface-level assessments, incorporating insights from biomechanics, neurophysiology, and rehabilitation sciences. Multidisciplinary approaches are essential for understanding injury mechanisms, managing pain, and optimizing recovery. This involves not only treating injuries but also addressing the underlying movement patterns and neuromuscular coordination issues that contribute to long-term performance deficits.

In this Special Issue, we highlight the latest advances in sports injury treatment, particularly innovative strategies for pain management, recovery science, and performance optimization. We invite contributions that explore cutting-edge techniques such as advanced rehabilitation protocols, novel pain relief modalities, performance-enhancing recovery strategies, and methods for accelerating the healing process. Studies on advanced technologies (e.g., wearables, AI-driven recovery tools) and data-driven approaches to injury prevention and treatment are highly encouraged. Our aim is to showcase research that advances the field and contributes to more effective, sustainable treatments for athletes at all levels.

Prof. Dr. Antonio P. Veloso
Dr. Javad Sarvestan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sports injury treatment
  • pain management
  • recovery optimization
  • performance enhancement
  • advanced rehabilitation
  • injury prevention
  • biomechanics
  • neuromechanics
  • novel pain relief modalities
  • performance recovery strategies
  • wearable technology

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Immediate Effect of Compression Contrast Therapy on Quadriceps Femoris Muscles’ Regeneration in MMA Fighters
by Robert Trybulski, Robert Roczniok, Kamil Gałęziok, Filip Matuszczyk, Marta Bichowska-Pawęska, Michał Wilk and Jarosław Muracki
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(23), 7292; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237292 - 30 Nov 2024
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effect of Game Ready (GR) heat–cold compression contrast therapy (HCCT) on changes in the biomechanical parameters of the quadriceps femoris muscles and tissue perfusion. Methods: Fifteen male MMA fighters were subjected to HCCT on the [...] Read more.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effect of Game Ready (GR) heat–cold compression contrast therapy (HCCT) on changes in the biomechanical parameters of the quadriceps femoris muscles and tissue perfusion. Methods: Fifteen male MMA fighters were subjected to HCCT on the dominant leg’s thigh and control sham therapy on the other. The experimental intervention used a pressure cuff with the following parameters: time—20 min; pressure—25–75 mmHg; and temp.—3–45°C, changing every 2 min. For the control group, the temp. of sham therapy was 15–36 °C, and pressure was 15–25 mmHg, changing every 2 min. Measurements were taken on the head of the rectus femoris muscle (RF) 5 min before therapy, 5 min after, and 1 h after therapy in the same order in all participants: microcirculatory response (PU), muscle tension (MT), stiffness (S), flexibility (E), tissue temperature (°C), and pressure pain threshold (PPT). Results: The analysis revealed significant differences between the HCCT and sham therapy groups and the measurement time (rest vs. post 5 min and post 1 h) for PU, MT, E, and °C (p < 0.00001) (a significant effect of time was found) in response to GR therapy. No significant differences were found for the PPT. Conclusions: The results of this study prove that GR HCCT evokes changes in the biomechanical parameters of the RF muscles and perfusion in professional MMA fighters. Full article
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Problems in Diagnosis and Treatment of Soleus Muscle Injuries—Narrative Review and Case Report
by Robert Trybulski, Kamil Gałęziok, Filip Matuszczyk, Tomasz Halski and Jarosław Muracki
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(6), 1955; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14061955 - 13 Mar 2025
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Injuries to the soleus muscle are often unrecognized, which increases the risk of complete tearing. Consequently, it results in the need for a long break in sports. This is mainly because the soleus muscle is complex, and the clinical signs of injury are [...] Read more.
Injuries to the soleus muscle are often unrecognized, which increases the risk of complete tearing. Consequently, it results in the need for a long break in sports. This is mainly because the soleus muscle is complex, and the clinical signs of injury are difficult to capture, which can mimic Achilles tendinopathy and tennis player’s calves. This muscle has a complex connective tissue structure with three intramuscular tendons, which makes it challenging to interpret pathological muscle conditions. Injuries to the soleus muscle can be acute or chronic and are usually considered to be a minor discomfort by both the patient and the sports medicine physician, leading to a relatively quick return to sports activity with a high risk of re-injury. This narrative literature review aims to explore the diagnostic challenges and treatment failures associated with soleus muscle injuries, highlighting the critical lack of standardized protocols and a comprehensive understanding of the nuances of these injuries, which requires the collection of qualitative data from clinical case studies, quantitative data from imaging studies and rehabilitation outcomes, and expert opinion to formulate evidence-based guidelines to improve patient management. Calf muscle pain symptoms should not be ignored because the injury may become chronic, and the lack of treatment adequate to the actual cause of the pain increases the risk of the injury deepening, including complete rupture. High-resolution ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging are recommended methods for differentially diagnosing soleus muscle injury in conjunction with physical examination to make a precise and reliable diagnosis. A soleus muscle injury case report and a comprehensive proposal for conservative treatment supplement our literature review. Full article
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