2023 Volume 11 Pages 90-95
Athletic rehabilitation aims for a safe and successful return to sport. In high-performance athlete, there are few reports on return to sport process, for reasons such as withholding of information disclosure. In this study, we describe an athletic rehabilitation program implemented by a multicenter and multiprofessional team for a Japanese national team artistic swimmer who underwent partial medial meniscectomy. Following this intervention, her physical function was better than preoperatively, and she performed well at the World Championships in which she participated approximately 20 weeks postoperatively. The rehabilitation program led to a significant change in her mindset, and enabled her to compete at a higher level. Rehabilitation for highperformance athletes requires a specialized approach; however, no specific equipment or technique were used in this case. Therefore, multicenter and multiprofessional athletic rehabilitation is considered applicable not only to high-performance athletes, but also to athletes in other categories. Rehabilitation for high-performance athletes requires a specialized approach; however, we did not use any specific technique in this case. Therefore, we think that multicenter and multiprofessional athletic rehabilitation can be applied not only to high-performance athletes, but also to athletes in other categories.
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