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Treatments and Modalities

Here at Grand Oaks we make use of the most up to date modalities including Normatec, GameReady, and Blood Flow Restriction Therapy. We also us multiple electrical stimulation and therapeutic ultrasound units. In conjunction with this we are also trained in multiple manual therapy techniques. 

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In-season Treatment time: 6:30am
Off-season Treatment time: 2:40pm

Standard Rehabs

On Mr. Woodstock's door there are a few standard rehab protocols. They are attached below in PDF form.

Treatment and Evaluation Guidelines

Non-Athletic Related Injuries

  1. Treatments are to be administered only to:

    • Student-athletes from Grand Oaks High School and York Jr. High that are injured during certain school sponsored activities. Activities Include:​​​

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Cheerleading

  • Cross Country

  • Football

  • Golf

  • Drill Team

  • Student Athletic Trainers

  • Swimming & Diving

  • Softball

  • Tennis

  • Track & Field 

  • Volleyball

  • Jr. High Athletics 

2. Only athletes who are involved in a UIL activity will be treated 

3. Any athlete who is under the care of a school physician must provide written        documentation of treatment protocol, restrictions, and/or release for return to play

4. Athletes who are members of a school sponsored activity who are injured in non-UIL activities (i.e. club sports, open gyms, recreational, etc.) will only receive first aid care until they are evaluated by a physician. the physical must provide in writing a treatment protocol for the athletic trainer to follow.

5. The GOHS Sports Medicine staff will not treat non-athletic injuires 

Non-athletic injuires will be seen in the Athletic Training Room under the following guidelines:

  1. Due to liability concerns, the student-athlete must first see a medical doctor prior to being treated by the Athletic Training Satff

  2. The Student-athlete must provide a prescription for treatment/rehabilitation from the medical doctor. The information must be specific as to what type of rehabilitation its to be done. 

  3. No injuries that are the result of a motor vehicle accident will be seen 

**Important**
No one, regardless of affiliation, is to be denied first aid

Modalities

Game Ready

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  • Intermittent Compression

    • Pneumatic compression mimics natural muscle contractions to gently pump away edema and stimulate the flow of oxygenated blood.​

  • Cooling

    • Rapidly circulating ice water continuously, consistently, and comfortably cools the affected site to effectively reduce edema (swelling), muscle spasms, and pain.

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Normatec

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  • Intermittent Compression

    • Pneumatic compression mimics natural muscle contractions to gently pump away edema and stimulate the flow of oxygenated blood.

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Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

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  • It is the application of a specialized tourniquet system to a proximal arm or leg, which is inflated, to a personalized and specific pressure to reduce blood flow to an exercising extremity. 

  • ​The application is brief and intermittent, typically about 6 minutes per exercise

  • Allows clinician to safely load the injured body part when true weighted loads are not indicated​

  • The exact mechanism behind the positive results seen with PBFR is still being extensively researched. Theories range from a significant build up of metabolites by anaerobic metabolism, a systemic anabolic response and cellular swelling. It is most likely a combination of multiple factors. It does appear that muscle protein synthesis plays a primary role as this has been consistently demonstrated in the literature.

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Graston/IASTM

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  • IASTM- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

    • Manual therapy where the clinician uses a metal instrument as an extension of their hand/hands

    • Used to "break up" or "soften" scar tissue or muscle knots

    • Promotes blood flow to the area to help with recovery/healing 

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*If deemed a necessary treatment the GOHS Sports medicine staff will provide release from for the student athlete

Cupping

  • Clinician uses a pneumatic pump to suck the air out of the cup to create suction

  • Works similar to a deep tissue massage but the pressure is coming from under the skin

  • Helps promote blood flow to the injured area

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*If deemed a necessary treatment the GOHS Sports medicine staff will provide release from for the student athlete

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