Basic principles for musculoskeletal health and imaging in sports medicine and rehabilitation

Abstract

This work assesses current thoughts about bone and tendon pathophysiology and its impact on sports medicine and athlete rehabilitation. The majority of all injuries, in particular, during sports activities are related to tendon and bone injuries. Further attention is brought to overuse sporting injuries as well as the diagnostic procedures before treatment options can be explored. Early diagnosis of sports injuries is essential for the athlete, the sports team, the sports physician, the physiotherapist and the rehabilitation specialist. It reduces the costs to the society of consequential late treatment. The athlete must be aware of the pathophysiological principles behind pain, so that he can report it in early stages of tissue stress. In conclusion, knowledge about the underlying tissue pathophysiology is an important tool for injury prevention.