Abstract
Sports injuries impose physical, psychological, and socioeconomic burdens on athletes and sporting communities.
Contemporary rehabilitation has shifted from passive, tissue-centered care toward an evidence-based, biopsychosocial, and
functionally driven model that emphasizes early controlled loading, neuromuscular retraining, sport-specific progression,
psychological readiness, and shared decision-making for return to play (RTP). This long thematic paper reviews current concepts
in the rehabilitation of sports injuries: epidemiology and impact, pathophysiology of common injuries, rehabilitation principles
and phases, therapeutic modalities and exercise progressions, psychological and nutritional considerations, objective
assessment and RTP criteria, barriers and challenges, and emerging directions. Practical case vignettes illustrate application of
theory to practice. The paper concludes with recommendations for clinicians to deliver individualized, multidisciplinary, and
outcome-focused rehabilitation that minimizes reinjure risk and restores athletic performance.
Keywords: sports injury, rehabilitation, return to play, neuromuscular training, biopsychosocial, rehabilitation phases
Author’s Name:-Aman Dewangan,Chandan Singh Patel