Sports therapy

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The sports therapy makes use of means and methods of athletic training in the context of prevention and rehabilitation , and today is a factor of the non-drug treatment and rehabilitation. The origins of sports and exercise therapy dates back to the 19th century.

history

The German Association for Health Sports and Sports Therapy defined sports therapy as “a movement therapy measure that uses appropriate means of sports to compensate for, regenerate and regenerate disturbed physical, mental and social functions, prevent secondary damage and promote health-oriented behavior. It is based on biological principles and particularly includes elements of educational, psychological and sociotherapeutic procedures and tries to achieve lasting health literacy. "

Sports therapy (also known as training therapy ) is intended to help patients overcome physical, psychological or social impairments with the help of sports by improving body awareness and improving coordination and stamina. In addition to medical and psychotherapeutic areas, sports therapy measures are used in education , rehabilitation and in the field of geriatrics . It is not aimed at competitive sport, but should activate the patient through sport and lead to a pleasant body feeling.

In Germany, sports therapy is also offered as a minor in the sports science course - movement-related health promotion at the University of Freiburg . The professional title of sports therapist has not yet been recognized (as of 2009). It is carried out by sports scientists, physiotherapists with additional qualifications (sports physiotherapists) or sports teachers with additional training in the medical field.

See also

literature

  • K.-H. Arndt (Hrsg.): Sports medicine in medical practice. JA Barth, Heidelberg / Leipzig 1998, ISBN 3-335-00542-2 .
  • W. Hollmann (Ed.): Lexicon of sports medicine. JA Barth, Heidelberg / Leipzig 1995, ISBN 3-335-00411-6 .
  • Arnd Krüger : history of movement therapy. In: Preventive Medicine. Springer Loseblatt Collection, Heidelberg 1999, 07.06, pp. 1–22.
  • Valentin Z. Markser, Karl-Jürgen Bär (Ed.): Sports and exercise therapy for mental illnesses. Research status and practical recommendations. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-7945-2993-3 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Sports therapy  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Career prospects. In: www.dshs-koeln.de. Archived from the original on November 26, 2007 ; accessed on November 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Arnd Krüger : History of movement therapy . In: Preventive Medicine . Springer, Heidelberg 1999, p. 1-22 .
  3. ↑ K. Schüle, H. Deimel: Health sports and sports therapy-a conceptual clarification. In: Health Sports and Sports Therapy. 1 (6), 1990, p. 3. Definition from the German Association for Health Sports and Sports Therapy (DVGS).
  4. ↑ Focus: Diagnostics ~ Glossary. In: Fokus-diagnostik.de. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ www.studiengang-verzeichnis.de: Studying sports therapy at the University of Freiburg. (online) ; last viewed on May 21, 2009.
  6. ^ University of Freiburg: Information - Sports Therapy course. (pdf)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; last viewed on May 21, 2009.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.studium.uni-freiburg.de