Background

This observational research study analyses the uptake of physical therapies treatments in the Polyclinic during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Objective

To describe the usage of physical therapies services – physical therapy, osteopath, chiropractic, and sports massage – by athletes and non-athletes and across different sports.

Methods

The multidisciplinary team of physical therapies recorded treatment modalities, information on provider discipline and reason for attendance, in an Electronic Medical Record system throughout the 32 days of operation of the Olympic Polyclinic. Cold-therapy total immersion ice baths (TIIB) were provided as part of the services, but were reported and analysed separately.

Results

There were 4993 encounters (4038 athletes, 955 non-athlete encounters). 1395 athletes (12.4% of all athletes) and 393 non-athletes sought treatment. For all four provider disciplines, in addition to TIIB, the primary reason for athlete attendance was for recovery (52% of all encounters), followed by injury treatment (30%), and maintenance (16%). Athletes reported “injury” as the main reason for physical therapy (92% of all encounters, 2.8 encounters per athlete), chiropractic (94%, 1.9) and osteopathy (91%, 1.8) visits. Almost all TIIB visits were used for recovery (98% of all TIIB encounters; 2.1 encounters per athlete). Athletes from handball (37% of all handball athletes), followed by judo (22%), and athletics (21%), presented the largest user groups.

Conclusion

This Olympic Polyclinic study evaluates the physical therapies’ activity, and athlete's reason for use of the multidisciplinary physical therapies team, including total immersion ice bath provision. These results emphasise the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.

中文翻译：

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2016 年里约热内卢夏季奥运会多学科物理疗法的使用：一项观察性研究

背景

这项观察性研究分析了 2016 年里约奥运会期间综合诊所采用物理疗法的情况。

客观的

描述运动员和非运动员以及不同运动项目对物理治疗服务的使用——物理治疗、整骨疗法、脊椎按摩疗法和运动按摩。

方法

在奥林匹克综合诊所运营的 32 天期间，多学科物理治疗团队在电子病历系统中记录了治疗方式、提供者纪律和出勤原因的信息。冷疗全浸冰浴 (TIIB) 作为服务的一部分提供，但单独报告和分析。

结果

有 4993 次遭遇（4038 名运动员，955 次非运动员遭遇）。1395 名运动员（占所有运动员的 12.4%）和 393 名非运动员寻求治疗。对于所有四个提供者学科，除了 TIIB，运动员出勤的主要原因是康复（占所有比赛的 52%），其次是伤病治疗（30%）和维护（16%）。运动员报告“受伤”是物理治疗（所有遭遇的 92%，每位运动员 2.8 次遭遇）、脊椎按摩疗法（94%，1.9）和整骨疗法（91%，1.8）访问的主要原因。几乎所有 TIIB 访问都用于恢复（所有 TIIB 遭遇的 98%；每位运动员 2.1 次遭遇）。手球运动员（占所有手球运动员的 37%），其次是柔道（22%）和田径（21%）的运动员是最大的用户群体。

结论

奥林匹克综合诊所的这项研究评估了物理疗法的活动，以及运动员使用多学科物理疗法团队的原因，包括提供完全浸入式冰浴。这些结果强调了多学科方法的重要性。