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traditional therapy
athletes’ Recovery and Injury
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This research sought to examine the effects of physical therapy on athletes’ recovery from injury in Bamenda North West Region of Cameroon. Football athletes are susceptible to injuries due largely to the physical contact; overtraining and psychological demands for outstanding performance on the field of play. This study was conducted in Bamenda elite 1 and 2 teams; PWD, YOSA, Bafut Rangers Foncha Street and Bafmeng United. The research design used in this study was concurrent mixed method design. The population was divided in to both the target and accessible population of the study. The researcher used the purposive sampling technique to select players of each team with sampling size of 23 injured players to work with. Descriptively, the data was presented on tables, frequencies, means and percentages. Regression was used analyze quantitative data, content thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data results shows that physical therapy has a significant effect on athlete’s recovery from injury at 0.01 level of significance and 14.5% of the variations in athletes’ recovery from injury can be accounted for by their use of physical therapy. The study made recommendations to the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education, the government should offer support and funding towards traditional therapy centers that specialize in treating sports- related injuries. Ensure that players receive prompt and appropriate treatment for their injuries to prevent further complications. All in all, it was found out that, physical therapy helps athletes to recover from injury. For recommendations, to ministry of sports and physical education, the government should offer support and funding towards traditional therapy centers that specialize in treating sports- related injuries. For further studies, my research was a mixed method research, so, another researcher can conduct a purely quantitative study or purely qualitative study.
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