Sport gymnastics is a special branch of general gymnastics. It belongs to the group of competitive sports in which men participate in six, while women participate in four disciplines. The characteristic of sports gymnastics is the way of performing exercises, while respecting biomechanical laws. As in any sport, injuries are inevitable. Injuries most often occur when landing and jumping off gymnastic equipment, but also as a result of overuse. The most common overuse syndromes in gymnasts are subacromial shoulder injury, patellar knee tendinitis, Achilles tendonitis, overuse injury of the distal radial epiphysis and spondylolisthesis. A common injury caused by performing various gymnastic elements is an Achilles tendon rupture, that can be treated surgically or conservatively with physical therapy. Physical therapy as a conservative method of treatment has proven to be extremely effective. Before starting physical therapy, it is necessary to conduct a subjective and objective assessment by conducting specialized tests, condition analysis and treatment plan. With the initial rest, the application of cryotherapy, strengthening exercises, electrotherapy and magnetotherapy for a few weeks, it shoud be possible to return to the training process.