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Sports Injuries - Classification, Treatment and More

by Michael Griffin Michael
Any kind of injury that occurs during the exercise session or playing a sport is referred to sports injury. This type of injury can affect any part of your body, but it mainly affects the musculoskeletal system. Continue reading to know about different types of sports injuries, its treatment and other important factors.

Classification

Different conditions come with different complications and symptoms. Some of the most common types of injuries are as follows:

  1. Sprains: Overstretching may cause sprain. Tearing the ligaments may also result in the same. 
  2. Strains: People commonly mistook it for sprains. But tearing muscles or tendons cause sprain. On the other hand, Sprain is the result of ligaments tearing. 
  3. Knee Injuries: This is a common condition for athletes. It affects the knee joint.
  4. ractures: It refers to broken bones or bone fractures. 
  5. Dislocation: A sports injury can also dislocate a bone in your body. It can be excruciating.

These are some of the common condition that can potentially affect your performance. The list also includes rotator cuff injury, Achilles tendon rupture, swollen muscles etc. In extreme cases, they can completely ruin your career. People who are suffering from any condition mentioned above should consider visiting a musculoskeletal doctor. Read on to know about their Treatment. 

Treatment

Some of the common treatment methods are as follows:

#1 PRICE Therapy

This is a great way to treat minor conditions. It stands for the followings:

  • Protection: You should use support to protect the affected area.  
  • Rest: Take complete rest and avoid exercising or playing the game. One should also consider reducing the daily physical activity. 
  • Ice: You can also consider applying an ice pack on the affected area. Do it in every two to three hours. 
  • Compression: Doctors might also prescribe you to use an elastic bandage to limit the swelling. 
  • Elevation: You can raise the body part up from the heart level. It will help you to reduce the swelling.

#2 Physiotherapy

This is a great technique to treat a chronic condition. Professionals often develop tailored exercising plan and help their clients to improve their range of motion. 

#3 Pain Relief

A professional musculoskeletal doctor might also prescribe you to use painkillers to ease the pain. However, kids under 16 years old should avoid using aspirin.

#4 Immobilisation

By applying this technique, doctors reduce pain, muscle spasm and muscle swelling. Sometimes it also prevents further damage by reducing movement.
These are some of the common techniques that doctors may prescribe you to treat the injury. 

In extreme cases, they might also give you corticosteroid injections to treat the condition. Surgical procedure is also a common option for treating sports injury. Time has come to sign off. Hope you have enjoyed reading it. 


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