Typical sports injuries and how to treat them

Typically, when a sports injury occurs it is brought on by strain of some sort. High impact activities such as running can cause wear and tear on the body, especially on knees, feet, and ankles. Muscles and ligaments subjected to the repetitive movements in tennis and football, in shoulder and elbow joints, are also vulnerable. Treatments such as PRP injections and also prolotherapy are gaining alot mor scientific credibility lately as well.
Skiers, basketball players, gymnasts, skateboarders, snow boarders, mountain bikers, and those who participate in high impact aerobics, can suffer mild to serious injuries caused by overuse. “Playing-through” the pain is never a good strategy, and may lead to lifelong problems.
To prevent chronic conditions from developing, an ounce of early intervention is worth many pounds of cure.
To head-off pulled muscles, you must stretch before your sports activity and exercise your muscles routinely. Always ease into vigorous sports activities and work up to maximum performance slowly.
If you experience a pulled muscle, rest and apply ice. The cold helps alleviate the overstretched muscles from ceasing up into spasms. Ice the muscles 20 minutes on, and 20 minutes off, as often as is feasible for the first couple of days. All in all, Prolotherapy injections as well as PRP treatments have been used on some of these injuries including a torn rotator cuff. BTW, PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy and is gaining in popularity, as is prolotherapy.
Slowly begin to stretch the muscles to prevent the fibers from shortening-up as they heal. Return to regular activity slowly.
Neck pain caused by many factors is being seen more and more often. Again, apply ice for 20 minutes at a time and as the stiffness and soreness begins to disappear, stretching exercises can strengthen the neck and help prevent further problems.
Rotator cuff problems are another injury that seems to be on the rise. Sports such as softball, tennis, volleyball, swimming, weight training, and even golfing, are all activities that can cause stress when the arm is raised to an overhead position.
When pain persists beyond a few days after the injury incident, a series of range-of-motion exercises can help strengthen the overstressed muscles.
Any discussion of sports injuries must include lower back injuries, one of the most common of all injuries—be they sports-related or not. Twisting the spine, lifting excessive weight, or any number of other activities can overstretch and strained the lower back. The muscles may be too weak or the activity may cause too much extension or tension. Muscles and tendons can pull or tear causing painful spasms.
Icing an injured area immediately, at intervals as previously mentioned, is very helpful. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications are helpful.
Generally, strengthening the core muscles is essential to prevent back pain problems. Most often minor backaches disappear within a few weeks. As soon as the area is pain-free, begin a workout that strengthens the lower back, hamstring and abdominal muscles. With lower back muscles, it is good to be exquisitely gentle at first, and build up very slowly