Sports Injuries- Prevention & Treatment

Sports participation promotes our physical and mental well-being, but too much physical activity often lead to injuries. Repetitive sports injuries also known as overuse injuries is major concern of the sports medicine specialist. Overuse injuries affects our bones, muscles, ligament, and tendons.

It’s not necessary that only sports persons or athletes suffer from this kind of injuries, any individual participating in physical activities are prone to such injuries. In younger athletes developing an injury can lead to potential long-term health problems without right guidance. Although most mild surgeries are

Overuse injuries contribute to approximately 50% of all sports related injuries, but one can benefit from with prevention steps.

Prevention Steps for Sports Injuries

Following are some prevention steps suggested by sports medicine doctor in Delhi:

Training Workload Management: Around 70 to 80% non-contact injuries are due to poor workload management, which is why overuse injuries are very much common in athletes, most of the time when injury occurs we tend to rehab, and rejoin without modifying the workload. Correcting the training workload management is a way to go.

Warming Up and Cooling Down:  Warming up usually includes stretching and light exercise to gradually raise our heart rate and increase muscle and joint usage. Light cardio exercises with mild increases in weight load have been known to be the safest method. 

Well-Fitting Sports Equipment: Wearing and using equipment which are well-fitting and appropriate for a specific sport is another way to avoid an unnecessary injury. Clothing and equipment vary from sport to sport which is why wearing right one is suggested.

Using Proper Technique: Learning to use the correct and safest methods for whichever sport or activity you are participating in is necessary to the avoid sports injuries. 

Proper Rest & Sleep is the Key: Participating in sports and exercise can be surprisingly addictive. At times it is easy to get over-excited and want to exercise or play a sport before our body gets adequate rest. Sometimes our body may require rest for 24 to 48 hours after the strenuous exercise.

Apart from the above mentioned tips strengthening muscles and increasing your flexibility also work as precautionary methods.

Treatment

Sports injuries are usually treated, diagnosed, and managed by the orthopaedic doctors having specialization in sports medicine. In advance cases one may need surgical treatment, but in most of the cases non-invasive methods are suggested for recovery.

For sports injury treatment in Delhi you can consult with Dr. Lalit Bafna from SCI International Hospital in Delhi.