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These are a unique group of injuries quite commonly seen in sportspersons, but not limited to them. These can occur anywhere in the body; around hips, knees, ankles, shoulders and even in the back. These are seen in professional as well as recreational sportspersons. They can affect your bones, ligaments, tendons, cartilage and muscles.
FAQs:
What are the common sports injuries? -
Most commonly, these are muscle and ligament strains and sprains which are more common but less serious. But ligament tears, muscle tears, dislocations, fractures and tendon tears are more serious.
2. How do I prevent sports injuries? -
Proper stretching and adequate warm up is a must. Along with it, proper muscle conditioning and strengthening is also needed. Sometimes, sports training so that actions like jumping or landing need to be inculcated.
3. What are the treatment options available? -
The majority of these injuries are treated with analgesics and physiotherapy exercises along with a sports trainer. However serious injuries like ligament tears or dislocations need surgery.
4. When will I be able to return to my sport? -
The ability to return to sports depends on the injury sustained and the treatment needed for it. If the injury is such that surgery is needed, usually 6-9 months is the time period needed to return to sports. This will depend on assessments by the orthopedic surgeon and the sports physiotherapist.
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