Sports injuries

Two kinds of sports injury

Sports injuries come either from sudden trauma, like a collision or a fall, or from overusing one part of the body again and again.

From a hit or a fall

• Bruises: bleeding from small blood vessels under the skin
• Strains: overstretched or torn muscle fibers
• Sprains: a ligament stretched past its limit

From overuse

• Runner’s knee
• Tennis elbow
• Tendinosis

The first few days

When soft tissue is hurt, healing starts with inflammation: pain, swelling, heat, redness and loss of function. This first stage usually lasts about five days, and early care aims to keep it in check so healing can move on. Remember P.R.I.C.E.S.:

• Protect
• Rest
• Ice
• Compression
• Elevation
• Stabilize

How we help

Gentle Activator adjustments, then rehabilitation and an exercise program to rebuild strength and get you back to your sport.

Get emergency care first for a possible broken bone, a head injury or concussion, or a neck or back injury after a hard hit.