From soccer to basketball, many sports offer high-intensity workouts. Without stretching before a game or practice, the potential of getting injured increases. To better understand the signals your body is sending, below is a guide to common injuries you could experience on the track, field, or court and how chiropractic adjustments and other treatments can help. 

What Are Typical Sports-Related Injuries?

Ligaments are the elastic bands of tissue around joints in the shoulders, ankles, elbows, and knees. While running and kicking a ball or shooting it into a basket, it’s possible to stretch out or tear the tissue, resulting in a sprain. You might see bruising or swelling in the affected area. Strain to a muscle or tendon occurs when you tear or overstretch the tissue. It’s not uncommon to experience a painful muscle spasm when this happens. A tear in a rotary cuff muscle will greatly restrict the range of motion in the shoulder, making it difficult to swing a tennis racket or serve a volleyball. The impact of falling the wrong way or colliding with another player could pop a joint out of place or result in a bone fracture.  

How Can You Treat These Types of Injuries?

The type of injury you have determines the best course of treatment. For a bone fracture, go to the emergency room so a doctor can set it to heal properly. If you experience shoulder, neck, or back pain, a chiropractic adjustment might help. A chiropractor can pop dislocated joints back into place and manipulate the position of discs to take the pressure off surrounding nerves. Icing the area for 20 minutes will reduce the pain and swelling of mild sprains and strains. Wrapping the area in compression tape and keeping it elevated should also make the inflammation decrease.

If you need a chiropractic adjustment for a sports injury, the professionals at Brice Accident and Injury Center in Sandy Springs, GA, are standing by to help you recover quickly. Residents throughout Fulton County have sought out the licensed chiropractors for pain management solutions to improve their quality of life for over 37 years. To arrange a chiropractic adjustment appointment, call (404) 963-7777. Learn more about how the team can help online and leave a review on Facebook.