Sports injuries occur during playing sports or performing sports-related activities. Such injuries occur due to lack of practice, lack of proper stretching, warm-ups, improper equipment, poor training practice, etc. some injuries recover on their own, some have to face for a long time, or some shows their effects later. While playing or performing sports-related activities, you should be careful otherwise any part of the body gets injured. However, they usually include ligaments, tendons, bones and muscles. Some of the basic and most common injuries are sprains, strains, fractures, knee injuries, dislocations, etc.

Such injuries can be intense or chronic. The acute/intense injuries can appear suddenly can causes of sudden severe pain, swelling, weakness, redness extreme tenderness, throbbing and dislocation or visual brake.

Chronic injuries are the results of overreach the limits of your body during exercise or playing. The sign of Chronic injuries is, mild pain sensation in your body while resting, persistent swelling, and pain during exercising, stiffness etc.

Different types of injuries have a different kind of treatments, and here these are:

Seek medical treatment

If someone is suffering from severe injuries, then they require immediate treatment and medical attention. The acute injuries are the same. It requires medical treatment that involves prescription medication, corticosteroid injection, surgery. you should approach doctor or medical facility if you are suffering from any of these signs:

Severe pain, swelling, redness, unable to tolerate weight in the area, pain in old injury or sudden swelling, if you are facing any joint or bone related abnormality or in the case of severe bleeding that won't stop.

Treat injury with home remedies

If you are suffering from any of the injuries then without delaying treat at home:

First, stop continuing any activity or work as it can cause damage to the injured area. You should rest for many days to many weeks as it depends on the severity of the injury. You should apply ice or use compression on the wound. You can even elevate the injury to decrease swelling. You can use heat compression after 48 hours when swelling is reduced, use pain patches and ointments to heal the pain.

Chronic injuries

Chronic injuries involve physical therapy and alternative treatment like spinal manipulation, ultrasound, strengthening exercises, water therapy and masses therapy, etc.