If you experience injuries while playing sports, let Orange County Pain Clinics help.
Playing sports and participating in regular physical activity is not without its risks. You can experience injuries and damage to your body’s cartilage, muscles, and bones.
If you have been affected by a sports injury, the pain can affect your daily life for a long time.
What are the causes of sports injuries?
There are several different types of sports injuries. Common activities that can result in injury include running, football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and hiking. You can experience an injury as minor as a knee twist or ankle sprain or something as serious as a spinal cord injury. A fall can lead to a herniated disc, and overuse of one particular body part can result in facet syndrome.
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of sports injuries are just as widespread as the causes. You might experience pain and muscle spasms if you’ve sprained your ankle, and you could have shooting pain along your shin bone if you have developed shin splints.
How is it treated?
Pinpointing the cause of your sports injury is an important first step. From there, your doctor can determine the best method of treatment. Your pain management might include receiving a nerve block injection, which blocks pain signals being sent to the brain from your nerves, or a more involved procedure, such as spinal fusion.