What happens if you play through an injury?
Junior Langworth
2025-07-13 06:32:07
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Playing through an injury can make it worse, Dr. Hame said. A player who thinks they are being tough by playing on an injury that might normally take a few weeks to heal might, instead, find themself sidelined for months with a larger injury. And playing on an injury may cause damage to other parts of your body as you overcompensate and try to protect the injured area. Whatever the reason, playing through an injury can cause other injuries. Injury to a ligament, the sturdy bands of tissue that connect bones, can require surgery, particularly if they are major ligaments and are completely torn. Sometimes there is an avulsion injury, where the tendon pulls off the bone, such as a hamstring or biceps tendon and that is a critical injury that often must be fixed with surgery. Bones can also break or fracture from impact, requiring immediate medical attention. When it comes to injury, we worry a lot about ligaments and tendons and their attachment to the bone, that’s more concerning than an injury between the muscle and the tendon, which more often are strains that can heal with time.
Michelle Hauck
2025-07-10 20:28:03
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My foot doesn't hurt from just skating. I had a previous injury on my foot, had to get a couple bones fused together and got some screws in there. It's more prone to injury, but I not exactly made of glass.
Carmelo Collier
2025-06-30 01:31:47
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Athletes end careers as a result, or find that a minor condition worsens, leaving them out longer. An untreated injury can have the following consequences: A Minor Injury Worsens: For instance, an athlete that develops a small fracture finds that this injury turns into a more serious condition, such as a greater fracture that takes longer to heal. Or, in the case of concussions, an athlete that returns to playing too soon may be prone to second impact syndrome, which may lead to a far more damaging brain injury. The Athlete Begins to Use Other Muscles: Rather than recover the injured area, the player compensates by using a different group of muscles. This second condition, however, doesn’t appear suddenly, and if ignored, it progresses from acute to chronic. Taking Too Long to Receive Treatment: As a result, the condition worsens significantly. Recovery, be it with surgery or simply resting, takes a greater period of time, keeping the athlete out of the game. More Concerns When an athlete struggles to remain in the game in spite of an injury, they are at a greater risk for developing dependence on NSAIDs and OTC pain medications. Along with these factors, pushing through the pain correlates with overtraining symptoms (OTS). The Athlete’s Tolerance to Pain Lessens: Whether from playing through an injury or taking painkillers, athletes that continue to get back in the game over time end up having a higher tolerance to pain. In fact, German researchers, in reviewing 15 studies on this topic involving 550 athletes and 330 people with normal activity levels, found that athletes become unable to distinguish between everyday soreness and a far more serious condition.
Vena Rodriguez
2025-06-21 09:48:12
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Playing through a sports injury can cause damage that keeps you on the bench longer. Playing through an injury may even end your sports career entirely. Continuing to play if you have an injury can make that injury worse. A small stress fracture that might have healed quickly can grow into a more serious, more painful fracture that will take longer to heal. Returning to play too soon after a concussion increases your risk of serious brain injury. Besides making an existing injury worse, playing when you're already injured means you also can get hurt someplace else. That's because you may be playing in a way that's not natural for your body — it protects the injured area but puts other areas at risk.
Cielo Keebler
2025-06-14 03:09:50
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The most common sports injuries are sprains and strains, but once you keep playing on them, you’ll cause more damage. Small fractures can turn into greater fractures and more serious conditions. Minor concussions can lead to severe brain damage. Playing With Poor Form or Posture Instead of taking time to recover, an athlete might try to push through the pain. They’ll likely have to change their form or posture and use a different group of muscles to compensate. This can cause chronic harm because it’s not your body’s natural form of movement. Whether you’re staying in the game or taking pain killers, pushing through the pain means that you are building a higher pain tolerance, which is not necessarily a good thing. If you don’t notice the pain, you don’t know when to stop and can push your body to its breaking point. Once you determine that the pain is too much and receive treatment, the condition will have most likely worsened since it first began. The treatment options may be more invasive like surgery or physical therapy. All in all, it will take up more of your time and keep the athlete out of the game.
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