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Physical Therapy in Massapequa

Common Fall Sports Injuries

It’s not so much about where you fall as it is where you land, unfortunately when playing a sport you rarely have control of either. Controlling a fall is easier said than done and even if you could competently choose which limb to take the brunt of the fall you’re still going to run the risk of trauma or hematoma. The immediate effects of taking a fall is dislocation typically the hip or shoulder joint as a result of landing on an outstretched arm or hip. 

Assuming that you will never have an injury throughout the duration of your sports career is absurd and the means of preventing sports injuries is usually largely based in intuition. The same recommendations are given by nearly every parent and doctor “Don’t be reckless” “Don’t overtrain” “Don’t play in the rain” unfortunately sports are inherently competitive and your coach and team are likely pushing for improvement. If you are a competitive player, the risk injury is a reality and every safety precaution is a necessity.

Rather than straining to avoid extra training and holding back to play cautiously you should be focusing on making sure you can recover from injuries. The fact of the matter is even when the pain goes away injuries remain and require rehabilitation, this is when physical therapy comes into play.

If you play a sport competitively in New York consider book an evaluation with Park Physical Therapy, as we offer extensive rehabilitation services as well as body conditioning and sports training. Park Physical Therapy is located in Massapequa and certainly worth a look into if you have any sort of injury.