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Here’s your guide to Sports Injuries
Have you heard of tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow or rotator cuff injury? These are some painful chronic conditions which occur as a result of repetitive strain or direct trauma to the muscles and joints during a physical activity. Living with sports injuries is difficult as they take a long time to heal and affect one’s mobility.
Do you remember cricketer Usman Khawaja’s sports injury in 2018? Well, it made headlines at the time. The Australian batsman had suffered a meniscal tear that kept him out of action for a month.
Despite the name, sports injuries are not limited to athletes. For every cricketer who sprains their shoulder or footballer who has a tendon tear, there is a non-athlete who experiences the same during their morning run or evening workout.
However, you may be wondering why choose Plexus for Sports Injuries, since it is widely known to treat neurological conditions. Plexus specializes in Stem Cell Therapy, which is established as a successful form of treatment for Sports Injuries.
Decoding Sports Injuries
The term sports injury — in the broadest sense — refers to the kinds of injuries that most commonly occur during sports or any physical exercise. They usually involve the muscles, bones, and associated tissues like cartilage.
There are two kinds of sports injuries:
- Acute Injuries: An injury that occurs suddenly, such as a sprained ankle due to an awkward landing. Some of the symptoms are severe pain, swelling, sensitivity in the affected area, and an inability to move.
- Chronic Injuries: They develop slowly and are characterized by swelling, pain while performing an activity, and a dull ache when at rest. They are caused by repeated overuse of muscle groups or joints.
Types of Sports Injuries
In the world of athletic endeavors, there are many common sports injuries such as sprains, strains, inflamed tendons, rotator cuff injuries, and others. Here we have compiled a list of common sports injuries
Symptoms of Sports Injuries
The signs and symptoms of Sports Injuries depend on the type of injury. However, some of the common symptoms include:
Aches, pain, or tenderness
Bruising
Deformity, such as a bone or joint looking out of place
Decreased range of motion
Grinding, cracking, clicking, or popping noise
Inability to bear weight on your hip, leg or foot
Skin being warm to touch
Stiffness or weakness
Swelling
Trouble moving a body part normally
Taping
Injury Avoidance Education
Occupational Conditioning
Scar management
Eliminating the need for corrective surgery
Improve hand functions
Improve performance in daily life activities
Promote return-to-work
Improve performance in classroom activities
Improve fine motor skills
Causes of Sports Injuries
Sports injuries can stem from direct impact, putting more force on a joint than can handle, or overuse. Common symptoms of such injuries include:
- Accidents, such as falls
- Bad habits with exercise, such as not warming up or stretching enough
- Lack of safety equipment, or gear that’s damaged or worn incorrectly
- Shoes that don’t fit well or provide enough support during exercise or sports
- Sudden start to an exercise program or significant increase in physical activity
Accidents, such as falls
Bad habits with exercise, such as not warming up or stretching enough
Lack of safety equipment, or gear that’s damaged or worn incorrectly
Shoes that don’t fit well or provide enough support during exercise or sports
Sudden start to an exercise program or significant increase in physical activity
Lack of safety equipment, or gear that’s damaged or worn incorrectly
Treatments of Sports Injuries
The course of treatment for Sports Injuries depends on the location and severity of injury. Minor injuries can be treated with RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation), over-the-counter and prescription medicines, and joint injections that aid in controlling inflammation and promoting the healing response. In some cases, treatment and rehabilitation may be necessary depending upon the extent of injury and the time elapsed post injury. The most effective form of treatments for soft tissue injuries affecting the large joints include:
01 Stem Cell Therapy
Stem Cell Therapy for Sports Injuries has provided a new ray of hope for patients. It is a form of regenerative medicine that uses autologous mesenchymal stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow to repair the damaged cells within their body.The stem cells migrate to the site of injury and release growth factors that kick-start the natural repair mechanism of the body and hasten recovery.
02 Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy and sports rehabilitation helps increase strength and improve function and mobility in patients with Sports Injuries through targeted exercises. A physical therapist evaluates the patient’s functional ability and creates a personalized physiotherapy regimen to heal and strengthen affected body parts.
Our treatment program at Plexus
Sports Injuries can take a long time to heal or never fully heal at all. At Plexus, Dr Na’eem Sadiq and his expert team provides the best Stem Cell Therapy to patients as an alternative to conventional medicine, with proven results. We use autologous mesenchymal stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow to treat a wide variety of sports injuries, including damage to tendons, ligaments, muscles, and cartilage. What’s more is that the non-invasive nature of our Stem Cell Therapy helps to repair and improve functional plasticity following sports injuries compared to traditional methods.
Depending on the severity of your condition, the team works closely with the patient and his family to provide comprehensive rehabilitation, that includes the best possible Physical Therapy and sports rehabilitation. It helps to manage pain, prevent permanent damage, and regain strength and movement in parts of their body after an injury.
Our award-winning neurological and stem cell research center is also recognized globally for our world-class Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis. We use a wide range of treatment and rehabilitation techniques, including:
Postural Training
Postural Correction and Balance
Balance Training
Stretching Exercises
Postural Reactions Training
What our patients say
Abhishek Das (name changed)
“I got into a major football accident that left me with a meniscal tear. Dr Na’eem Sadiq and his therapists helped me to recover completely with a range of treatments, including Stem Cell Therapy and Physical Therapy over a period of three months. I am extremely pleased with Plexus, and I would advise my friends and family members to not let their minor injury turn into a major one. After all, prevention is better than cure!”
Prasanjith (name changed)
"After I suffered from a painful shoulder impingement condition, I was barely able to do bowling. Any slight movement at my shoulder was extremely painful. I did not want to undergo surgery and wanted to try stem cell therapy. After taking treatment at Plexus, my pain has reduced by 80 percent and my shoulder movement has become a lot better. I am easily able to raise my arm up without any discomfort. I am excited and preparing to get back to the field now."
FAQs answered
We have successfully treated traumatic injuries of the shoulder, hip, and knee joints. We have also been able to give a pain-free life to patients with soft tissue inflammations like tennis elbow through a comprehensive treatment program.
Stem cells help to reduce inflammation and pain in the affected joint, facilitate repair of torn tissues, and restore joint mobility and functions.
Status of recovery, prognosis of the injury, and the number of injections typically depend on the type and extent of damage, age, weight, and activity status of the patient and compliance with the treatment program.
No, Stem Cell Therapy is a painless procedure.
No, patients with extensive damage and loss of tissue do not qualify for Stem Cell Therapy and require surgery.
