Please share a tip on some do's and don'ts with regard to sport injuries.

Growing: Growing kids need time to recover from sports! consider cross training for 3 months a year.

Asthma: Asthma shouldn't cripple your life. Play sports, live well!

Wear: Wear a mouth protector when participating in contact sports.

Pool: Pool exercises have low impact on hips/knees/ankles in overweight people.

Avoid: Avoid aggressive contact sports like football. Take up smart sports like ping-pong.

In: In sports that require tackling, make sure your head is up and you see what you hit

Wearing: Wearing proper footwear can help reduce knee pain.

For: For the first 48-72 hours following a musculoskeletal injury you should treat with ice, not heat.

Shoulder: Shoulder exercises: arm circles, elbow circles, kneeling arm drill & handstand pushups.

Studies: Studies are mixed on the effectiveness of glucosamine/chondroiten for knee pain but no harm assoc.

Prevent: Prevent injuries during sports by wearing a mouthguard.

Protect: Protect you teeth by wearing a mouth guard while participating in sports.

Mouthguards: Mouthguards are an important way to protect your teeth while participating in sports.

Ankle: Ankle sprains are often from injury-reinjury cycles. Good physical therapy can break that cycle.

Replace: Replace sports shoes every 6-12 months if very active in sports.

Wear: Wear a mouth guard during contact sports.

Limit: Limit acl ligament injuries by strengthening your hamstrings.

Mouthguards: Mouthguards should be used by all athlete's to protect against tooth damage and concussions.

Prevent: Prevent reinjury before returning to sports: you need painless, full range of, motion.

Always: Always warm up before you stretch, and stretch before you strengthen.

Don't: Don't workout the same muscle every day. More gain is seen with a day of recovery.

Do: Do not ignore your injury, get evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon trained in sports injuries.

Warming: Warming up & stretching before exercise, under supervision of experienced coach, will limit risk.

Develop: Develop interests and skills outside sport in case you have a severe sport injury.

Warmup: Warmup with light exercise before getting deeply involved in more serious workout.

Warmups,: Warmups, especially proper stretching for your particular activity is key.

Fitness: Fitness through training is the best way to avoid injury but it is not foolproof.

Kids: Kids and adolescents need time off from their primary sport to heal and get stronger.

If: If you allow something to heal halfway, you will always be halfway there. Allow time to recover!

Keep: Keep in overall good shape. Don't let your injury take over your life.

People: People with hypermobility must avoid contact and traumatic sports. They have a higher risk for injury!

Don't: Don't return to demanding sports until you get painless, full range of motion in the affected joint.

If: If your knee is locking, you likely have a meniscus tear or loose body, treatable with a scope.

No: No pain no gain? False. You should not experience pain during a workout.

U: You have what you got. Face up to it & follow advice & treatment your ortho recommends. Don't treat yourself.

If: If you jog or walk for sport, wear two pairs of socks, for absorption and for protection.

Injury: Injury is a common consequence of playing sports. Stretch frequently, listen to your body, hydrate!

The: The best treatments for sports injuries are prevention (proper equipment) and good conditioning.

Cross: Cross train and add lower impact sports like spinning and trx training, to avoid injuries.

Unless: Unless you are losing millions of dollars by sitting out a couple of games, let it rest to recover!

If: If you have a flare up of lower back pain due to disc disease use ice, not heat, along with ibuprofen.

The: The first serious injury you get may make you feel old. Recovery is slow, but most fully recover.

Don't: Don't keep going with injury. Toughing it out may cause more injury. Follow rehab instructions closely!

If: If you get hurt, stop playing. Continuing to play or exercise can cause more harm.

RICE: Rice (rest, ice, compression and elevation) method to relieve pain, reduce swelling and speed healing.

Always: Always remember r.I.C.E therapy early. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Works every time!

Ice: Ice and rest are the simplest and sometimes the hardest things for athletes to do.

For: For tennis elbow, limit all lifting with that arm to the palm-up position only!

Frequent: Frequent icing of mild sprains or strains during the first 24 hours of the injury reduces swelling.

Athletes: Athletes want to hasten recovery after injury, which must be dealt with! be careful!

Altho': Although one needs to follow dr's advice, inactivity for too long will lead to prolonged recovery.

Be: Be realistic, it happens all the time. Be patient, you will recover. Do not despair or ruminate.

Do: Do rest until your injury heals and then pace yourself to prevent injuring yourself again.

DON'T: Don't do physical therapy on your own. Only with trained professional because form is important!

DON'T: Don't do physical therapy on your own. Only with trained professional because form is important!

Just: Just because the whistle sounds, the action is not stopped. Always keep your guard up.

Always: Always apply ice for 20 minutes, never heat, after an acute injury. Heat will cause more swelling.

Treat: Treat your rehab like a workout; let your body learn the movement before moving forward.

The: The biggest one is " if it hurts, don't do it".

Gradual: Gradual exertional exercise is best done slowly and steadily, and often after careful instruction.

GIVE: Give an injury time to heal. There will be another game.

RICE:: Rice: rest, ice (20 minutes at a time), compression (ace bandage), elevate.

Always: Always remember to use rice - rest, ice, compression, elevation! good health with exercise.

If: If you have sports injury, when recovered consider switching to a less injurious sport.

Stretch,: Stretch, stretch some more and don't be a weekend warrior.

Stretch: Stretch now or spend the time injured later. Your choice.

Rest,: Rest, ice, wrap, elevate (rice). Controlling swelling will control pain which helps range of motion.

Listen: Listen to your body. If it hurts it needs to rest.

Ice: Ice and immobilize a sore joint. Heat and stretch a sore muscle.

Ankle: Ankle sprains do hurt. Cold is good for the swelling. Use ice, ice (baby).

SOCCER:: Soccer: water-logged leather balls are heavy, making heading more dangerous. Use synthetic balls.

Out: Out of shape? Prevent soccer injuries- work up to play through aerobic exercise & strength training.

Neck: Neck sprains can occur when playing soccer & warrant assessment.

SOCCER: Soccer head injuries - changes in mental status need medical evaluation and clearance before playing.

SOCCER: Soccer injuries: molded / multi-studded cleats may be safer than screw-in cleats.

FOOTBALL: Football head injuries: pull any player with a head injury out of the game and keep him out.

FOOTBALL: Football injuries: to prevent injuries warm up for at least 30 minutes before training or a game.

Don't: Don't expect to get better with rest. You must rehab to get back to as good or better than before!

Make: Make sure you rehab the whole kinetic chain for sports specific activity before returning play.

Don't: Don't play on a sports injury - let it rest and heal. This will speed up recovery immensely!

Allow: Allow an injured muscle or ligament to heal well be restarting aggressive use of the muscle or ligam.

A: A concussion is a traumatic brain injury. Treat it seriously; may save your life.

For: For most sprains, apply ice and elevate the first two days to reduce swelling.

Wearing: Wearing proper equipment can help prevent sports injuries.

After: After surgery for a sports injury follow the rehabilitation plan outlined by your surgeon.

Rest: Rest from injury is the end of the beginning. Rehab to the point you were better than before injury!

Be: Be realistic and patient during recovery. Don't overdo it and get hurt again.

After: After a concussion, don't resume play until you have been cleared by your doctor.

It: It maybe too late for you, but it is never too late for you to tell others how to avoid your injury.

Don't: Don't forget your local physical therapist, exercise physiologist, kinesiologist, cardiac rehab.

A: A trainer will help save you from injury/down time, which allows their fees to pay for themselves.

Always: Always wear your safety gear. Don't risk injury for carelessness.

Don't: Don't dive into baseplates while playing baseball. Hand fractures are common.

Knee: Knee injuries are common in soccer players.

Wearing: Wearing a forearm strap near the elbow joint helps with the epicondylar strains (tennis/fishing).

Always: Always warm up by stretching muscles before vigorous exercise.

Never: Never return to a game after a concussion or suspected concussion. Long term ramifications.

Let: Let it heal completely, then begin working out again slowly.

Learning: Learning to properly tape muscles from a professional can often prevent injury when prone tinjuries.

Not: Not all sports need to be avoided in most sport injuries. Be creative.

Do: Do rehab, think positively, don t refrain from sports within your capabilities.

Alternative: Alternative treatments are sometimes compatible with meds: hydromassage, acupuncture for example.

Remember: Remember that an injury to an athlete has a psychologic impact not just physical. Must address.

Remember this: Rice, - rest.Ice packs.Compression.Elevation.The ice packs help reduce swellibg , inflammation , it produces a numbing effect thus reducing pain , it also decrease muscle spasms. Light pressure wrap to the affected body part can decrease leakage of blood and swelling.

Work: Work with your trainer, listen to advise and do the warm ups recommended.

The: The psychology of sports injuries and reaction to injury is dependent on personality types.

Return: Return to play after injury is a psychologic and physical endeavor. Athletic trainers are essential.

Many: Many athletes became champions after doctors predicted their sports injuries would end their careers.

Recovery: Recovery miracles happen when u believe in ur body's ability to heal & work hard in physical therapy.

Pick: Pick up & get back in the game. Adopt the approach: "i can assure you i won't go soft." simon cowell.

Never: Never push through pain that comes on during an activity and increases with time.

Plantar: Plantar fasciitis should be treated with arch support, icing, and pf wall stretching. Avoid barefoot.

Sports: Sports injuries, especially the first, is a great lesson on listening to your body. Learn signals.

With: With most sports injuries, stretching is important. When am stretching, make sure you warm up first.

Dynamic: Dynamic stretching is more important than static. The usta has incorporated this.

Have: Have a good coach.And good physical preparation.

Always: Always warm up before and cool down after an exercise routine for about 5 minutes each.

Know: Know your limits. If you want to reach higher, take one step at a time.

Ignore: If you get hurt, stop playing. Continuing to play or exercise can cause more harm.

Ignore: Treatment often begins with the rice (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) method to relieve pain, .

Ignore: Treatment often begins with the rice (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) method to relieve pain, .

Ignore: Some people get hurt because they are not in shape or are not warming up or stretching.

Ignore: Don't disregard pain. It might indicate injury, improper training, or doing too much too soon.

Ignore: Wear protective gear-helmets, protective pads, and mouth guard.

Ignore: Rest your injury appropriately and don't go back too soon . Rein juries often take even longer heal.

Ignore: Easy does it. Start slow and go easy to avoid muscle and tendon injuries.

Ignore: Sports injuries to face, jaws, mouth, teeth, tongue, cheeks should be evaluated by dentist asap.

Ignore: Mouthguard will reduce chance of concussion, tooth ; jaw fractures, ; soft tissue lacerations.

Ignore: Take them seriously if they don't heal right away.

Ignore: You should ice an acute sports injury, sprains or strains. Heat will make it swell worse.

Ignore: Warm up and stretch before a sporting activity. You have heard this your whole life for a reason.

Ignore: Ice applied intermittently to acute sports injuries along with easy rang of motion will help.

Ignore: If you play sports, you will get injured.

Ignore: Ice sprains for 20 minutes ( fingers and toes , only 10 minutes) every 4 hours for first 48-72 hrs.

Ignore: Seek urgent advice to treat and prevent further injury, so as to be able to return to sports sooner.

Ignore: Early diagnosis = early treatments = early return to sports. See the pcp as soon as possible.

Ignore: Have a large amount of ice on hand. This helps me a lot. Stretching before and after helps too.

Ignore: For strains ; sprains i advise "rice": rest, ice, compression (ace bandage), and elevation.

Ignore: When recovering from a sports injury, listen to your body. If certain movements hurt, avoid them!

Ignore: You must let them completely recover before engaging in same sport again. Exercise, but lightly.

Ignore: Best method to avoid injury is conditioning. Strength and endurance drills with stretching work best.

Ignore: Don't be a hero, heal first. Take time off to heal, cuz re-injury takes 4-6 weeks to get well.

Ignore: Ice it for first 2-3 days. Then warm therapy w stretching, cool down and ice it after gentle use.

Ignore: Rest. Don't push it, let it heal. Be patient. Don't whine. (it won't heal any faster anyway).

Ignore: Immediately "ice" and compress the injury. Immobilize!

Ignore: Sometimes the best treatment is prevention. Stay fit, cross, train, use the best shoes, be smart.

Ignore: Sometimes the best treatment is prevention. Stay fit, cross, train, use the best shoes, be smart.

Prevent: Prevent stress fractures as you train for your 1/2 marathon by keeping your weekly mileage below 25.

Ignore: Listen to your body. If it hurts with certain activities, give the injured area a rest.

Ignore: Work on strengthening your neck and core to help decrease chance of concussions while playing sports.

Ignore: If there is pain, it is not normal. If pain persists, see your doctor for treatment recommendations.

Warm: Warm up before exercise- cool down afterwards. Heat is ok before exercise, but think ice afterwards.

Runners,: Runners, don't run greater than 15% of your most recent longest run. If you've run 10, then 11.5 max.

Ignore: Good humor is a healthy approach to dealing with what the universe throws at you every day!

Ignore: Anticipate ; plan for consequences; don't just react to them...

Ignore: It depends of the type and severity of the injury. The question is too general.

Ignore: Wear a mouthguard- a custom one from the dentist is the best - you will wear it more, .

Ignore: Initially sports injuries need to be treated aggressively to prevent negative outcomes.

Ignore: Remember to stretch properly and to warm up and cool down to minimize injuries.

Ignore: Rest is essential. Allow enough time for damaged tissue to heal.

Ignore: Always apply ice and compression to strains and sprains as soon as possible.

Ignore: When advised to rest after an injury please do so. If you don't it can cause more damage than good.

Ignore: Put cold compress on new musculoskeletal injuries to limit the swelling and pain.

Ignore: Pain is not "fear leaving the body". Pain typically indicates injury requiring assessment by a skitypically indicates injury requiring assessment by a skilled provider.

Ignore: Limited movements, but not to the point of more than mild pain, helps recovery.