Sports injuries can occur at any age and result in long-lasting pain or disability. Pain associated with a sports injury could go away in a few days, or last for several weeks or years. If your pain continues for more than a couple weeks, you should call AllCare Health & Pain of Jersey City to discuss treatment options. If left untreated, it could develop into chronic pain that you have to deal with for the rest of your life.
Symptoms associated with sudden or chronic pain interfere with your life and prevent you from participating in the sport you love. They could also limit your ability to perform routine tasks, such as driving or getting dressed in the morning. It’s possible you already sought treatment from a doctor, but still suffer every day. A pain management specialist is your best option to find relief from your pain.
What Is Pain Management?
Pain management is a unique approach to treating pain that focuses on using minimally invasive techniques. It aims to reduce your pain level and heal your injury faster. You could potentially avoid surgery and the need for life-long medication.
Treatment options vary depending on the extent of your injury. You may require one form of treatment or multiple treatments over time, but usually we take an integrated approach, so that you can benefit from multiple techniques that will address your pain in complementary ways. We combine state-of-the-art methods, such as injections and medication management, with holistic therapy that treats your whole person.
The factors that determine the best treatment for your sports injury pain include:
- History of the pain
- Intensity
- Duration
- Aggravating and relieving conditions
- Structures that contribute to the pain
A pain management specialist will try to identify and treat the source of your pain. Treating chronic pain, however, usually requires a coordinated effort between specialists to treat the multidimensional aspects of pain.
Sports-Related Injuries and Symptoms
When you exert yourself during any physical activity, you run the risk of getting injured. When you play a sport, the chance of injury increases. Some sports require your body to be in constant motion. Others are violent and could cause bodily harm.
Whether you’re playing football or golf, you could sustain an injury. The most common injuries associated with sports are:
- Sprain
- Strain
- Knee injury
- Swollen muscles
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Fractured or broken bone
- Dislocation of a bone
- Rotator cuff injury
- Tendonitis
- Contusion
The sport-related injury you suffer from can range in severity. The symptoms could be minor and only appear when you perform specific tasks. It could also be debilitating and interfere with your day.
Symptoms that usually require pain management intervention include:
- Sharp or intermittent pain from specific movements
- A dull ache in the affected area
- Swelling in the injured part of the body
- Redness, bruising, or skin discoloration
- Injury site tenderness
- Inability to support weight on the damaged body part
- Minimal functionality
If you get injured during any sport and continue to experience pain, you should seek treatment from a pain management specialist. Early intervention is necessary to prevent your symptoms from worsening and becoming chronic, or even leading to disability.
Treatment Options After a Sport-Related Injury
For most injuries, rest and ice are sufficient in finding relief. However, some sports injuries become worse over time and could lead to irreversible medical conditions. AllCare Health & Pain offers different forms of treatment that could alleviate your pain and help manage the symptoms associated with your injury.
The options you can choose from depend on the type of injury you have and the location on your body. We will customize a solid, comprehensive plan so that you can recover and get back to your daily routine.
Sports injury treatments may include:
- Epidural steroid injection
- Biofeedback
- Percutaneous tenotomy or fasciotomy
- Acupuncture
- Diagnostic injection
- Therapeutic injection
- Physical therapy
- Massage therapy
- Chiropractic treatment
- Medication management
The duration of your treatment will depend on the severity of your injury and the amount of pain you’re experiencing. In some cases, you may benefit from long-term pain management treatment.
Many people fear taking medication because they don’t want to become addicted. Following your doctor’s orders and only taking medication as prescribed will help treat your pain and prevent you from becoming dependent on it.
Call AllCare Health & Pain for Relief from Your Sports-Related Injury
If you’re struggling to find the right treatment to help your pain, you should contact AllCare Health & Pain of Jersey City. During your initial appointment, we will perform a thorough evaluation to determine the source of your pain and manage it with the best methods available.
We understand how important it is to live your life without limitations. You want to participate in the sport you love and not have to worry about painful conditions and life-long suffering. We make it our mission to accomplish your goal of being pain-free. To find out how we can help you manage your symptoms and pain from your sports injury, call 201-386-9800 to schedule an appointment.
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