Sports Injuries
Find out more about your injury including symptoms, treatment and exercises.
Sports Injuries by body area
Click to select sports injuries by locaton or area of the body.
Foot
Foot injuries including heel pain, midfoot, forefoot, inside of the foot, outside foot, toe pain and pain in the arch of the foot.
Ankle
Ankle injuries including sprains strains and fractures, as well as pain on the inside, outside, back and front of the ankle.
Knee
Knee joint injuries including sprains, strains and cartilage tears as well as pain on the outside, inside, front and back of the knee.
Thigh
Thigh injuries including hamstrings at the back, quadriceps at the front of the thigh and groin injuries on the inner thigh.
Types of Sports Injuries
We often classify injuries into sudden onset acute, and gradual onset, overuse injuries.
Acute sports injuries
Acute injuries refer to sudden and often traumatic injuries that occur during sports or vigorous physical activity. These injuries typically occur due to a specific incident or and can affect various parts of the body. For example, acute sports injuries include sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, and contusions. Specifically, injuries occurs to bone, cartilage, muscles, tendon and other soft tissue.
Sprains involve the stretching or tearing of ligaments that connect bones and provide stability to joints. Strains occur when muscles or tendons, which join bone to muscle are stretched or torn. Fractures are breaks or cracks in bones, which vary in severity from hairline fractures to complete breaks. Dislocations happen to joints when the bones are forced out of their normal position. Contusions, or bruises, occur when blood vessels beneath the skin are damaged due to a direct blow or impact.
Acute sports injuries often require prompt medical attention. Often this means the PRICE protocol of protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation.
Overuse & chronic sports injuries
Overuse or chronic sports injuries develop gradually over time due to repetitive stress or strain. Unlike acute injuries that occur suddenly, chronic injuries typically result from overuse, improper technique, inadequate rest and recovery, or biomechanical imbalances. They develop gradually over time so you may not know a specific point in time when you injury occured.
Overuse or chronic sports injuries develop gradually over time due to repetitive stress or strain. Unlike acute injuries that occur suddenly, chronic injuries typically result from overuse, improper technique, inadequate rest and recovery, or biomechanical imbalances. They develop gradually over time so you may not know a specific point in time when you injury occured.