- Resting! The main problem for sports injuries is that there is no rest. The body is like a car. If you run the car without getting new oil changes it will break down eventually. Same with the body. Resting is the oil you must have in order to help stay in great condition and perform at high levels.
- Ice the body: Ice helps in more ways than you know. Regardless if it doesn’t hurt applying ice will make the body not swell, and will help so your muscles don’t cramp as well. If you are injured applying ice should be a good first step so you keep the swelling down.
- Massage: Massages are underrated. You don’t really hear about it much in the sports world but believe it or not the pros actually get massages all the time. Non-Professional athletes don’t know how much massages help because they are never really told that they should do it after playing. Massages help significantly calm the muscles and relaxes the body which helps with step 1.
- Body control: Your body is your main factor. It tells you before something happens and it’s about catching those signs. If something doesn’t feel right the only person to prevent a serious injury is you, in other words thats the bodies sign telling you to take it a little easy if not just stop and take care of that part of the body that isn’t working properly.
Doing these 4 things will definitely help in preventing injuries while playing sports.
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