Any good doctor or healthcare professional will tell you that incorporating exercises and stretching into your lifestyle is a key component for vibrant health, vitality and longevity. Unfortunately, even the most talented and gifted athletes can often experience spine pain that can temporarily or perhaps permanently cause them to stop taking part in the sports they love. Here are some of the most common symptoms, causes and treatments for back pain (and often sciatica) caused by a sports injury.
Lower back pain from a sports accident can often reveal itself as an acute, sharp pain, or a persistent, longer-lasting pain. Acute back pain typically signals that a traumatic injury has occurred - can be a sports accident where blunt trauma happens in the back - like a football player getting hit. Chronic back pain, on the other hand, may occur as a lingering pain from an earlier injury that the athlete just cant seem to shake. In addition to causing pain, a sports injury that impacts the back may also cause other symptoms, including limb numbness and tingling associated with sciatic nerve pain.
Sports Injuries causing back pain can include trauma to the back from one sudden occurrence or from recurring stresses on the body. Many times, sports-related back pain is caused from overuse of a specific area of the back, such as when golfers repeatedly twist their lower backs while swinging a golf club. Most athletes will agree and are aware that most every sport comes with some risk of injury but some sports like weight lifting, cycling, and golf have a higher risk of back pain incidents - the repetitive strain/stress placed on the spine while playing the sport can cause back pain to occur - sometimes slowly over a period of years.
Most athletes can return to their individual sports once they have gotten appropriate treatment for their back pain. One of the fundamental keys to recovery is making sure that a correct diagnosis is made by a trained spine specialist. A spine specialist has the resources to determine the nature of an injury and create a treatment plan for it. Athkletes will often self-diagnose their injury and not follow the correct treatment plan, leading to further harm or more time required to mend to be able to play again.
For a blog article on Sports Injurys and Back Pain, click here.
Lower back pain from a sports accident can often reveal itself as an acute, sharp pain, or a persistent, longer-lasting pain. Acute back pain typically signals that a traumatic injury has occurred - can be a sports accident where blunt trauma happens in the back - like a football player getting hit. Chronic back pain, on the other hand, may occur as a lingering pain from an earlier injury that the athlete just cant seem to shake. In addition to causing pain, a sports injury that impacts the back may also cause other symptoms, including limb numbness and tingling associated with sciatic nerve pain.
Sports Injuries causing back pain can include trauma to the back from one sudden occurrence or from recurring stresses on the body. Many times, sports-related back pain is caused from overuse of a specific area of the back, such as when golfers repeatedly twist their lower backs while swinging a golf club. Most athletes will agree and are aware that most every sport comes with some risk of injury but some sports like weight lifting, cycling, and golf have a higher risk of back pain incidents - the repetitive strain/stress placed on the spine while playing the sport can cause back pain to occur - sometimes slowly over a period of years.
Most athletes can return to their individual sports once they have gotten appropriate treatment for their back pain. One of the fundamental keys to recovery is making sure that a correct diagnosis is made by a trained spine specialist. A spine specialist has the resources to determine the nature of an injury and create a treatment plan for it. Athkletes will often self-diagnose their injury and not follow the correct treatment plan, leading to further harm or more time required to mend to be able to play again.
For a blog article on Sports Injurys and Back Pain, click here.
About the Author:
SpineOne specializes in treating spine-related injuries using minimally-invasive procedures, including back pain from a sports injury. We are located in Denver, CO and are considered the leader in minimally-invasive surgery in the Rocky Mountain Region. We accept most insurance and same-day appointments are available
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