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Sports Injuries
Sports injuries can occur at any age. It is amazing how some people have such passion for a game that they will endure pain and injury just for the opportunity to play and keep playing.
Repetitive injuries can take a toll, leaving people in chronic debilitating conditions as they live beyond their ability to compete. When people do not allow themself time to heal properly and completely, they risk re-injury and/or prolonged healing. Re-injury or delayed treatment can lead to permanent damage. In extreme situations, joint replacements may be necessary. Is it worth it? For the athlete the answer is probably a resounding "yes".
But just when is enough -- enough?
Related Topics: Kids' Sports: 7 Questions Can Prevent Injuries (WebMD Video), Weekend Athletes: How to Avoid Sports Injuries
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Repetitive injuries can take a toll, leaving people in chronic debilitating conditions as they live beyond their ability to compete. When people do not allow themself time to heal properly and completely, they risk re-injury and/or prolonged healing. Re-injury or delayed treatment can lead to permanent damage. In extreme situations, joint replacements may be necessary. Is it worth it? For the athlete the answer is probably a resounding "yes".
But just when is enough -- enough?
Related Topics: Kids' Sports: 7 Questions Can Prevent Injuries (WebMD Video), Weekend Athletes: How to Avoid Sports Injuries
Technorati Tags: sports injuries, joint replacement, chronic pain
111 Comments:
I have been involved in baseball all my life. I played for 31 yrs starting at the age of 5. I developed pain in my throwing arm while in college, back in the mid 1970's. Over the years, I had 98 trigger point injections and 3 surgeries in and on my left shoulder. The last surgery took 5 hours instead of the Dr. expected, 2hrs. Recently(2 monts ago), I was umpiring a game and had to leap over a ball that was hit towards me. I came down quite hard on my right leg and it was sraight, not bent at the knee. I landed completely flat-footed on my right foot.
I could not get the pain to go away after about 6 weeks so I went for an x-ray. The results showed a hairline fracture at T-11, along with some jamming of the disks. I have tried lap swimming and other exercises to no avail. I know that NSAIDs would help but I am precluded from using them because I have Grade 3 Chronic Kidney Disease with a GFR of 60-65. Actually, borderline Grade 2 to 3. For the past 9 weeks I have slept a total of 20 hrs. I cannot get comfortable regarless. I have alway been a very outgoing, patient, easy going, slow to anger and a person with a healthy sense of humor. In the past 9 weeks, whether it is due to pain, lack of sleep or, both, I have become the HULK. I am irritable, lash out at people and seem to be angry all the time. Everything now seems to get on my nerves when nothing used to. I do not even like being near myself. I hope this pain diminishes pretty soon.
If I stand, after about 30 minutes, my lower back and hips hurt and if I sit, after about 15 minutes, I hurt in the middle-right portion of my back. The only relief I get is when I am lying down but still cannot get comfortable to sleep. And when I do decide to turn onto my side or, off of my side and onto my back, it seems to take a minute to do so. I am 50 yrs old and up until 9 weeks ago, never experienced any pain whatsoever related to my back. It is almost as bad as a tooth ache, ever present and a constant reminder that something is not right.
I'm in high school and I've been running cross country and track since Jr. High. I'm not the best on the team, but I do try hard. And recently I've developed this pain in my leg. I've talked to my health teacher and he said that I might have hurt a ligament (seeing as I like to "twist" and "turn" a lot). The pain has been getting worse and worse for about two weeks, but I don't want to stop running. Part of me thinks that I would look like a baby if I complained to my coach about my pain, but the other half is starting to worry. I don't know what to do! So basically, this is why I've been on WebMd lately, and happened to look at this article. I understand how some people look at others and say, "Why would you keep on going if it hurts?" But the answer is simple. We do have passion. I would even go as bold to say that some should be admired for their courage.
My husband was hit by a snowboarder in Colorado 3 weeks ago, and his ribs were broken. He has had several x-ray and doctors confirm he has broken ribs, but he cannot seem to get rid of the pain. He is on pain killers and sleeping pills, buts wakes during the night with the pain. He can't work or even eat because the pain killers make him sick at his stomach. He sits in a chair most of the day, works for only short spells, and seems to be getting worse, as far as his pain is concerned. What should we try next? He says he feels as if his heart has been torn from his chest and he has constant burning pain. The doctors assure us his heart and lungs are fine.
Karen Taylor,
For answers to specific questions, please visit our message boards. Our Pain Management board is probably the place to start.
I hope he feels better soon!
I use to be an athlete. I played soccer with a dented thigh from getting kicked so hard. I pitched softball with what I thought was mud on my fingers but it turned out to be blood blisters when I looked at it. I bruised my ribs diving on a soccer ball as a goalie. I nearly tore my achilles tendion sliding into second and twisted my other ankle so badly the doc wasn't sure how it didn't break. Every time I either continued playing or came back sooner than recommended.
I tried indoor soccer again yesterday for the first time in years. My lungs still hurt from all the physical activity I have deprived myself of these past few years. My legs hurt, my arms hurt, my back hurts...I'd play again today if I had the chance because I have missed the pain associated with physical activity. That feel-good kind of pain that means you did something hard, exciting and fun. Can't wait to experience that high again. Why do people put themselves through this? Because they are athletes. I use to be an athlete and can't wait to be again!
I fell off my horse a month ago and was a little sore in my back about halfway between my spine and my side (where I think my ribs are?). A day later, I was sitting in bed and made a small, normal movement and it felt like something popped where I was sore in my back ribs. Since then in certain positions it feels like something is popping or crackling near my ribs. My sister felt it for me and said a small bump actually popped up in my skin for just a second. Any idea what is going on?
To Anonymous 9:12am:
Try asking this question on our Back Pain message board.
Thank you.
My 11 year old daughter is very active in sports. One of her ankles pops when she walks. She tells me at times that it feels like it catches and almost won't pop. Is this something that needs to be checked out?
I was playing flag football and I went up for a catch in the corner of the endzone and i landed with my elbow on the bottom of my ribs. When i got back to the dorm I went to the bathroom and my urine was red(blood) I went to the doctor and took a catscan and they found that i had sists on my kidneys and either i punctured one and thats why i was bleeding or i bruised my kidney. is it ok to drink?
1:44 anonymous
high school runner
I also ran cross country in high school and junior year had pain issues, icing my leg after almost every practice throughout the season. after not placing in sectionals, keeping us from going to state I went to the doctor. x-rays showed nothing, but a bone scan showed a 13" stress fracture in my femur which I had been running on for months and probably would have gone away with a little mid-season break and water rehab. get it checked before it puts you in crutches or like me you limp just a little when the weather changes
Flag footballer--Do not drink!
Blood in your urine means you're bleeding internally. An injured kidney is not to be taken lightly--it is a severe injury. Do not drink until fully healed. And, talk to your Dr before taking over-the-counter pain killers such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
I am only in seventh grade and I love to run, but I can't, because of my ankles. When I woke up on Monday I could barelly walk because of my ankles.I had to run sixth hour and I couldn't.So now every mourning I get up I can barley walk, because of my ankles
I've been playing football for my highschool and ive been developing alot of injuries which i thought would go away in a few weeks but they havent a few examples are about a month ago i hurt my shoulder a few days before a game and then after the gamer it hurt so bad i couldnt even move my arm. i went to the doctor but they said no broken bones and i most likely just have a stresses or partially torn membrane on 1 of the 4 joints in the shoulder and he recommended a few wees off, i took 3 weeks off and it didnt go away so i tried to sit it out and its been 2 months now and its still killing me to put preassure on it. Another one s my thumb, this is one of my most recent ones. i hurt it only a week ago in practice and then fell on it later abot 6 days ago. it only hurts if if i make a fist or extend it into the hitchhickers thumb position.which i cant even extend all the way. and i think my most serious injury is on i aquired only 2 days ago in which i was running and my foot got caught my body ket going but my foot stayed behin i ended up falling on my foot and my knee popped. now when ever i bend my knee all the way i have a really sharp pain and a pop that occurs without fail. and theses arent even half my injuries. although im in constant pain on my feild i still push on. after all this i just have to suspect theres more to these injuries than i expected. ive even been sleeping for around 12-3 hours a day and i still wake up tired. this is a big thing for me because i can normally be fine with just a few hours of sleep. should i ask my doctor to get x-rays for all of these pains that ive had for more than 3 weeks? should i wait it out longer?
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I fell off my horse on saturday and landed on my left side, I don't think I hit my head, it happened really fast. I got right up but my ears were ringing and my eyes were a tad blurry for about 10 minutes. I had no other concussion symptoms, but I don't know if I should go to the doctor or not. I took some ibuprofen, and finished my events and was ok, I'm really sore today though! So should I see a doctor or wait a couple more days to see how I feel?? Thanks
In gym class I was jumping up to try and touch the basketball net. As soon as i got off the ground, i felt a pop in my knee. I was in agonizing pain for a long time and it still bothers me a lot. Any ideas on what might be causing it?
i was playing football for our guys "turkey bowl" (pickup football on thxgiving) when i was tackled pretty roughly running pretty fast and came down hard on my right shoulder. there was sharp pain any time i extended my arm away from my body and have developed a lump on the top of the shoulder. im 95% sure its seperated and am concerned about how serious of an injury it is. i have no health insurance so have not gone to a doctor. the pain has already subsideded quite a bit but there is still some bruising at the top of the shoulder in the crease between my front delt and pec. if i were to leave it seperated would i be able to ever lift weights again? what about play sports?
Hi back like 4 - 5 years ago I was playing softball and I was hit really hard just nabove my ankle area and every since than I have had a like bruise look to my skin well just about 2 - 3 weeks ago I started getting these really light pimk bruises one on each side of that area. Is there a chance that after all of this time I could hve a blood clot ?
I AM A 34 YRS OLD MALE AND I HAVE A KNEE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE HAD FOR A FEW YRS NOW AND REALLY HAVEN'T PAYED TOO MUCH MEDICAL ATTENTION TO ! IT'S BOTH OF MY KNEES, EVERYTIME I SQUAT DOWN I HEAR A CRACKLING NOISE AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE . I DONT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND DONT LIKE THE WORD "SURGERY" WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND OR WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MAY BE ? THANKS ! HAVE A WONDERFULL NEW YEAR !
I am a 15 year old male, and I am currently in basketball. In a scrimmage, I collided with a player, who is considerably taller and heavier than me, his knee cap to the side of my knee, below kneecap. I could not walk very well after, but kept running, and now I cannot lift my foot right or left without pain in my calf, running from ankle to knee. I can feel the line of muscle hurting, and it hurts to the touch also. Should I ice it, use heat, or just rest? And what would have caused a muscle pain like this after a collision?
I am a 19 year old rower and I have suffered from a knee injury for years. The drive to compete and win is so strong within me that I will never quit until I am no longer able to function. I overlooked the whole aspect of getting it examined and treated, and I wish I had done it sooner. I would strongly recommend that everyone with some sort of joint pain from a re-occurring injury get it checked out immediately. I waited for about five years just thinking that it would just go away, and now I will have to have a knee replacement sometime in the near future. There is a fine line between not wanting to quit and being smart about your injuries. Sports is about pushing your potential, but you have to do it in a smart way.
Im 14 and a very good golfer. I swing the club about 120 mph (almost as fast as professional golfers). I spent some time on the range and didnt feel anything strange, but when i woke up the next morning i had severe pain in my elbow and could not straighten it. over the past week it has worsened. What should i do?
I'm only 15, and for a long time my right shoulder has been hurting. It was an occasional thing until this past summer. It has become more and more constant. Nothing helps. I have tried, heat, ice, and Motrin. I went to my doctor and already got an X-ray. It showed that my bones are clear of any injury. It hurts in any direction, only when it hurts. I don't have to do anything to make it hurt. I could sleep on my left side and it would still hurt. I ma in Tae Kwon Do, but its not like I favor either arm, and I don't just use it when I'm in class. I have pretty good posture, and I am average weight. I don't think I put any strain on it at all. Everytime I lift it about 2 inches it pops near my collar bone and my shoulder joint. Also around the inner middle shoulder blade. I can hear it, and feel it, but I can't see it pop. I know something is not right.
Ok I was playing football the other day. When i caught the ball I got tackled. But my leg twisted and ankle did'nt. Then when I fell my knee went under me. But to get to point I could'nt put any weight on it for about 2 to 3 hours after the injury occured. Then it still hurt alot and i could'nt run, twist it, or stand tip-toed. Now as I write this, I still can't do those things. But I'm 14 and I've never broke a bone that I knew about. So I came here to see what everyone thinks.
i'm a high school football player, i play Tight End and during a game while i was blocking, a player on the other team fell and i twisted my knee, i thought i tore a ligament, so i missed the saturday practice 4 a MRI, no tear, but i was limited @ practice the whole week, but was passed 2 play
so im 14 years old, and i love playing tennis. im on my school's team, and the other day at practice, i was just hitting the ball around, then i went to turn and run, but my foot stayed and my knee popped. it made a sound, but i didnt really think anything of it. the next day (yesterday) i was playing very rigorously and i went to do the same thing, and i actually saw my knee bone pop out of the socket. i fell down and on impact, the bone popped back in. i could barely even walk afterwards. my mom took me the doctor and they said that there was fluid in my knee and that i needed to see an orthopedic doctor. the nurse wrapped it up, but im pretty sure he wrapped it too hard, and now i cant walk. it hurts so much when i try to. it really sucks because the doctor thinks i wont be able to play tennis again and that ill have to quit the team. i really wish i had paid attention to the first time it happened, now my knee is a mess. so to anyone who loves their sport and gets injured, even if its the tiniest thing, DONT IGNORE IT.
I play high school softball. in May 2007 i took a hard hit to my right shin about 2 inches below halfway point slightly towards the inside. I had a bruise that went down the inside of my ankle and foot. I had no idea why the bruise was so big. After a while the bruise went away and the only problem was that i could not feel the middle of where the ball had hit my leg (which is still true til this day). Now this year, it is my second year on the winter track team and have been well associated with shin splints. A week after I stopped running I continued to get a shin splint on my right shin. I finally realized that it hurt around the same spot as my softball injury. It hurts when I sit, walk up stairs, jog, or just walk in general. I don't want to go to the doctors if I find that it's just something that may go away by itself because if something is terribly wrong I still want to be able to go to states. I know its not a major injury but I'm not sure if it'll get better or worse. Think I should just ice it?
nIM still young im in highschool. I saw this on tv and thought about it. Ive been playing this basketball season with pain in my ribbs. But kept playing without telling my coach. But I reasently just hurt so bad i could even sleep or move but i played the next day. I went to dunk in a game and was pushed down on the exact same spot hurt them agian and now i dont know what to do.
my eyes get blurry then clear up do u know what is wrong ?
I recently started lifting weights again after about 15 years. I have been doing each muscle group once a week. I am so sore that I feel as if I have been hit by a train! Im not going to stop lifting, but was wondering if their is something I could do for this soreness and pain? They say "no pain, no gain" and Im looking for the big gains.
Thank you
two month's ago i was playing indoor and i kicked a ball about as hard as i have ever kicked, anyways afterwards i had one of the worst pains right above my kneecap in the quadricep area i never went to the doctor but i still have pain and anytime i attemp to job or anything above walking i have severe pain there, and my kneecap recently started getting fluid in it to the point where i cannot bend my knee backwards is this because of my quadricep injury and do you know what this is? it feels like i pulled/tore something badly
At 43 I have managed to lose 40 lbs this year by core dancing and Dance Dance Revolution on Play station. I have never looked better not had as tone of a body. I noticed a dent in the top of my right thigh and was concerned that it could be a blood clot however I ahve no pain what so ever. I was at a party with a chiropracter who felt my leg and said it was a tear in the muscle that is irreprable and that I need to stop dancing. This is unacceptable. If I can not dance I will gain my wight back and lose a lot of the social fun I have found. I can not believe there is no treatment for this condition expecially since it causes no discomfort. Any suggestions?
This is my second year playing college baseball and I've been getting huge blood blisters on my thumb and middle finger and the won't callus. If they do, they only stay hard for a couple of days. I need them to stay hard for the rest of the season. What should i do?
I am 18 and currently in college. Two years ago during a football practice i took a hard shot to the ribs and got the wind knocked out of me. As soon as I could breathe again I got up and continued practice. The rib hurt for about four months and i had trouble breathing for the rest of the season and in gym class. I never saw a doctor or even told my coach and I am not sure if I actually broke the rib or not. Then last year I proceeded to take an errant fastball across my face, breaking my nose and causing internal bleeding. On top of this i nearly tore a tendon in my right arm and have sprained my wrist too many times to count. I feel that there is an invisible force that makes the body ignore pain when there is something to gain.
I'm a 15 year old athlete and I run track and play football. And I get shin splints only during track season and they just pound all the time and I was afraid of what was going to happen to me. I got on WebMD and looked it up and i got a result for these leg sleeves and they do wonders for my pain, it doesn't make it go away but it sure does help with the pain. Try these you'll love' em.
I have been playing basketball for 21 years until i finally felt something bother from my elbow.
When i was in pick up games with my friends, i was attempted to steal the ball, somehow somebody got ball same with me, pushed my elbow go farther back. I able to bend my elbow but cant touch my shoulder when i bend.
Any advice? some of my friends said, its bruise, others said muscle twists, others said muscles bruise, others said check with doc.
lemme know and thanks-
i am a 15 year old female. i just started softball for another season and i've been feeling a pain on the bottom side of my calf. i would get the pain after i would run of walk for a long period of time. i wanted to stop and tell my coach but i was afraid i'd look like a wimp. i went to the doctor and he told me a had shin splints and overpronation.
My sister does softbsll in high school. Two years ago she had a stress facture in her foot and had to get a boot, she was out the whole season. The next year again in softball she sprained her finger and was out for the rest of the season. Now in her final year of high school she has a ingrown toe, but she had from a friend that she might need sugrey. She doesn't want to be out for the whole season. What should she do, hold off or get help? Her beloved sister.
I play lacrosse in high school and ever since the season started when i do quick, on demand sprints my ankles just hurt terribly. but when i do slow long runs they do not hurt.
i have a dent in the top of my left thigh from a bike wreck!i wrecked on the bike trying to make a sharp turn and the handle bar jammed in my thigh!it happened about 4 months ago.It left a huggge bruise and now that the bruise is gone, the dent isnt!what do i do!11
I am a 46 year old female overweight, I was playing in a student-faculty basketball game when a basketball hit me from behind and hit the middle of my calf I felt something like a rubberband pop in the middle calf of my leg. The middle calf is very sore, but I am able to walk and twist my ankle without pain but if I put pressure on the back of calf with my hand or try to walk up stairs the pain is terrible. It's been a couple of weeks and seems to be getting a little better. But I am unable to walk for a long period of time because my hip starts hurting on the other leg because I am favoring the hurt leg. Do I be patience and give it more time or do you think I should have it checked out.
A week and a half ago I wrecked my bicycle pretty bad. I fell on the handle bars and the pedals and I know have softball size bruises all over my thighs. The bruises aren't my concern. The lumps underneath them are. There are hard masses underneath the skin that are not disappearing as the bruises do. I'm starting to worry because it seems that they are getting worse. Will these go away?
ive been playing on my varsity baseball team this year and we run A LOT. lately i have developed pain in my right knee that hasn't gon away. people r telling me they r growing pains but i don't know what to do...any suggestions?
I am 15 years old and been playing baseball since age 5, and a few years ago i started noticing my right arm will not extend fully. I've went to doctors and they really couldnt tell me anything. I know something is wrong because it hurts this year more than ever, causing me to eas up on the pitching which is what i do best. Do you have any thoughts?
I am 36 years old. I like to be active w/ my excercise. I am more of a runner, but I have been biking a bit now.
I am noticing, again, I will get bruises(black and blue marks) to the left and right of my knee caps. They are in the inner part of the leg. Sometimes they are sore to touch.
What causes that?
I do take it easy and ice them, but what is causing them. I can never get a liggit answer.
Brusingly Yours,
Cleopatra Clifford
I'm 50+ yrs old (runner) and the past few year I notice I had to small sacs under my knee's and my doctor told me that they were fat pockets. does anyone have a clue what they are now they are huge one's about the size of a orange just below my knee I went to an othro guy after I had an xray and he found a solid lump on my leg he's sending me for a MRI. When it swells up I can't walk,after I run a few miles or a stand or twist my leg the wrong way do u have any Idea what it could be?
Just recently I got hit in the mid thigh (punched) and have noticed my knee has infamed for the past few days. I was wonder why that would happen, and what should I do to get rid of it??
Im in middle school and snowboard. I broke my arm on a slope with only a 2 hour pass to the mountain. This happened within the first 15 minutes I was there. I decided that I would finish my 2 hours first then go to the hospital.
i am on a boys high school lacrosse team and at practice on day i got hit really hard in the ribs. I got the wind knocked out of me for awhile and i continued to practice. My ribs hurt when i run and cough, sneeze, take deep breaths and when i move certain ways. There not bruised. They have been hurting for about a week. I dont know if i should get them checked out or wait?
im a freshmen in college and i was playing football almost 2 weeks ago. as i went to grab the ball, someone else jumped up next to me and i seemed to stub my thumb on his hands. i figured it was just like a sprain or something, but the pain hasnt gone away since then and its been almost two weeks. i figured i just pop it, but it hurts when i try to and i dont want to mess it up anymore. what do you think it wrong? it feels kinda like a sprain or like a band bruise when i touch it. but there is no bruise and there is no visual damage to the skin.
something like that happened to my hand and i went to get x rays and it was broken.
I am only in Jr. High.
I'm a baseball star in my town, but I have a collapsed arch and really messed up feet. Yesterday at baseball practice my team and I were sliding for hit balls for fun when we shouldn't have. I slid and my right ankle went to the side instead of going under. I was looking the way to tell if it is sprained or not. And my parents don't believe me when I tell them my foot hurts. What should I do. Do I go to a doctor or see how I feel after a couple of weeks.
If I could get an answer it would really help.
I am 15 and I play baseball. I broke my clavicle and separated my shoulder. Last time i was at the doctor, he said if I don't feel pain when I swing a bat or throw a ball by the next time I see him, I'll be able to play. Right now I am feeling no pain at all. My next doctor appointment is in six days. Am I able to play now, or should I wait for him to tell me to play?
I play rugby and I was pushing in a scrum (same mechanics used to push a car) when I felt my calf muscle pop. It was not an extremley painful injury but I definitley could not finish the game. Today, about 48 hours after the injury , I am able to walk/limp around and there is no bruising. Do I need to go see a specialist or will I be able to heal by myself?
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I have recently developed several growths on my shins. They feel like they are right on the bone. I have one on my lower right shin on the inside and three on my left shin. One of them is hard and shaped just like a marble and the other three are hard but are much larger 1x1 inch or so. I have no clue what these are but the longer they are there, the more my wife worries, the more I begin to worry. SOmeone please help.
I am in soccer and I have been for about 6 years. I do not know what the problem is, but my left (and sometimes my right) knees don't feel "correct" - as if they are out of place. my knee cap feels kind of loose, but i am not over weight. would anyone have a good diagnosis? last year at soccer camp i bruised a tendon in my knee, but the pain is right below my knees. please let me know!
It feels like the top of my foot is bruised after running...I'm not sure whether or not I should got get my foot checked out my the doctor.
I am a 16 year old female.
I play basketball, volleyball, and run track.
Last season (06-07) during my first track meet i pulled something in my leg.
I found out later that it was my hamstring. To the day it still bothers me. Track isnt anything special to me. It sucks because for basketball it bothers me. I try and suck it up but sometimes i just cant! Right after the state tourney this year i noticed that my leg would like "pop" out of the socket or something everytime i run. It hurts but i dont feel like saying anything....i guess athletes do have too big of passion to just give up everything for an injury!
please get back to me somebody if you know anything about this injury..thanks
frannya244@yahoo.com
So I used to do track, not a big deal. In track is used to do hurdles which never hurt to do. But when I was in PE we were doing track day which wasn't as fun as it used to be. When we were doing long jump I actually got so/so far. I got 10 feet and 5 inches. And when I landed I landed bending my knees then sprang by a rolled (summer saulted). it kinda hurt especially since we were doing it on really thin grass and hard, dried soil. Then the next time I got 10 feet 8 inches, but my teachers told me that I left a half an inch late and that one didn't count. So I didn't really bother to land right and landed on my side.
That night I was laying in bed and all of a sudden for like an hour my leg was shooting pain back and forth from my Hip to my Knee. I couldn't even move.
And then I had a baseball game a couple days later I was batting and all of sudden my achilles tendon started hurting really badly and I already had a really bad ankle there.
What should I do? Should i hold off going to the doctor or should I go now and see what's up with my knee and ankle?
I would appriciate it if somebody could answer my question.
I was playing basket ball and i was tackled by some kid that wanted my ball. He could have had asked me for it I would have gave it to him. but no he had to be violent, and I broke my wrist. Theres a strange ball that looks like a bone coming out (very painful), but on the x-ray it showed nothing. And then they said it could be some strange liquid.How long will it take to heal?Do I need surgery? What do I need to do? What is that ball that looks like a bone?
I am 18 and play college football.I was hit in the back when I was tackled.I dont have pain but when I urinated it was bloody just once and then it was clear. Still no pain. What do you think?
I play high school soccer and i think something must've happened at practice today because at first when i got home my big toe started hurting, and then when i got home i found a bump in between toes, which caused the pain. I got kicked and stepped on, but its soccer, and thats normal...I also played basketball when i was younger and got pushed down. It turned out that i tore my right rotator cuff. Which now causes me problems...but i continued to play. And i feel like as long as your doing something you love you can't feel the pain very much.
about a month ago, my girlfriend was wrestling with me and a few days later she was complaining of pain in her ribs. She went to the doctor and got a shot where it hurt. Then today she coughed and felt a pop. Any ideas?
im 16 and i play high school sports well during last football season i hurt my hip so i thought and i could barely run but i made it through my season and after my hip never really bothered me till i went to the beach like 4 weeks ago and was body surfing the nice surf (3-4ft) i got into a decent ave and got out after half way in and i looked back and there was a nice wave really close so i ran back and hopped in last minute and of course i got tumbled and when i hit the sand i landed like on my back and it popped all the bones down my spine and my hip well when i was getting out it hurt but was like ughhh i can deal with this just a simple pain so next morning i woke up and i couldn't even move my leg/hip a 1/4 inch without the sharp pain in my hip so now 4 weeks later I'm taking ibuprofen for the pain daily or else i cant walk or do anything but the awkward thing is some days i cant even walk and sum days it couldn't feel better and when i have a good day the next one is gonna be bad like stuck in bed cant walk bad and my hip where it hurts is on the inside like almost where the ball joint is where it was hurting during football season i don't think its thats serious and i want to know your opinion of what i should do 'cause every thing i do doesn't completely stop the pain it keeps coming back and worse
HI,
I AM 49 YEARS OLD AND AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF MY SISTERS JACUZZI I FELL ON MY WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF MY RIB THEN LANDED ON MY BACK AND NOW MY RIGHT HIP HURTS. I DO NOT NO IF ITS BRUISED OR CRACKED CAN YOU RESPOND AND LET ME NO WHAT TO DO.
THANK YOU
49 YEAR OLD FROM CHINO, CA.
my son was playing football last night and he was running with the ball and took a hit. When he landed he heard a pop in his knee. Now it is the next day and when he walks it pops and he has a little swelling and stifness. What is wrong?
I have been involved in softball and hockey all my life. I hurt my shoulder playing hockey (I fell on it funny). I went to the doctor and they said I had just separated it. This was about 5 years ago. Since then my shoulder would constantly click and pop out of joint. And of course it was my throwing arm. Eventually is got so bad that if I would just lift my arm up it would pop out of joint. So last October I had to get surgery to tighten all the ligaments that held my shoulder together. Since it was done in October, I had to sit the hockey season out, but the doctor said i would be ready for softball season late March or early April. But it wasn't, i had to sit that season out also. Since i am going to be a senior in high school i REALLY want to be able to play the sports i love. My range of motion is pretty much back to normal now. But it is EXTREMELY painful when I go out of my normal range of motion and that happens a lot when you are trying to throw a ball fast, or trying to get a quick shot off. I was wondering if there is any type of brace that could limit my shoulder to the normal range of motion, so i cant over stretch it?
Also i have had this weird pain lately. It starts in my shoulder (the same one i had surgery on) and runs all the way down the thumb side of my arm. The worst pain is in my shoulder and my wrist right below my thumb. But my hand is also affected, it almost feels like it is asleep all the time. I'm just wondering if this is something i should be concerned about.
I'm 26 yrs old, and have been very athletic since I was very young. I consider myself to be in pritty good health for my age except for one issue. I have a weird feeling in my hip. When I'm walking, If I twist my leg a certain way my hip feels like it's poping as though It's double jointed or something. I doesn't hurt, but is kind've uncomfortable. Although, If I stay standing for a long time, my butt muscles start to get sore as if they're overworking themselves. I've had the poping feeling for many years, but the muscle soreness is getting progressivley worse. Do you have any idea what this could be?
im an avid weight lifter for about 4 years and i recently developed a lump under my nipple that feels like muscle and it is hard but not to hard and it happened while doing some lifts and it's sore but it doesn't hurt alot but it bothers me i was told it was a hernia how do i help it heal?
I'm a pretty average kid, 19 years old. But recently I've been experiencing a sharp pain near my knee cap, it usually appears after I swim in our pool (which is a salt water pool). It's almost like the skin is irritated, but any pressure on it burns and stings like I'm being stabbed. I can't even wear jeans because the pressure of the pant leg when I bend my knee hurts a lot. I was looking into it and was maybe thinking it was bursitis? But I'm not sure, anyone have any ideas?
I'm 38 I broke my rids 10yrs ago twice.I was down for a month,thought I healed went back to work it broke again I was down for another month.Well 2 yrs ago it broke again.I haven't worked since.I feel okay as long as I don't lift anything heavy my ribs ache my arm hurts buy now shouldn't I be feeling way better? I have fibermyasha[did I spell that right?]I know thats part of it.I take my lyrica and the rest of my meds,I still don't fell to good.Any advise?
Im a 13 year old female and have been playing soccer for 10 years. Ive suffered a bruised bone in my right foot bc i went to the doctor to late.About a week ago when i was playing i fell and heard my knee pop twice. i cant put my leg straight without it making my foot all tingley(pins&needles). My mom wont take me to the doctor she think that itll get better itself. Should i go to the doctor?
I am 16 and was playing baseball. i was running to second base and the second basemen got the ball and tried to tag me. i slid on second trying to keep my hand on. i was safe but then i looked at my hand and half of my middle finger was completly twisted to the side. it looked like a 90 degree angele. it went back into place by itself. but it doesnt look that okay.i have ice on it. what should i do. i can bend it a bit, and it doesnt completely hurt but it does hurt a little
My cheek is swollen from a basketball injury. Fighting for the ball, A friend hit me with his elbow in my cheekbone. The pain isn't that bad, however; My teeth are numb on one side of my face. I also constantly have the taste of blood in my mouth. any ideas?
when i throw a baseball i feel a sharp pain in my elbow. i've been playing baseball for 10 years but this pain started 4 years ago and i've been dealing with it ever since
PLEASE answer this for me please. I am 19 and yesterday i was playing football like always with my buddies i was playing reciever and went out for a pass i was running when the ball was thrown behind me so i jumped in mid air and tryed to reach behind me to grab it but it was too far behind when i came down i land on my left ankle and then it gave way and then twisted and everyone heard a loud pop. Now the ankle is okay but there is a mucsel that runs from the side of my ankle up to the bottom of my knee. It is extremly tight i can feel it like as if it were being flexed. Im in horrible pain and it seems like it is throbing and my foot goes numb if i dont move my leg. So do you think i tore something please any info will be great. The pain is exscruciating.
I'm also in high school and i play volleyball. The first day of tryouts this year I hurt my left hamstring, then later strained my back. Lately even though the season is over my right hamstring and sometimes my back and left hamstring have began to hurt again. I just moved and that's when I first noticed the pain, but lately it seems to hurt more and more. I was going to swim but i'm to worried that i really hirt myself to do so. My aunt, who's pysical therapist, says that i really hurt it or i pulled/tore it. I just hope that this doesn't affect me next season.
i play center in basketball last year i strained two ligaments in my knee wrestling today it popped out of place i have 3 days until i have to get back on the court what do i do to heal it fast
ive played volleyball for to years and at the last practice i hit my thumb super hard against the ball. It popped in and out and i can just touch it and it pops out.So i went for an x ray and it just showed nothing,but i played in a volleyball two days after the injury.I spiked the ball and i heard a teart it was my thumb but im not so sure wat to do...
I have been figure skating for 7 years, while off-ice training yesterday I landed a jump hard and immediately had pain in my ankle. It was sore to move and eventually had to stop my conditioning and go home. I elevated it over night and this morning it’s puffy and sore when I touch the bottom of my right inside ankle bone. I have broken 10 other bones before... never had much pain so I am kind of worried. Should I go in?
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OK im not like a ufc fighter but i got into a fight and i slammed him down on ice and his head went right inbtween my ribs and the ice....and know my ribs throb.it effects my right arm...i cant roll on my bacl like do sit ups...i cant make contact with my ribs to any thing...i can still run without being short of breath just after some 1 tuches it really hard i get the wind knocked out of me which isnt cool becounse im in wresling varsity :(
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hi umm i was hopping over a fence and landed really hard my feet were killing me especially my left. at first i thought it would go away but my left heel still hurts. i dont know what it is but it hurts whenever i put pressure on it even when i dont there is a little pain. what does this mean?
I got slammed into the boards during a recreational indoor lacrosse game last night. Not exactly in my prime in terms of physical fitness (not lifting weights) anymore but I usually do ok with all the contact. However, the impact has left me with a sore right pec. It even hurts when I take deep breaths. I doubt there is a tear because or any broken ribs because I would probably be in so much more pain. I can't find anything on the WebMD site talking about torn or bruised pectoral muscles. So far I have only used ice and ibuprofen. Debating on going to see my doctor.
Two weekends ago playing softball I strained my calf. After 3 or 4 days I felt strong enough to do some sprints on the treadmill and perform some calf stretches.
I thought all was well until yesterday, when I took off from 2nd base on a single to center and felt a pop in the same calf. It felt like the ball hit the back of the calf, which it didn't. I came up lame on third base and was replaced.
Here it is the next day and I can barely walk on my left leg. How long should I stay off the calf to allow it to heal? What are the signs that it has healed? (Obviously two weeks was not long enough.)
i have been in an auto accident. I have had so many xray's and mri's.
And they show nothing is wrong. But i have having severe pain in my left leg. When it is not hurting it goes numb. The dr's say that nothing is wrong but still hurt's really bad from my left knee up to my left hip. Burn's like being burned with fire or something and then all of a sudden it will quit and go numb. Sometimes i have to get to a place like a sofa and prop my leg up for about 20 to 30 minute's before it will quit. PLEASE HELP and let me know what to do. Thank you my email is eddiecress@hotmail.com
My daughter which is almost 13 has a sharp pain on her left shin its on the side of her shin and this pain started about a week or so ago but, she did just start basketball. She has told me she gets these sharp pains on the left side of her left when she walks, runs, or walk up stairs. Thats it but, thank you!Oh yes and she has flat feet.
She prob has shin splints. I get them every year in track, and last year it hurt to walk and go upstairs. I never saw a doctor but if the pain doesn't go away after a couple of weeks I would see a doctor. Some times your body gets used to the sport and your shin splints will go away!
Hi i just want to say that people dont just sprang there knees from sports because i have sprang my knee and i do not play any sports at all it happend when i was at work walking to get some thing
I took a bad fall playing touch football on pavement a few weeks ago and since then I've noticed two bumps at the base of my spine on both sides of my lower lumbar. I thought maybe they were calcium deposits but I'm not so sure. Now I'm having trouble standing or sitting for an extended period of time. I'm 21 years old and in otherwise perfect health. Is this something I should be worried about?
I was playing basketball the other day and I bent backwards to stretch my back then this sharp pain went through and i could barely recover my main position. I didnt complain and told no one, I still feel a little irritated on my spine and find it trouble when im comfortable sitting down then get up. I can still move around good accept for bending backwards. Should I be worried about this or will it go away?
I fell off my horse 2 weeks ago, hit on my left side back, did knock the wind out of me but seemed fine after a couple of minuets. HOwever, I still have pain (? kindney?) around my middle back side area.. I can not get into my Dr until next week should I be concerned for my kindneys.
hi there. about 6 days ago i fell trying to save a video camera from being destroyed, & in the process fell directly on my chest with my knuckle leading the way, basically punching myself as hard as possible in the chest (directly across from my heart) not exactly a rib, and not exactly my collar bone. but the pain is getting worse everyday & im not sure whether to see a physician yet, being that there's not a lot i feel they could do besides tell me to wait it out. i am having problems taking deep breathes though, and making some quick movments with my upper body. can anbody tell whats goin on? THANK YOU!
I play soccer and before we started this season i had hurt my quadricep playing baseball (about a year ago). I visited the doctor and he took an MRI and all that and said i tore my muscle, but when it was healing it formed a mass of calcium in the bone. I he told me it was treatable but i had to wait a little bit for the mass to finish its cycle and to stop becoming contagious. So he clearede me and told me i could do light sports, so i was gonna play soccer and take it easy. Next thing i know this foregone pain starts increasing and it seems to me like the mass is getting bigger. i dont care if my season is ruined, but right now the doctor cannot tell me much more than a simple "be patient." i understand sometimes that is all you can do, but when will this thing ever stop growing? Does anybody know about what this is?
i jammed my ring finger on my left hand. (Yes, I am married) I was playing some adult kickball and went to catch the ball and the ball hit my finger as I was catching it. That was back in Feb and now in April I am bending it and working it but, my wedding ring will not fit. Do I just need to get it sized again?
I strained my upper hamstring near the glute i can kind of jog. how long will it take to heal im on the rice program now.
i was playin softball and i was runin to second base and i went to plant my right foot to go to third and it felt like the whole right side of my knee gave out the doc at the er said it was nothin that they could see in the x-ray but it hurts like hell when i try to walk on it what did i do and how can i get it to heal faster and better
I play soccer and run track at my highschool this year and today after a hard 2mile and 4 800meters run my shin started gurting during and after practice what should i do help please i have a soccer game tomorrow!
I have been running for 4 years now. I started running cross-country my sophomore year of high school and ran through senior year. All 4 years I have had calve pain in both my right and left calve. I have been to at least 5 doctors all thinking and diagnosing it differently and none of their solutions have worked. I have been to a chiropractor/kinesiologist, acupuncturist, foot doctor, regular doctor and physical therapist. I have changed shoes, changed my workout, had several types of shoe insterts, including the orthodics I have now. Nothing has worked. I love to run. It is my passion and if anyone can help me that would be great. Thanks.
i was playing softball and got hit with the ball right above my wrist. it busted my wrist and ever since then i have had a numb spot where the ball hit me. it is about a 2 inch numb spot the bruising is still here and has been for 2 weeks. will the feeling ever come back?
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Ive been playing soccer for as long as i can remember and have been hit and bruised multiple times. i was just hit with the ball today and my abdomen hurt from impact then went away. when i got home i was experiencing pain like i had to go to the bathroom but i didnt. my friend says it might be bruised ribs. is it something i should worry about?
i was just playing baseball with a couple of my friends when someone hit a ball deep right i ran after it n slipped on the grass my left leg extended n my right leg folded and i fell on my knee i heard a tearing sound n layed there for like 5 mintues now i am sitting at home it is unbearable 2 walk and everytime i straighted n bend my knee i feel something grinding in my knee with extream pain can anyone help me
depends how devoted you are to sports- could you possibly lengthen the article a bit?
im a high schooler and when i do certain weight lifts like squats it feels like my tail bone is pushing out right above my butt. Also, i cannot sprint for some reason because i have extreme cramping in my hamstrings and i have developed a weird way of running with my heels facing sideways when my foot lands which has my ankles really hurting and adds on to my hamstring pain. Is there something i should do to get rid of the pain
Hi im 14 in the 9th grade and for the past maybe three years i had a pain in my thumb but just recenley i hit it and developed a lump on the knuckle it hurts to move it and flex it and it is sore all the time.The pain comes and goes every now and then
People don't really understand what it means to be on the team and play. You're correct when you said "passion." Im currently a sophomore in highschool and have endured pain just so i still get playing time.Two months ago i felt an extremely painful pinch on my right shin. I felt it while i was walking towards the tennis courts to drop off my stuff and go running. I didn't run that day, but after a day's rest i went running again. in result the next day i could barely walk. i was limping all around school. this pain lasted for one week. after 3 days of rest i tried sprint workouts. i felt pain but completely ignored it. i continuously repeated this routine for a month until finally i knew i needed to take a break. after 2 weeks i went running and it still hurt.I was out for one month. I have shin splints. i currently have girl's volleyball spring conditioning. i wear a shin supporter to stop the pain.i havent practiced without it so i wouldnt know if i feel pain. however, from time to time i still feel pinches and my shins are weak. however, because of my drive for volleyball i can endure the pain.
Hey I'm 15 years old and a football player, and I've had two concussions, but only one was while I was playing and it was a game with friends. I've heard if you get two then you can never play again, which would kind of be a problem because I like to play, but I was just wondering because I'm also a pretty smart kid and I want my brain to work well throughout my whole life, so I'm wondering if the rule is if you get two on the field or just if you get two.
hey I'm 15 yrs old and a football player and I've had two concussions but only one was while playing and it was a game with friends. I've heard that if you get two concussions then you cannot play football ever, is that true?
I have been playing baseball my whole life even though im only 14. I am also involved in other sports but just not as seriously. Well yesterday, I had to coach first base in my junior legion game and i felt a tightness in my right calf. My coach put me in the inning after and when i was out in the field it was fine. Then while i was running to first base i felt a tear in that same calf. I have iced it and stretched it, and also have used lidoderm, but the pain is still there. Junior Legion has a lot of games in a short amount of time so i want to be able to get back out on the field.
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