While exercising and engaging in athletic activities is
beneficial to patients, certain patients may experience a sports injury from
acute trauma or chronic overuse. Sports injuries are often caused by overuse,
poor training practices, not enough training and not warming up and/or
stretching before and after sports activities. Although many patients in the
Tyler, Texas area experience sports injuries, some of these patients do not
understand the difference of an acute injury vs. a chronic injury. The pain physicians
at Pain Recovery Center of Tyler are available to diagnose and treat a variety
of sports injuries so patients can return to the game.
Acute Injury
An acute injury is classified as a sudden injury caused
during a traumatic event, such as a fall while jogging or colliding with
another player during football. Some of the most common acute injuries include
a strained back, sprained ankle, swollen muscles, fractures and dislocations.
Chronic Injury
A chronic injury, also known as an overuse injury, is caused
by overuse and repetitive stress to the body during athletic activities.
Chronic injuries occur gradually and often cause milder symptoms compared to
acute injuries. Because of the mild symptoms, many patients ignore the signs of
injury and continue exercising or competing. Common chronic injuries include
stress fractures, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, rotator cuff impingement and
shin splints.
For additional
resources on an acute injury vs. a chronic injury, please contact the Tyler,
Texas pain physicians at Pain Recovery Center of Tyler. You can also view our
entire blog article dedicated to this topic here.
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