Youth Sports Injuries | Pain Management Doctors | East Texas

A new school year is right around the corner for students in the East Texas area. This means competitive sports will be in full swing throughout the year. According to the CDC, participation in organized sports continues to rise in students of all ages. Unfortunately, this increase in participation has also led to a rise in acute and chronic youth sports injuries. The pain management doctors at Pain Recovery Center of Tyler are available to treat a number of common sports injuries this school year in East Texas youth.

School-related competitive sports provide a number of social and physical benefits, but they also bring the risk of sports injuries. The most commonly diagnosed youth sports injuries include ligament sprains, muscle strains, overuse injuries and growth plate injuries.

Treatment for youth sports injuries varies depending on the injury present. Many sports injuries can be easily treated with the RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) method. In more severe injuries, pain management injections or physical therapy may be prescribed by a pain management doctor to alleviate symptoms while the body heals.

For additional information on preventing and treating youth sports injuries, please contact the East Texas pain management doctors at Pain Recovery Center of Tyler today. You can also view our full blog article dedicated to this topic here.