Not all injuries require surgery and extreme medical techniques in order to recover. After any injury has occurred, the athlete usually goes to some form of sports related physical therapist, i.e., a trainer. The benefits of going are not only the access to free treatment, but having a person specialized in this criteria there to help you. The biggest benefit: Identifying injuries, knowing how to prevent injuries and enhance recovery and most all information on your injury. The treatment options range from ice or heat, to stem (explained later) and laser therapy. The wide range of options can work towards any injury.
What They Do and What Works
The reality is some of these techniques are still skeptical. Ice and heat (in heat packs) are the oldest forms of treatment and of course help in reducing swelling, loosening muscles as well as all around recovery. These are the most basic and often used materials.
Stem is another often used technique. It basically massages deeply in patterns the injured area. This is also a more reliable technique.
The laser therapy is one of the more skeptical methods. It is suppose to be a laser that shoots through your skin and speeds up the cells that assist in recovery of an injury. The facts say it works, but no definite proof is shown. I personally do not think it does much at all. The method is still questionable although used nearly everywhere. In the end it just depends on the injury and a question of just how much the treatment can help.
Stem is another often used technique. It basically massages deeply in patterns the injured area. This is also a more reliable technique.
The laser therapy is one of the more skeptical methods. It is suppose to be a laser that shoots through your skin and speeds up the cells that assist in recovery of an injury. The facts say it works, but no definite proof is shown. I personally do not think it does much at all. The method is still questionable although used nearly everywhere. In the end it just depends on the injury and a question of just how much the treatment can help.
Laser therapy
When to go
Obviously after suffering a rather serious injury, immediately following days you will be going, but how long after? You can either go until your trainer says otherwise or until you feel completely healed. It is necessary to make sure not to stop before it is healed. I would recommend always stopping by after the first couple workouts on the injury as a caution. Even the smaller injuries should not be ignored. If anything this is where the treatment may help most, eliminating the small ones and keeping them from escalating, while simply managing the more serious ones. I do not go for every bump and bruise, but I am a frequent visitor when anything remotely painful occurs. I usually stick to ice and some stem. I would rather play it safe.
Go or No
So all that seems to be decided now is whether or not you should go to the trainers and when. When you ask yourself "Should I skip it today", you have to think if it will slow your recovery and just how helpful you think it is. Sometimes I would go two times a day or more for a serious injury, while others I would go just after practice. The fact is that some options are available there that can seriously help, but sometimes it really just may be a waste of time. You have to decide which it is in your own case.
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