The injuries can suffer muscle and skeleton ranging from bruises to fractures. What to do when they occur?
Contusions
Local cold place not direct, ie ice in a bag covered with a cloth. This reduces the bruising and pain. The ideal is to do in the first six hours after that time not to put anything. Produced 48 hours after the concussion, put heat in the affected area.
Slashed
In general they are related to sports activities and / or sharp. Affect the muscles and tendons, mobile areas are forced beyond its natural limits. Depending on the area afectasa must reduce their mobility through a bandage.
If taking anti-inflammatory pain such as ibuprofen. If it persists, consult a physician.
Sprains
Are the strains in structures such as ligaments or joint capsules, which give stability to the joints. For example, the knee (usually affecting the players). One of the most common is the ankle (foot curling inwards) and fingers (to play volleyball or basketball)
They are classified into:
a) partial
b) engages in a significant but not complete
c) the ligament is cut
The important thing is to immobilize the joint and go to an emergency service.
Dislocations
It is the loss of congruity between two bones that articulate with each other. Most commonly affects the fingers, shoulders and ankles. They usually occur in rough games like football or traffic accidents.
In children under four years can occur in the elbow, this is because ou can not turn the child’s hand or hurts it.
Fractures
According to Dr. Paulo Granata, may be associated with dislocations are lost because the continuity of a bone. For example, ankle.
a) Align the affected bone (although it hurts)
b) immobilize it.
c) Do not put elastic bandage, avoiding compression.
d) Move to an emergency service.