Treatment options for overuse injuries vary based on a case by case injury. A lot of times, we decrease activity, in order to help decrease the athlete's pain. With a decrease in activity, we encourage some anti-inflammatories, over the counter anti-inflammatories. We also encourage a lot of cold therapy, whether that be ice bags to the area, cold whirlpools, or we also can use what we call a BioCryo machine. BioCryo is icing and cold compress at the same time. Helps with any sort of swelling, or any sort of achiness that the athlete has in that area.
After that, we tend to slowly increase activities. When we increase activities, we might offer some minor rehab for the area, in terms of exercises, stretching, things of that nature. Once we build on our increase in activity, then we'll slowly integrate more of return to play type stuff, more sport specific exercises that they would do.
