If you're an athlete, you know the toll sports can take on your body. Learn about common sports injuries, how they're treated, and what you can do to speed up recovery and get back in the game.
woman with pain in buttocks
Butt Bruise: Overview and More
How many fingers am I holding up?
What Is a Concussion Protocol?
Back pain and sports
What Is Pubalgia?
Calf muscle injury on running outdoors. Senior man holding knee by hands and suffering with pain. Sprain ligament or periosteum problem.
How an Achilles Tendon Rupture Is Treated Without Surgery
Photo of a man performing a bench press.
Physical Therapy for a Pectoralis Major Tear
knee sports injury
Overview of a Blown out Knee Joint
soccer player with hamstring injury
Treatment of Complete Hamstring Muscle Tears
Playing soccer
Sports Hernia Symptoms and Treatment
quad tendon tear
What Happens With a Quadriceps Tendon Rupture
Track Runner holding his leg in pain
Myositis Ossificans Muscle Injury in Athletes
Man exercising on the bench press
Pectoralis Major Muscle Rupture
Joggers
Common Running Injuries and Treatment Options
Injured runner girl is sitting on the city stairs
Causes of Muscle Spasms and Cramps
Young fit sporty woman with painful face expression
How Hernias Present in Women
Treatment and Prevention of Bursitis
Football Collision
11 Common Football Injuries
leg injury in runner
Iliac Artery Endofibrosis and Arteriopathy
Applying ice pack to injured ankle
R.I.C.E. Treatment for Acute Musculoskeletal Injury
Elbow bursitis
Diagnosing the 4 Most Common Types of Bursitis
Man sitting on bed with neck brace
Whiplash Injuries: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Football
The Burner/Stinger Football Injury Symptoms and Treatment
Injury during workout
Muscle Bruise Symptoms and Treatment
Basketball team supporting their injured teammate on the court.
8 Common Types of Sports Injuries
patient explaining shoulder pain to a doctor
The Difference Between Bursitis and Tendonitis
Woman getting her knee taped
An Overview of Sports Injuries
Man concerned about pain in his armpit
Armpit Pain Causes and Treatment
Man with arm pain
Tendonitis Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
woman performing lying hip flexor stretch
Hip Tendonitis: Overview and More
Woman doing triceps dips
What Is Triceps Tendonitis?
Woman with foot pain
Posterior Tibial Tendonitis Signs and Treatment
A man having pain in his achilles tendon
The Alfredson Protocol for Achilles Tendonitis
Stretching by the frozen lake
Achilles Tendon Pain: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Patellar Tendonitis or Jumper's Knee
Wrist tendonitis
Wrist Tendonitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
A man with severe elbow pain
Tendonitis and Tendinopathy
achilles ankle tendon
6 Types of Tendonitis Prone to Irritation
Photo of a man examination a patient's knee.
How Tendonitis Is Treated
acupuncturist applying needle to elbow
Natural Remedies for Tendonitis
Photo of a physical therapist examining a woman's knee.
Physical Therapy for Pes Anserine Bursitis and Tendonitis
a man holding his elbow
How Tendinosis Differs From Tendinitis
Runner's Knee
Chondromalacia Patella Treatment: Relief for Knee Pain
woman with knee pain from running
Inner Knee Pain When Running
Overview of Overuse Syndrome
compartment syndrome
Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Shoulder pain
What Are Repetitive Motion Disorders?
shoulder pain
An Overview of Bursitis
Track Runners
Treating Muscle Soreness After Exercise
rowing team
Forearm Compartment Syndrome
Soccer Game
Chondromalacia Patellae Symptoms and Treatment
Woman on a Balance Beam
Overview of Stress Fractures of the Lower Leg or Tibia
Woman sitting at a desk and rubbing her wrist in pain
What Is a Repetitive Stress Injury?