Even though soccer is never going to be in the top ten for sports that are dangerous there is still a big chance of injury that comes with playing the game, especially to the ankles, hips and knees which are vulnerable to injury more often then other parts of the body.
In spite of how careful you behave and how well your teammates and yourself go along with safety regulations the chances are sooner or later you will suffer an injury during your sporting career. When you have been hurt with an injury you are going to find yourself having to deal with some very hard choices; should you go on playing with your injury or let the coach bench you? It should be an easy decision to make; if you play on an injury it makes it very hard for the body to correctly mend itself, and this raises the chances or risking a permanent injury.
The fact of the matter is, what happens in real life isnt always as cut and dry as theory. There will be that final very important game, this championship and that tournament, and your team wont have enough experienced players if you dont join in. Even though you realize how risky it is you will feel the urge to get in there and help your teammates out.
Since this situation is going to happen sooner or later, below you will find a list of soccer injuries that frequently happen, home treatments and ideas for playing when you dont feel as well as you could. Keep in mind that this is very much a generalized list. If you find yourself having an injury the decision whether you should play or not should be made by your coach or physician. Informing them that the report on our blog went on to say you could play more then likely isnt going to get you very far.
Sprains and strains of the joints are most likely the type of injury that happens to soccer players the most, and a lot of the time the injuries happen to the knees and ankles. This can happen when the joint is wrenched to quickly in a direction that is not familiar, particularly when the player has a fall on the field when they are moving fast. Treatment for a sprain is uncomplicated, there really is not much you can do for it other then trying to keep ice on it to lower the inflammation, staying away from putting pressure on the joint as much as possible and having the joint wrapped to give more support at those times you need to be up and about on it.
If you have a sprain in one of the joints in your leg or foot it is a very unwise idea to play on it; but if you are totally sure you are going to playand your injury seems healed and you feel you can get back out on the field there are quite a few ankle and knee braces that can be bought over the counter that will give you the support you need while you are on the field.
Cuts and bruisesWhen you have a game with a complete field of people kicking at each other while at the same time they are wearing shoes that have spikes on them it is just a matter of time until scrapes and bruises happen.
If a bruise comes with a lot of swelling or appears to be spreading under the skin rather then staying in one place, or a cut looks deep enough to need stitches or there's a lot of bleeding you should go to a doctor: you might have a more serious injury then you thought before. Other then this, applying ice to a bruise and making sure the scrapes you have are kept clean from infection is the most needed treatment you can give yourself.
It is of a lot of importance that you make sure with any cut you got on the field that it is correctly cleaned and then an antibiotic ointment applied to it; there is a lot of bacteria living in dirt, and even though most of the time it wont be a problem it will have a great time reproducing in an open cut. This will end up with the wound hurting a great deal, taking a very long time to heal and gives the infection the opportunity to spread to other parts of your body thus giving you a systemic infection that will be even harder to get rid of.
Believe the fact its much easier to take a few minutes to clean the cut out with some soap and water and then to apply some Neosporin.
Unless you find yourself with a cut or bruise that is so bad it can hinder your movement you can probably keep playing.
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