| is a rough game and it is a very brutal sport to be | | | | Many common knee problems are simply fixed with a |
| involved in. There are really a lot of injuries tht are | | | | cortisone shot, this can cause erosion of cartilage |
| common amongst hockey players. These are a part | | | | over time, after too many shots. This can be very |
| of the game however that doesn't stop them being | | | | serious and may result in a full or partial knee |
| career threatening. A lot of hockey players are prone | | | | replacement in later life. This is why a lot of physical |
| to back injuries, knees, arms and many other things. | | | | and massage therapists know straight away whether |
| The team most common injuries that hockey players | | | | an athletes body will hold up properly the course of |
| get are | | | | their life or whether they will simply have a lot of |
| Lower back | | | | trouble in that area. It will eventually wear out due to |
| Head trauma | | | | frequent repetitve motion and moving that they do |
| Neck strain | | | | during the game and training throughout the year. |
| Tendonitis | | | | The biggest problem resulting from these injuries is |
| Black eye | | | | the fact that many players have to have surgery to |
| Broken teeth | | | | fix it. This can also result in a lot more pain over the |
| Frostbite | | | | years and is never pleasant. The rehabilitation is |
| Spinal cord injury | | | | always tough, and a player must simply have the |
| Broken bones | | | | right mindset to be able to get back from it stroner |
| Often these injuries are career ending and this | | | | than what they were before. The pain can be chronic |
| happens a lot in the NHL. Many players have to cut | | | | and very annoying over a long period of time and |
| their careers short becaue of an accident or due to a | | | | make it dfficult to sleep and to do normal activities |
| repeat of overuse injuries in the same place. If it is | | | | that does not at all involve hockey. Most athletes |
| not career ending it is common that a player has to | | | | however will not accept retirement after a serious |
| play in pain for many many years and eventually will | | | | injury and will do their best tp get back to what they |
| escalate to a serious overuse injury that makes them | | | | were before hand. However the big problem is that |
| stop. It requires a ot of pain management and | | | | during the rehabilitation many athletes think they |
| therapy. many ahockey player sthat have these | | | | know what is best for them and will simply not listen |
| injuries often have to play in pain, and it is not a | | | | to what the doctor or the therapist has to say. They |
| comfortable thing to have to do. It make slife very | | | | will need to rest and do let their body adapt |
| hard to deal with. You often see a lot of atheletes | | | | however the athlete wil want to do more and more |
| becoming reliant on pain killer to play, and that is | | | | and try to get stronger and stronger. This often |
| definitely not a good idea. These can also cause | | | | simply makes the injury worse. It won't get them |
| other issues. | | | | back on the ice in a shorter amount of time. |