What is the best piece of advice you can offer someone with a sports-related injury?

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Dr. Melissa Prestipino, PT, DPT · Answer

The best piece of advice that I could offer someone with a sports-related injury is to listen to your body. If your body is hurting or feels tired or possibly that you're overusing your legs, your arms, such as a softball pitcher, really not to push through an injury. Your body is the best piece of advice for you to listen to. Never feel that you should keep playing or just keep working through an injury because that could actually hurt your body more. If the injury is persistent, then to really consider resting and not playing your sport and possibly taking a season off or even deciding that maybe your body isn't meant to do the sport that you're playing or working towards, injury really is your first sign that your body isn't adapting well to what you're doing. And you should always listen to it and take care of it and seek medical help if needed and when needed. And never to be a warrior like a lot of athletes are and try to be.

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"What is the best piece of advice you can offer someone with a sports-related injury?"