The countdown to summer has begun – and for most of us, that means we are starting to hit the gym a little more frequently so we can feel great at the beach. But if you have been pretty inactive this spring, or if you are trying a new style of training, you may be at risk of getting injured if you push yourself too fast. In this article, we share several common injuries that come from physical activity and where you can get treated fast.
Back pain
If you are trying cross training or weight lifting for the first time, you have to be extremely careful about your form. If you don’t keep your hips in or your abs tight when doing lunges, swings or standing overhead presses, you’ll start lifting with the wrong muscles and put undue strain on your back. Protect your back by learning how to lift with a trainer and always paying attention to proper form.
If you do experience back pain, stop into our urgent care center in Spring Hill to get checked out – no appointments necessary.
Knee or ankle pain
If you haven’t been running regularly and you start an everyday routine, you may put yourself at risk for stress fractures or knee pain. This comes from weakness in the muscles surrounding the knee, which you are now using more regularly than before. If you decide to start running regularly after a break, make sure you do some cross-training along with it – lunges, squats and other exercises to strengthen the muscles in your legs.
If you have already started experiencing knee or ankle pain, our Spring Hill urgent care center is here for you. You can come in when you have time and find out what’s wrong.
Scrapes and open wounds
If you have ever tried doing a box jump – where you jump from the ground onto a raised platform (usually a wooden box), you know that missing the box can have extremely negative consequences – at best a scrape; at worst, a trip to the emergency room for stitches. Why do these exercises? Plyometrics give us power when running and jumping. But when using tools like barbells, weight machines or boxes, you also might need an extra supply of Band-aids.
If you get injured at the gym and you’re not bleeding profusely, but you’re also not sure if you need stitches, the best thing to do is head for our urgent care center in Spring Hill. We’ll be able to tell you what your best course of action is and sew you up – without waiting for hours at an emergency room.
We don’t want to discourage you from working out – but you need to be smart about how you do it. If you do feel pain or are concerned that something is wrong, don’t push yourself too hard. Come to our Spring Hill urgent care center and get it checked out. We are open 8am-8pm seven days a week.
