What kind of treatment do pro athletes receives so that they can come back into a game after they had to leave the game with an apparent injury

Question

During the SNF Matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles, WR Jaylen Waddle had to leave the game with what looked like an apparent back issue in the second quarter of the game.

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He was ruled questionable to return by team officials. However, at the beginning of the third quater he was back on the field, sprinting at full speed and catching balls.

So what outerworld treatment do pro athletes receives that make them recover from such injuries?

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Answer 1

In addition to drugs and medication that everyone is pointing out, they can do things like massage, chiropractic adjustments, heat and pressure treatment, icing, wraps and braces, assisted stretching, and so on. It’s not all shooting them up with cortisone, slapping them on the ass, and telling them to get back out there.

Some of the most painful, but treatable in a short time, injuries are things like pinched nerves. That can cause muscle spasms that create cramps. That’s often what you get when you experience back pain and the like. Sitting in essentially a pressure cooker can help the muscles relax and allow the nerve to return to position, which can be aided by massage, realigning the bones, assisted stretching, and the like.

A physical therapist could tell you all the different things they do, and many of them are able to be done in 30 minutes when you have many millions of dollars to spend on having all of the equipment and experts there waiting to go to work immediately.

The first thing they do, though, is evaluate the injury and determine if it is something that can be treated in time to get them back in the game, or if it is too severe or could be made worse through continued play. They have X-rays, CT, sonograms, ECG, EMG, EEG, maybe even MRIs, and all kinds of medical devices on hand at the stadium to rapidly evaluate and diagnose players, as well as tons of physical therapy and rehab equipment on hand.

The difference between this case and anyone else getting an injury is that during the game they have these healthcare professionals standing by on full alert to instantly go into action.

It would sort of be like having a heart attack in the middle of an ER. You have all of the equipment and personelle at the ready and on hand to immediately spring into action.