Sports Injuries: When to Call the Doctor

The Washington Post’s Moving Crew has some excellent advice for those walking wounded who just can’t decide if their latest sports injury warrants a trip to the doctor or another beer, three aspirin and a good night’s sleep. The Crew calls on Darryl Conway, assistant athletic director for sports medicine at the
University of Maryland in College Park, who lists four injuries that
should certainly prompt a visit to the doctor:
1. pain in the back that extends into the butt or leg
2. any fracture or dislocation
3. numbness or tingling in the extremities
4. gross
swelling in any part of the body.
For other injuries, the Crew says, resort to the well-known RICE treatment, of Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. For more on RICE, read what the Crew has to say. Geezer finds their advice as good as any.