Spring Is Sports Injury Season

In New England, where I play soccer on the fabulous Wayland Spirit team (the Spirit is willing, but the flesh it is weak), spring is known as the season of the pulled hamstring. In this helpful (if hopeful) piece, Los Angeles Times writer Jeannine Stein says it doesn’t have to be that way. The best solution, experts tell us, is year round activity, but what if it’s too late for that? Take it slow, Stein suggests, and whatever you do, don’t try to play through a serious injury. Not unless your goal is a more serious injury.