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How often do we hear, “play through the pain” or “it will get better once you start moving it?” when we sustain an injury? More often than not, these slogans are more harmful than helpful. If your body says that it’s hurt, then take the message seriously and use your mind to help the healing process along. Not listening to your body is a good way to aggravate an injury.

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Megan Wood specializes in the hand, wrist and elbow. Below she outlines the most common injuries to those areas and how to treat nagging problems. This represents a general approach toward patient care and is in no way intended to be used as a definitive treatment plan or for self-diagnosis.

Foot problems usually require immediate attention. You can’t exactly avoid using your feet, can you? Dr. Joel W. Brook is here to help. His podiatric expertise ranges from injuries to chronic issues and everything in between. Below he addresses some common foot concerns.

Although it’s not a contact sport like football or hockey, softball can still take a toll on the body for all who play. Like all sports ailments, there are two types of injuries one can sustain by playing softball: overuse injuries, which occur over time due to stress on the muscles, joints, and soft tissues without proper time for healing; and acute or traumatic injuries, which occur due to sudden force or impact, and can be quite dramatic.

Whenever you hurt yourself, whether it’s by burning your hand on the stove, pulling a muscle while exercising or slamming your finger in a door, generally everyone has some method of treatment they prefer. “You should ice that,” some recommend, while others suggest heat.

Tennis balls aren’t the only things that take a pounding on the court. Whether you are a casual weekend player or a serious match competitor, your joints take a pounding, too. Tennis requires almost constant twisting, turning, lunging, quick starts and sudden stops – and that’s during just one game. Imagine the stress and strain joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles undergo during an entire match.