By: Danielle Spagnolo, PT, DPT, OCS

We are going to discuss and review chronic/overuse injuries that occur in athletes and have a direct impact on sports training and performance.

Chronic or overuse injuries develop over a period of time.  A common consequence of high level training is repetitive micro-trauma to the involved tissues.  Provided the bone or soft tissue gets adequate rest and nutrition, no real injury occurs.  However, if the recovery period is inadequate or deficient in any way, these micro-traumas can develop into a much more involved injury.  This injury takes a longer time period to heal and can subject the athlete to the detrimental side effects of inactivity.