Some key areas are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n – What do you do? – What are your goals? – Do you have a type A personality?\u00a0 – Have you taken any medication for your problem? – One of the most important questions to ask, is what the athlete believes caused the injury. Sudden changes in training loads, bike setup alterations, new or old running shoes can all play a part.<\/p>\n – Another important distinction to be made is whether the condition is chronic or acute. Acute problems need to be dealt with more gently as one can re-stimulate the inflammation process. Long term pain can be dealt with more aggressively.<\/p>\n
\nThe answer to this provides a number of clues. As an example, accountants sit more than teachers : This has an impact on which parts of the body get more stressed during the day.<\/p>\n
\nComrades runners need to put in huge mileage in preparation for their race, and so face very different issues to people involved in boot camp programs.<\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sbrsport.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/a-type.jpg\")
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\nType A people are more driven than B types. They can be really unforgiving on their bodies, and hence push themselves despite having an injury. This makes rehab more difficult and also reduces their chance of compliance when it comes to reducing mileage.<\/p>\n
\nSome people love pain killers, while some do everything they can to avoid popping pills. This can become a hugely complex area with some purposely causing themselves pain, in order to justify increased levels of pain meds. There is also the danger of athletes damaging kidneys, stomach lining etc. It is best to chat with your pharmacist or GP for guidance in this area.<\/p>\n