Reisterstown, MD Athletic Injury Safety Tips

By Fernando Ketter

Reisterstown Chiropractic is a great place to get relief from sports related injuries. If most people had their choice though, they would rather stay injury free.

This is great idea, but if you injure yourself and have to take time off from work, or worse end up in the hospital, it becomes a counterproductive activity. So take care before you jump on the bike or put on your in line skates.

Wear a helmet if you take your bike on the road. Even if you are on secluded bike path wear a helmet. And certainly wear one if you are on a busy highway. Buy one that fits snugly but not too tight. Make sure the helmet is approved by the bicycle safety board.

Where a helmet when skating. The helmet should be approved by the skating safety commission. You should also wear knee pads and elbow guards. Some people like to wear a mouth guard as well in case they fall and hit their mouth on a hard surface. If you want to protect that beautiful smile, consider wearing one as well.

Are you planning to snow board this season? If so, realize the most common injury snow boarders suffer, is a broken wrist. They break their fall with there hands and end up breaking their wrist on snow they thought was soft. You cannot always know whether the snow you are on is hard or soft.

You can curl your fingers inward when you fall in order to reduce your chance of serious injury. This will, in most cases, keep you from breaking your wrist when you snow board. Follow these safety tips and you will have a fun injury free weekend. If an injury occurs, seeing the Reisterstown chiropractic team will help you to resolve your issues quickly.

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