When doing nothing is the best medicine
October 20, 2011
By: Danielle Ofri, M.D.
I feel this is something hard to do for an athletic trainer and even more hard for an athlete to accept. When an athlete comes in with a pain that has been going on for awhile, depending on the type of pain there isn't much we can do. I always want to help people right away and give them that instant fix but sometimes rest is the only answer. Yes there are some injuries that can have answers right away but just because some injuries have immediate answers doesn't mean that we have to try to find one for everything. Even though this article doesn't relate exactly to athletics, its message can be applied to the field. There will always be those athletic trainers that come up with an answer right away where as others may wait a little while before acting.
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