How My Trainer Saved Me From Getting In Dire Straits

If you are an active runner or a sports player, you know that sprains and muscle pull is one of the harshest realities of your active life. No matter how careful you are, injuries will occur, and if you do not take care of it from the very beginning, you might have to suffer from chronic problems at a later stage. One of the reasons why all the professional sports places hire a physiotherapist during the games is to deal with such issues immediately.

From the very beginning of my schooling life, I had been attracted to sports. It had a lot to do with the environment at home where my mother loved playing tennis and had done so professionally, and my father was a squash enthusiast. Like any son, aspiring to be like his father, I took an immediate liking for both the sports and started taking sports seriously at a very early age. By the time I made it past secondary school, I knew that sports was my calling and I would be pursuing my career in it at a professional level.

A few days before I had to head to college for showcasing my squash skills, I was practicing vigorously at the club. While hitting the ball, I felt a muscle pull in my back. I ignored the pain and kept on playing for about two to three minutes before it got chronic enough for me to lie down flat on the floor. I could envision the college scholarship that I had been banking upon was going down the drain with the pain I was experiencing at the moment.

My instructor rushed and examined my pain. He applied some cold pack to the area for about what seemed like an eternity and asked me to wear a sports wrap regularly. He also asked me to avoid playing for a few days. Since I did not seem to have an option, I rested for a few days before my father drove me down to my dream college for the game. That day I thanked my instructor for the amazing sports wrap as it provided the required support to play and win the game, even if it was with some discomfort.