if you played a sport and it caused you pain but you really really liked it would you still do it?

Answer 1

Absolutely.
Most sport attributable pain...that is...pain that comes from doing those things required of the sport...are a result of over training or incorrect training. Overuse syndrome is the most common.

ricer format is tops for me...after applying ricer
A good stretching program followed by a change in training will lead to a great competitive cycle.

RICER stands for:
Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate, Refer.

Rest the painful area from all activity that requires resistance.
Ice it regularly - every 2 hours for a good 15 minutes
for three days.
Compress the ice on the painful area each time you ice it to restrict the flow of blood.
Elevate as best as possible to or above the level of the heart during icing.
Refer - after 3 days, if it still hurts...see a doctor and describe the measures you took for the past three days to try to heal.

if it helps alot...then slowly return to your sport employing a gentle stretching before and after workout...
after activity...if the problem area is tender...
ice it for 15 minutes in the same manner as ricer...

Good luck - and good health

Answer 2

it depends if the pain would eventually turn into something worse in the future and stop u from doing regular activities as an adult.

but if u really like the sport than u wont even think about the pain u have when u r playing a game that u love

Answer 3

Definitely, I played eight years of football and would not have changed a thing. I had two surgeries due to football and still have lingering side effects. I also have two fingers that dislocate on occasion, a hammer finger (joint does not extend fully), and a bum ankle.....though I would suit up again in a second. I still have dreams of having a step on the corner and tracking the ball as it soars through the air. If you are, or ever have been a WR....this has to be the best feeling in the world....unless you enjoyed crackbacks as well!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

Only if it wasn't the kind of pain that would indicate some kind of injury that would eventually require surgery or put my life in danger.
If you're talking like a sore shoulder or knee, that's one thing. If you're talking like sharp neck or chest pains and numbness in extremities, well that's something else all together.

In football they always said there's "playing hurt" and "playing injured". One is kind of a necessary evil; the other is a serious problem.

Answer 5

Yes, if it just causes pain, not perm damage. Larry Bird played most if not all of his pro ball years in pain, he worked through it and was still one of the best ever. However, nothing that causes you perm damage is worth it, you will always want to enjoy times with your kids and family, and its selfish to through that away for self endulgance

Answer 6

I did when I was younger and now since I am older I wish I never did play. Bad neck, back, Knees, and hands all because of sport

Answer 7

What sport doesn't involve a certain amout of playing with pain? And in every one you have to decide for yourself where that line of tolerable pain and unplayable pain lies.

Answer 8

I did when I was a teen and into my twenties. Now I am 46 and get my very first epidural steroid injection tomorrow for my lower back. I still love sports but was dumb when it came to conditioning. If you aren't doing damage, and know how to take care of your injury, then it is okay.

Answer 9

Depends on how bad it caused me pain, the more pain the less likely.

Answer 10

Yes I think if you like it the pain is worth it as long as it isn't life threatning.