When your physical health makes or breaks your career, getting an injury can be life-changing. Coping with being out of your chosen sport for what can be months, even years at a time can be a lot to take in.
It seems that this year alone, sports injuries are on the rise – with approximately 21.9% of injuries requiring over seven days off from training schedules.
With these figures ever-increasing, we wanted to take a moment to explore the different ways which pro athletes can cope with their injuries both physically and mentally.
Learn About Your Injury
Upon receiving an injury, your first reaction might be to completely bury your head in the sand and take your mind off it entirely. But a better way of dealing with your injury is actually educating yourself on it by spending time doing the relevant research. Not only is this a healthy coping-mechanism facing your injury head on, but it can also teach you about exactly what may be going on inside your body and what different options are available to you to help speed up the healing process at home.
Give Yourself Time to Adjust
After experiencing an injury that could side-track your career, before you do anything else, you must give yourself time to adjust. Rest up and don’t overexert yourself, but most importantly allow yourself to come to terms with your injury at your own pace.
Staying Positive
While you can’t control your injury, it’s important to remember that you can control your mindset. Remaining positive has proven effects to help speed up recovery by decreasing cortisol that is released into the bloodstream (also known as the stress hormone). Mindset is everything when it comes to overcoming difficult situations. Any way in which you can keep yourself busy and your spirits up is a positive step to getting on the road to recovery.
Take Action
Lastly, it may be time to think about the circumstances of your injury and whether you need to take action. If it turns out that your injury was due to negligence you could be entitled to compensation that could help pay for medical care to aid in your recovery. If you decide that you wish to seek legal advice, you’ll need to know what to expect. Your professional solicitor can take a detailed account from you to check whether you’re eligible to make a no win no fee personal injury claim.
These can include:
– Workplace injuries
– Accidents in public spaces
– Road traffic incidents
– Medical negligence
Your solicitor will explain the claims process with you in depth during your free consultation and will be happy to answer any questions along the way so that you feel fully supported throughout your journey.
