How to Tell if You're Too Injured to Run Your Next Race — and How to Cope

The match training goes well until you feel pain in your knee, ankle or foot. Now, you're looking at the possibility of missing your dream game, and you're not sure what to do. How to deal with running injury? Read the following tips to get safely close to your next marathon or race. (picture: Getty Images / kupicoo)

sounds familiar? Runners put their hearts and souls into race training, which will be a grim reality when all this is likely to disappear. There are two sides to the dilemma: you need to determine what's best for your body, and you need to deal with the emotional impact of losing something so important. How to spend this tense time here. Is your injury serious enough to skip the game?

this is a million dollar question - to answer this question, you need to have an honest examination of your body.

Meghan Wieser, a physiotherapist at Ellicott City recharge, Maryland, suggests you ask yourself the following questions: & quot; did the pain increase during running? How about in 24 hours? Has your mechanic changed? &If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, then give up your game this time.

Wieser likes runners to use the pain scale to help them evaluate. &She said: 'if you can control the pain between 0 and 2 out of 10, then you may be able to compete. &When it enters three to five ranges, it is likely to be acceptable. But once you reach that level, it's a pretty good indication that you should back off. Weiser points out that running a race at a lower end may not be easy or comfortable, but you may not cause lasting, long-term tissue damage. But there is one exception to this rule: if you suspect a bone injury, don't mess around, she said. &Treatment can be difficult and can develop into more sinister injuries. According to the Mayo Clinic, pay attention to specific areas of tenderness, swelling and soreness. If the pain is not too severe and you don't suspect a bone injury, then you can play on match day. &"Make sure you do all the right things along the way," Visser said. &Warm up, sleep well and keep running easy before the game. How to deal with psychological setbacks, injuries are not just physical problems, any runner can tell you. They can also disrupt your mental and emotional health. Sports psychologist Justin Ross, M.D., of Denver, said injuries bring losses and gains: for some people, getting hurt and giving up a game is like losing their identity. &On the other hand, injuries increase pain, uncertainty, and sometimes anger. When it affects a game, it makes a lot of people suspicious. 'it's common for runners to remember your emotions, which helps,' Dr. Ross said. He suggests a hierarchy for your injuries, starting at the bottom and moving up as you recover.

& it's different to be able to do a short, light jog. Starting the game again will be rated level 10 because you feel good emotionally and physically. This emotional scale gives runners something to fight for and feel good about as they progress. On the other hand, if you live in a state of negation of your ability in the process of giving up the game, then you will do harm to yourself. &"Your brain wants to play, even if your body tells you differently," Rose said. &In this case, we often listen to our own ideas, which is a mistake. Remind yourself that there will be another game at another time, and that your long-term health is more important than your short-term goals. &"The same dream contest will be held there next year," Rose said. &Reexamine the situation, find the psychological state, and say that I am willing to let go.