Sports injuries can happen during regular exercise or while playing a sport theyre especially common in children and younger adults find out all you need to know about sports injuries learn . Initial action to reduce the amount of swelling was one of the greatest discovers in the initial management of sports injuries experts in this field have estimated that an injured athlete treated with the rice approach documented below will recover 50 faster and have less chance of re injury than an athlete who does not follow this approach the rice method rest reduce your activities . Prevention of sports injuries prof martin schwellnus uct mrc research unit for exercise science and sports medicine department of human biology university of cape town sports medicine association of serbia and montenegro risk factors for sports injuries 1 intrinsic inherent to the athlete o not modifiable age gender ethnicity genetics o modifiable biomechanics muscle strength . Journal of sport and health science open access 63 citescore 52 impact factor submit your article articles issues about publish submit your article guide for authors menu clear text articles issues latest issue all issues articles in press article collections about publish submit your article guide for authors search in this journal special issue on sports injuries