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Pain is a matter of daily life, which has serious implications for the sufferer, especially for those who practice sports. Training in the gym is a fine line between physical growth and the lesion, eight of 10 youths and adults are athletes, “weekend”, they are more prone to damage muscles and joints, from bruises to fractures delaying the recovery process.

Usually an injury is caused by any of the following three reasons:

- Make exercise really hard, for example, if exceeded in weight without adequate preparation;
- A poor technique during implementation and,
- No warm-up exercises.

While the first two cases can cause fractures, breaks and tears, the third can cause tendinitis, acute compression or stress fracture.

Dr. Beatriz Zazueta Montiel, member of the Mexican College of Rheumatology said there are two types of sports injuries: acute injuries and chronic, where the former is characterized by occur suddenly during activity, with symptoms as severe pain, swelling, difficulty in moving the injured joint, and so on.

Regarding the chronic illnesses, are called in this way if the pain persists for more than three months, these lesions are most prevalent among men and women of all ages, which occur after performing a particular sport or activity for a long time, his main symptoms are persistent inflammation and pain that can occur even when at rest.