If a sore has developed a doctor should be contacted. Blisters and sores are common from wearing aids such as corsets, artificial limbs and bandages. Contusion injuries are when parts of the body are caught in between two solid objects as a wheelchair athletes fingers being jammed in contact with another athlete in basketball. Swelling and tenderness and abrasions may appear. As with any soft tissue injury RICE is the best first treatment.
Fractures are less common but are still possible in the disabled.
Impaired mobility or paralysis is inevitably accompanied by some degree of weakness of the skeleton. As the muscles are sometimes wasted they provide little protection for the bones. Disabled people who wear supportive braces should loosen them during sport events as they may act as levers and contribute towards causing fractures. Muscles, tendons and ligaments can be affected by overuse injuries as some muscles and joints are used more often because of the repetitive nature of the sporting movement. Back and shoulder problems.