Many athletes can tell you about the terrible pain of a sports injury! Some sports injuries, such as broken bones and torn ligaments, are serious. These injuries may require surgery. But more common sports injuries are things like sprained ankles and pulled muscles. These minor injuries are often treated at home using the P.R.I.C.E. method.

很多運動員都會告訴你，運動損傷帶來的痛有多可怕！有些運動損傷非常嚴重，例如骨折和韌帶撕裂，這些傷可能都要動手術。不過，更加常見的是腳踝扭傷和肌肉拉傷等型別的運動損傷。這些較輕微的損傷通常可以在家利用P.R.I.C.E.原則進行處理。

P.R.I.C.E. is a handy way to remember five easy treatment steps. P and R stand for protection and rest right after an injury. Some light activity or exercise can help speed up your recovery after resting. But the injured area must stay protected from further damage.

P.R.I.C.E.是用來記住五個簡單治療步驟的簡便方式。P和R代表受傷後需要的立即保護和休息。一些輕鬆的活動或運動則有助於加快休息後的復原速度。不過受傷部位必須持續受到保護，以避免受到進一步的傷害。

C stands for compression. Compression just means wrapping the injury in something such as an elastic bandage. And the E means you should elevate the injured part of your body above your heart. These two steps control swelling. Swelling is important because it increases the blood flow to the injured area and it is a normal part of the healing process. But too much swelling is painful and unhelpful, so it needs to be managed.

C代表壓緊。壓緊指的是用彈性繃帶等物品將傷口包裹住。E則指應該將身體的受傷部位抬高到超過心臟的位置。這兩個步驟能夠控制腫脹。腫脹是受傷必經的過程，因為它會加快血液流向受傷部位的速度，而這也是傷口癒合過程的正常現象。但過度腫脹會導致疼痛且沒有助益，因此需要加以妥善處理。