patna doctors have advised budding athletes and sportsmen not to ignore even minor injuries suffered by them while participating in sports eventsthe doctors stated this while addressing an interactive session on sports injuries and its remedial measures at delhi public schoolpatna on thursday in response to a query of class x student kumari sanghvi who plays football and has her knees and feet injured often orthopaedic surgeon dr arvind prasad gupta of parashmri hospital advised her to wear proper sports equipment to avoid injuries after the game players should use icepad crepe bandage bracing and topping on the injured body part to avoid further pain he saidstudents like partham of class vi asked about neck injuries during soccer games while asking them not to neglect even minor injuries the doctors also shared with them methods for the prevention and treatment of physical and psychological injuriesaditya and ayushi priya of class ix asked for tips to safeguard fingers from sprain application of ice and taping the sprained finger to the adjacent finger may provide relief and allow the athlete to return to the game if the pain and swelling continue an orthopaedic surgeon must be consulted said dr guptaive seen young athletes neglect even serious injuries the ailment deteriorates with passage of time cautioned dr gautam r prasad another orthopaedic of the hospital