Choosing the Right Piercing for Your Sport
The choice of piercing and jewelry should be adapted to your sports practices. Some types of piercings, such as the helix piercing , rook, daith, snug, tragus or flat, are less likely to cause problems during sports. Provided that the jewelry is well adapted.
For contact sports, it is best to choose jewelry that is discreet and without protruding parts, in order to minimize the risk of injury for the athlete and their opponents.
We will therefore prefer a simple jewel (labret with a ball or classic and sober ring) with the minimum of part likely to be snagged. The ideal is of course, to remove all your piercings before training and to put them back after. If you cannot remove them, for reason X or Y, make sure that they do not present any risk of being torn off. Use a strip of adhesive tape to hide and protect them will be a perfect solution if you cannot do otherwise.
Rules and tips for piercings in different sports
a. Swimming and water sports
Swimming and water sports pose an increased risk of complications for piercings, due to the presence of bacteria and chemicals in the water. Here the risk, as you will have understood, is less that your piercing gets caught but rather that bacteria decide to take up residence in the canal of your piercing.
It is therefore essential to take specific precautions to protect the pierced area. It is recommended to cover the piercing with a waterproof dressing and to clean it carefully after each session. It is also recommended to avoid public swimming pools during the healing period .
b. Martial arts and combat sports
Combat sports and martial arts put athletes at high risk of piercing injuries.
To minimize this risk, it is best to choose discreet jewelry that is suitable for sports, such as rings or short bars. The risk for you will be to see your piercing fly (certainly with a small part of yourself) in the first snag. Be particularly vigilant.
It is also recommended to wear specific protections, such as a helmet or ear bands, to avoid direct impacts on the piercings. Finally, it is essential to respect the safety rules specific to each discipline and to report the presence of piercings to the coach or referee. If your piercings are healed, the best solution is to remove them during your session and put them back on once it is over.
c. Training and sports activities
When training and participating in sports activities, it is important to take into account the presence of piercings in order to adapt exercises and equipment. For example, it may be necessary to modify certain movements to avoid friction or shocks on the pierced areas. Similarly, it may be useful to wear suitable clothing and accessories, such as sports bras or headbands, to keep the piercing in place and minimise the risk of snagging.
