Moving With Chronic Pain or Injury
We've all been there… a few months after a bad sports injury and your doctor or physical therapist (PT) has given you the green light to pick up your sport again. Excited but cautious, you take your first swing, jog your first lap, or get back onto your bike to discover one of a few things: You're surprisingly out of shape. What once came gracefully and effortlessly is now arduous. Your motion is guarded. These are all natural responses of the body when getting back into sport post-injury. After all, you have been "out of the game" for some time. Every athlete knows that it takes a while to build back strength, flexibility, and full range of motion. It takes slightly longer to get back to that blissful feeling of free movement while practicing your favorite sport. But sometimes post-injury habits stick around. Sometimes, you find that the muscles around your injury site will simply not relax. You're guarded. Or that you just can't get back into yo