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Injury Recovery How much, how soon?

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Posted 02 April 2009 - 05:18 AM

I took a fall on some stairs last friday and wound up with a big ass contusion on my lower left Lat Dorsi.

How soon after should I start stretching and excercising to get back to shape?

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Posted 02 April 2009 - 05:24 AM

You'll know when you're ready.

Basically a sharp pain means it is not ready to work. A dull pain means it's ready to work, but start off very slowly doing functional movement. Yes it will hurt, and you need to stop if you feel you are doing more damage, but you should be able to tell the difference.
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 05:24 AM

It DESPERATELY wants to be stretched.... but I'm more than a little nervous about too much too soon.
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 04:34 AM

i think first of all,go to doctor and carry on according to doctor's prescription.

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Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:59 AM

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i think first of all,go to doctor and carry on according to doctor's prescription.


Yeah...I did that for about 3 years after I had my knee reconstructed and was in pain the entire time.

Ironically once I stopped listening to the doctor and started squatting - it was better inside a month.

Doctors for the most part (not all by any means) are specialists who usually don't see that exercise science merits its own individual study and research. Hell, most of the big national agencies (ACE, ACSM, AHA, etc) have it so dead wrong when it comes to exercise, fitness, and nutrition it isn't even funny.

By all means, go to the doctor to get his opinion, but realize that's all that it is. If it's dumb advice, it's dumb advice, regardless of the letters after their name.
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 08:00 AM

I'm much better. Lots of testing (lifting, stretching, etc...) with mixed results. 4 weeks later, I'm at about 85%.
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