Staying engaged in regular physical activity is so important in our modern, busy lifestyle. Physical activity plays such a role in supporting our physical and mental health.
When you do suffer with an injury or pain related issue, try to work with your health professional to find a way that you can modify your activity rather than come to a complete stop.
If there is a more serious injury, such as a fracture, then obviously this will need a period of time of unloading. But you can still look for a way to keep active and maintain your health.
In the busy pace of modern life it can be easy to fall out of a positive routine so when you have a reason that you need to slow down, try to find a way to avoid stopping altogether.
Maintaining some degree of activity, even if you are not performing at your normal level, is actually going to help you recover faster. This is because you are encouraging blood flow, nutrient delivery, clearance of waste products, you are maintaining nerve signalling and maintaining the brains perception of the area - the somatosensory maps.
If you need help recovering from injury and chronic pain, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.