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> past the initial cooling down of the injured part of your body, rest is not going to heal shit Rest is not for "healing" it is to avoid re-injuring something
by bluefirebrand 2y ago
> past the initial cooling down of the injured part of your body, rest is not going to heal shit
Rest is not for "healing" it is to avoid re-injuring something already weakened by an injury
This is potentially very reckless advice
- KevinGlass 2y agoSure, but there are already many many people partially or fully disabled by over resting after an injury. The parent comment was hardly calling for running marathons right after a car accident.
- mikemcquaid 2y agoI know a lot of physiotherapists/physical therapists. They all talk about excessive rest causing more issues than not enough rest. It’s potentially reckless to rest excessively, it just doesn’t feel that way.
- sjamaan 2y agoIt's only reckless if you go full force right away. Test the waters with a light load to get the blood flow going, then increase weight as you feel the area is healing/getting stronger. Stop adding load or deload when it starts to hurt.