14/06/2024
These 4 words are probably the most important to my philosophy of pain and injury rehabilitation.
I saw .andyfatachan say this a while ago and it resonated so much with me! I have it on my website, I say it to clients, I’d get it tattooed on my forehead if I thought I could pull that look off.
That phrase concisely summarised what I had been explaining to clients in a much more convoluted way before that point!
Most pain and injuries happen when we move our body. Some do happen when we sit down, however those are typically due to a lack of movement (e.g. your back hurts after sitting because your ribcage doesn’t have the movement capabilities required to sit comfortably).
So if movement (or lack of) is the problem, surely the solution has to be to teach your body how to do that movement in a way that isn’t painful?
Hands-on treatment can be very useful, I sometimes use it with people in the early stages of rehab. But ultimately the only way to prepare your body for movement is by exposing it to said movements.
One of the reasons so many traditional approaches to rehab fail is because they’re mainly hands-on with some low level exercises thrown in just so that the can say you did some.
Movement problems require movement solutions.
There’s no way around it.
If you’ve tried the hands-on stuff, you’ve tried the low load glute bridges and banded rotator cuff exercises and they haven’t worked…it’s because your body needs more.
Click the link in my bio if you want to get a rehab plan in place 🫡
