Getting injured is a traumatic experience. Even the most basic of injuries can have a negative effect on your mindset and your mental health. This is especially true after a sports injury. You may feel scared to get back into fitness after your injury, worried about a repeat injury or furthering your existing problem.
The Hillsborough Chiropractic Clinic has put together this guide on how to get back into fitness after an injury.
Doctor’s Advice
The first thing you should do is ensure your physical health is okay enough to get back into fitness. You should do this by seeking advice from a doctor or any physical therapist you have been working with. They should be able to recommend if you’ve made enough progress in your recovery that you can get back into fitness. They may also recommend some specific types of exercise that will be best for you to be doing while you ease back in.
Take It Slow
In most cases, your performance will have been impacted during the time you’ve been injured so you won’t be able to go straight back to where you left off. If you’re a runner, consider shortening the distance you run or the time you run for. You don’t want to push yourself too hard.
Start small and slowly push yourself a bit more each time. You’ll hopefully barely notice a tiny bit more effort and will soon be back to the performance level you left off at.
Switch It Up
If you have an injury that has specifically impacted one area of the body, you might want to change up the kind of exercise you are doing. Running puts a lot of pressure on your feet and ankles, but swapping this out with swimming or cycling will take this pressure off while you’re fully recovering, enabling you to keep fit while also taking care of your body and its injury.
Get A Sports Massage
You should always listen to your body when exercising. Feeling slight pain or discomfort can be alright, but a lot is not good for you. So try not to push yourself too far. Sports massages are great if you’re recovering from injury or exercise regularly. They help to improve circulation, improve the flexibility of muscles and relieve tension in injury-prone areas. So if you’re slowly getting back into fitness, a sports massage might be a great idea to relieve tension as you start to build up your fitness level again.
The Hillsborough Chiropractic Clinic
Here at The Hillsborough Chiropractic Clinic, we offer professional sports massage therapy from an experienced sports massage therapist. With over 20 years of experience, you can expect a service guaranteed to help ease tension and improve your general wellbeing.
So give us a call today on 0114 233 5553 to book a sports massage, or visit our website now to find out more about the range of services we offer to help you, including chiropractic treatment, acupuncture and lumbago treatment.
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