ow do you nurse injuries?

[count_schemula]

Bound to happen... my first tweaks...

my left wrist is a little stressed, and my left shoulder, outer arm below shoulder actually, is a little tweaked as well...

I just decreased my weights about 20 pounds and up the reps and bailed on one machine that kinda caused pain to the shoulder...

The above, or is it best just to go with straight rest? I'm already in fear of stagnating a little bit and was hoping to turn it up a notch this week...

[cabezon]

muscle pull? does it hurt constantly, or only when you move it? does it increase in pain or is it sharp? is this recent or has it been for a bit and you are trying to work through it? DOMS, Tendinitis, sprain, pull, tear, overuse... it could be a lot of things.

Ice it for ten minutes, take alleve or advil. then stay off it until it heals. That's my prescription.

edit: why did you put this in outdoor sports?

[Sportsmedjosh]

I agree take it easy until it hurts. It's better to take off two or 3 weeks that to be done with training for about 2-3 months.

If you want pick up some thera-band and work ROM once the pain goes away that would be a good solution.

[count_schemula]

I thought this was General Fitness... :(

The wrist is a sharp pain, but, it does not get in the way too much.

The shoulder, is not really a muscle thing, more like a movement thing, similar to a baseball throwing pain, but not up high on the shoulder, like a rotator cuff or anything.

Not even sure what caused either, they just appeared. Argh.

[Joefitnesstails]

Sportsmedjosh what is ROM ?

[Sportsmedjosh]

ROM is range of motion. Therabands provide reistance but not a lot, the whole idea is to build strength through the shoulders normal range of motion. It really works well. Some people don't like to use them because they don't feel they are getting a workout, but in a way thats the point it to build the strength lightly.

[Sportsmedjosh]

Here are some thera-band exercises.

[Joefitnesstails]

ahh OK Thank you

[themossman]

I lucked out as my wife is a Physical Therapist.

I 'started my program' last October, and in late November I fractured the radial head of my ulna when I was messing around on my son's skateboard

She's a tough therapist, and I was lifting again in six weeks...no kidding. I won't say it didn't hurt and ache for awhile. It's a little different for muscle issues, she generally fusses at me to 'lay off' an injury for a while and then slowly start building it up again. Additionally she have me focus on 'supporting muscles' as well.

[Sportsmedjosh]

Im big on getting back at the right time.