My favorite piece of cardio equipment after hip surgery and a year of injuries is the elliptical non impact machine. I was pretty bored of riding a stationary bike so when I was cleared to get on one of these I was extremely happy. There are pro’s and con’s to every machine. For example on [...]
Healing since my surgery is going well and moving steady… Its been hard to hold myself back from doing things I love when it feels like I can handle them (snowboarding, hard workouts, running, dancing, etc) especially since I’m exactly 4 months out from surgery as of today! new image after surgery of my newly [...]
I’ve dealt with a lot of pain in my hip for many years but after I fractured my L1 vertebrae last spring, my hips have been screaming more then usual. After months of physical therapy for my elbow and back injury, my PT at OHSU discovered that a lot of my pain was originating in [...]
I started Physical Therapy for my dislocated elbow 4 weeks after my injury. I was still experiencing inflammation, but it was crucial to start working on getting range of motion back before too much scar tissue could build up. If I had waited 6-8 weeks to start therapy, my recovery process would have lasted a [...]
Recovering from an injury is difficult, both mentally and physically. All your goals and workout plans will most likely change. The need to be flexible is important as well as understanding the phases of tissue recovery so you can come back from your injury mentally and physically stronger. The timing and duration of each phase [...]