How to
cross-train around injuries:
If your ankle is sprained, I find the
stationary bike feels good and seems to get the blood flow to the area and it
hurts less after. You can still do most of the weights at the gym because most
of it is sitting or lying down.
Stretching for pain relief is the healing solution. It can be the remedy to reduce the pain because when a body part is injured, we tend to over-compensate
and usually walk in a way that puts the back and the rest of the body out of
alignment.
If it's shoulder or upper-body problem
and you can't participate in a certain sport or activity, walking is great, it
helps get rid of lactic acid and is very natural to the body.
Training in the pool is another way to
stay in shape by swimming and doing other non-impact exercises. Running,
jumping drills, legs kicks and punches under the water work well because you
are pushing against the resistance of the water.
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Often deep stretching is all that was
needed all along for severe back or shoulder pain. Most injuries are due a lack
of flexibility, proper warm-up and cool down. Fortunately, plenty of healing stretches
and a complete flexibility training program can be performed laying down.
My flexibility training system is a
workout within itself. It is a deep dive into finally releasing pain and trauma
through the right sequence of stretches. I demonstrate them in the correct
order to prepare the body for the more challenging stretches, so when you get there,
you can breakthrough to a whole other level. The next element to increasing
flexibility & healing is learning the highest use of the breath. Add
mindset into the mix as the mind influences the body and that is how to safely
increase mobility, clear pain and heal injuries.
Many of my clients and course members
have tried many healing modalities before finding me and were about to give up.
Then after working with them or training with my online video course just one
time they are shocked at how quickly they experienced measurable results. It is
incredibly rewarding to offer the solution and help change the trajectory of
their sports performance and life.
It is important to note that if the
injured area feels any of the bad pain while stretching or training around it,
stop immediately. It helps to elevate and ice the inflamed area.
Also Read:
Flexibility for Releasing Trauma 
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An injury can
be an opportunity:
The beauty of an injury for a person
who is obsessed with their sport, is that those muscles that are over-trained and strained finally get a chance
to heal and restore.
Another blessing of injuries is having
to dig down and go within to tune in to the body and let it instruct you on
what it needs. An injury is the way our bodies talk to us when we have come out
of alignment in some area of our life. By necessity to get out of pain, I have
created many stretches and flexibility products that have healed the problem,
by being in the realm of the solution. Which has enabled me to share this and
help others.
While performing a
spinning back kick at high speed on a slippery floor I fell and hit my elbow on
the floor which caused a torn rotator cuff. I was told by an orthopedic doctor
that I would need to have surgery. He added that I would never get my range of
motion back even after surgery. I told him “Not in my World! The body knows how
to heal itself” I did not have the surgery, I cross trained around the injury,
went for regular massages, visualized it as healed in meditation. It did indeed
heal, and mobility has been restored. During that time, I ordered various
posture support straps to protect my shoulders but, always found something
lacking. That inspired me to custom design my Stacey Posture Strap with extra
padding to wear during workouts and daily life. Recommendations
that may help speed up healing:
Cross-training
around the injury gets those endorphins going, restores that healthy feeling
and helps one come back to their original sport or work-out stronger and better
than before.
Regular
flexibility training to clear pain due to stress and tightness, increase range
of motion to speed up healing process, prevent injuries or re-injure.
Proper
nutrition, supplements, massage, and plenty of sleep also greatly speed up the
process.
A
good chiropractor can make a world of difference putting the body back into
alignment.
It
also helps greatly when you meditate to put your hands or your full attention the
injured area and send Love to it. Completely flood it with Love. Then visualize
yourself completely healed and well. That is your true state -- Perfect Health.
Claim it, feel it, be it no matter what the temporary appearance of things are.
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