The medical profession, sports physical therapy included, is good at giving out bandaids.
To illustrate this point, let me tell you a story about my best friend. He lives in LA and takes advantage of all it has to offer. The guy can’t sit still. He hops in the ocean to go open water swimming in the morning and goes on hikes or trail runs in the evenings/weekends. 75 degrees and sunny every day must be nice…
On another beautiful, 75-degree day, he was running on a dirt trail to the top of Runyon Canyon and suddenly felt a sharp pain in the inside of his right knee. As he kept running, the pain increased. He decided to turn around, limp down the trail, and make an appointment with his Doctor. He saw his Doctor the next week and was told to take Advil and “take it easy”. This was when he called his favorite performance physical therapist…
My friend has known me since I was 10 years old and could feel me rolling my eyes.
Have you ever been told only to rest as a solution to an injury? This isn’t bad advice but it is a band-aid. It stops the bleeding without solving the reason the bleeding is occurring in the first place!
Pain occurs when the amount of stress placed upon the body exceeds the body’s tolerance of it.
So what is causing this stress to accumulate? It could be over-training, insufficient sleep, poor nutrition or a variety of other factors. Most likely it is a combination of many different things.
The root cause of pain must be addressed if you hope to feel better, stay better, and exercise consistently.
It is essential for your Doctor or Performance Physical Therapist to answer these questions and provide a plan to address them. If you are ready to finally solve the root causes of your pain and injury, contact us now!
