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HOW TO HANDLE NEW INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION A new year usually means new start, new goals, and new good habits, such as better nutrition, exercise, and focusing on overall health and wellness. But with every new exercise routine, there can be challenges and even new aches and pains. This is actually quite common in the body, especially when we push ourselves to do something that we are not used to doing. When we take on new exercises or routines, or even increase the intensity of exercises that we are already doing, we must give our body enough time to rest and recover, in order to give ourselves time to adjust. When we do not allocate enough time to adjust to the new activities that we’ve taken on, it could lead to achy muscles and ligaments, tendon inflammation, pulled muscles, inflamed joints, or sprains and strains throughout the body. So, what do we do? In order to continue our progress toward accomplishing our new year’s resolutions and reaching our goals, it is important to listen to your body. Whether your resolution is to live a healthier life, drop some weight, improve your strength, or just be better physically, it is important FINDING YOURSELF IN PAIN FROM YOUR NEW YEAR ’ S RESOLUT IONS? TRY THE RICE METHOD!
to make sure you are always listening to your body’s needs. That’s where the RICE method comes in! Just remember the acronym RICE when pushing toward your resolutions: RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. REST: Resting is important for the body! By allowing recovery periods for yourself, your body is able to repair any damaged areas on its own and regain strength for the next round of exercise. If you find yourself achy or painful after a difficult workout, it may be wise to rest for a couple days and let your body relax before continuing. Especially in the beginning taking it slow is key. ICE: Ice is also a great tool for achy, painful, or inflamed muscles. Ice helps to ease inflammation and can be an integral part of enhancing the healing process of the body. Whenever you are feeling achy, holding an ice pack to the affected area is a good rule of thumb. Ice also helps to ease pain and soothe tender areas of your body. (Continued inside) If you are interested in coming back to physical therapy, or have any questions, our physical therapists would be more than happy to meet with you for a consultation to discuss how they can help. Call us today to talk to an expert about how we can help you recover!
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