Exercise and Rehabilitation: Enhancing Health and Flexibility
Generally speaking, the healthier our bodies are, the less susceptible to injury we become. This depends on various factors and influences recovery and rehabilitation after an injury.
Height and Weight Ratio
Your weight, relative to your height, can indicate whether you are underweight, of average weight, overweight, or obese. From a musculoskeletal standpoint, being overweight can put extra pressure on joints, potentially causing cartilage to wear out faster, especially in areas like the knees and spine. Maintaining an active lifestyle is important for preserving joint health and bone density.
Note: Muscle weighs more than fat because it is denser. You may notice weight gain as you build muscle and lose fat, even if you’re in better shape.
Flexibility
Flexibility is essential for avoiding injury and speeding up recovery. While you don’t need to be extremely flexible, keeping your muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones moving smoothly is crucial. Strong ligaments help mitigate the effects of sprains and other injuries.
Muscles and Bone Density
While low-impact exercises like swimming are great for rehabilitation, they should be balanced with weight-bearing activities that help maintain bone density. Swimmers who only train in water might develop arthritis at an earlier age due to lack of bone development from weight-bearing activities.
Exercise and Rehabilitation
Controlled, gradual, and progressive exercise is the best way to help the body heal after an injury. Injections and medications may provide temporary pain relief but cannot stimulate the natural healing process. Rehabilitation requires dedication to a comprehensive exercise program.
We all heal at different rates based on our body types, fitness levels, and degrees of flexibility, but active movement is key to recovery.
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