Reconditioning and Rehabilitation
Won't exercising with an injury only cause more damage?
No!! Exercise increases the blood supply to the joint. It strengthens the muscles around the joint. It increases cardiovascular
fitness, and imparts a sense of overall well-being.
Of the rehabilitation devices available, what would be the ones you most recommend?
As always, the simplest is the best. There is the Cryo/Cuff®, which administers cold therapy and compression for nearly all
body areas. For the knee, the simple Step box is cheap, and easy to use for closed chain quadriceps exercises. The Elite seat
stretches the stiff knee into extension better than most surgeons can in the operating room with less pain and expense.
Theraband is excellent for shoulder exercises and couldn't be simpler.
If an injury occurs several times at the same location, does repair and recovery become increasingly difficult each time?
If it is a serious injury and it doesn't recover fully, recovery could be increasingly difficult. If the area is properly rehabilitated
and fully recovered, then it would be as a first-time injury if injured again.
