Spring Strengthening
As much as I love spring weather, increased activity often leads to increased overuse injuries. Spending time outside, gardening, and starting a new workout routine after having the winter off can cause a setback. Here are my top 3 tips for preventing overuse injuries through stability training.
Pacing
Some increased soreness is normal when starting something new. What matters is that we give ourselves breaks and allow our bodies to recover. Are you doing a new painting project? Set a timer every 30 minutes to an hour to take a break and rest your wrists.
Bracing/taping
When taking extra breaks isn’t an option, we can use assistive devices to help support our joints. This may look like wearing a wrist brace, postural support, or taping your ankle to improve awareness of where you’re holding your joints.
Strengthening
This is essential for any hypermobile body. Strengthening with a focus on nervous system regulation is so important in improving our ability to stabilize our joints and prevent overuse injuries. If we can maintain a realistic training program year round, then we won’t add excessive stress during certain times of the year.
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