@takeoutweight@mastodon.social
2026-04-08 20:52 UTC
@dpiponi there is a learning mechanism at play too I think. The body is quick to add pain fences to keep you out of the range of motion where the injury happened, and part of what your doing with PT is demonstrating that that range of motion is actually safe and the pain fences can be dismantled
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@dpiponi@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-08 21:08
@takeoutweight This is a tricky subject. I have a tennis elbow issue and I think I *do* need to use a range of motion that includes some pain. That's actually compatible with what I was saying - you need to work the injured part despite it being injured. But for some injuries you need to avoid pain. It takes a lifetime to learn which pains matter and which don't!