Comments on: Taking it Easy After an Injury

By: Jennifer L. Nelson

Jennifer L. Nelson — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:40:29 +0000

Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! That’s a great idea…I’m SO not a swimmer, but I could totally get on board with running in the pool. I’m sure it’s an awesome workout!

By: runningcoastietocoastie

runningcoastietocoastie — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:54:35 +0000

If it persists but you want to stay active, try running in the pool. I had to do that when I was re-habing a really bad ankle sprain years ago. It is a great workout and there is no impact. Most important stay positive during your injury. (Which is much easier said than done.)

By: Jennifer L. Nelson

Jennifer L. Nelson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:55:05 +0000

Hahaha, EXACTLY! You’re so right…I definitely need to resist the urge to Google this kind of stuff! And that’s totally what I’m doing right now…it’s so hard to to gauge when it’s the kind of injury where you HAVE to rest, and then you have to figure out how long to rest it, what other activities are OK, etc.

By: Jennifer L. Nelson

Jennifer L. Nelson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:53:01 +0000

Thanks so much…I hope so, too! You are 100 percent right to take care of yourself when you’re injured…I always KNOW that’s what I should be doing, and I’m so worried about making things worse. Thanks for the reminder, I needed it!

By: Jennifer L. Nelson

Jennifer L. Nelson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:51:17 +0000

Ugh is right! I pretty much end up convincing myself that I’m going to die every time I try to “self-diagnose,” haha. Good luck with your feet; I was definitely impressed with how well the KT Tape worked, but who knows how it is when you’re using it on a more long-term basis.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:39:17 +0000

I always do the hovering dance between “I should rest so I don’t make things worse” and “I should push through this and get stronger.” Whenever I Google health-related anything I end up sure I’m six months away from imminent death so I don’t do that any more!

By: jenereesa

jenereesa — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:40:06 +0000

Sorry to hear that you’re hurting! Hope it heals quickly. When I’m injured, I tend to baby whatever hurts and myself and take things slow. I know it’s hard not to think of it as being “lazy” but I’d rather be healed faster than further injure myself. xo

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:40:30 +0000

I can relate with searching the Internet…. Ugh. Lol. Good luck, I have been looking into ktape for my feet instead of traditional braces.