Sunday, July 28, 2013

Taking an Offseason Seriously

By Rey Vetangelo


Whether you have gone through an electrosurgical procedure, an elective surgery or an emergency surgery, your recovery can be difficult. Understanding how to help your body recover and bounce back after any surgery can positively affect your recovery time.

There are many different types of surgeries and a wide variety of recovery times and it is important that you understand what you should expect after your surgery. As you consult with your doctor before your surgery, you want to ask questions to understand your recovery.

This care usually only dulls the pain, not heal it. Runners, for instance, can run for months on a throbbing knee. They learn the best ways to apply pressure and ice it to ease the inflammation, but the rigors of the season don't allow it to heal entirely with proper rest. Instead, they go at it again the next day and work feverishly after training to dull the pain again.

Sometimes the fear of the unknown can be a large factor in the anxiety that occurs before a surgery. Asking your doctor to walk you through the procedure is a great way to help you understand what exactly is going to happen to your body throughout the surgery.

Following your last race of the season, begin your offseason immediately. Excluding a few warm-down exercises to aid healing after your last intense workout, you should stop working out entirely for at least a week or two.

If you are going in for an electrosurgical procedure, you may be surprised when you see the electrosurgical equipment. The electrosurgical equipment can be far less intimidating than it sounds and understanding how it is used may help you feel more comfortable.

After you have your doctor walk you through the procedure, it is important that you understand how you are going to heal properly. Healing properly after you surgery is going to require time and you will want to understand how much time is going to be suggested for healing.

Read a book, start a blog or build a company. Start working on a hobby that isn't exercise related to pass your time. Find something that you've been longing to do, but didn't have time for before and get to work. You may only have a few weeks to concentrate on it, but it will help you pass the time while your body heals.

The length of time you should rest is dependent on your needs. If your body needs a lengthy time to rest, then give it a couple more weeks and see where you're at then. Do come back to exercising though. Don't get back into proper training again until the season starts, but do easy, fun exercises with people that will get your body going again.

Set up a TV in your bedroom or make sure that you have enough books to keep you entertained throughout the time that you recover. Some people do not recover quickly because they have a difficult time staying in bed but if you can keep yourself entertained, you may find that it is easier.

Should you experience severe anxiety, it is important that your doctor understands so that he or she can help you through your anxiety. Do not be afraid to express these emotions and feelings to ensure that they are worked out as well as possible before you head in for your surgery.




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