"No Pain, No Gain" Often Does Not Apply

[Guest Prosoft Admin]

When dealing with rehabbing an injury the old saying, “No Pain, No Gain” often does not apply!

This idea refers to exercising hard enough to feel the burn or a considerable amount of muscle fatigue and soreness.

Pain, on the other hand, is our body’s natural indicator stating that something is wrong.

In the Physical Therapy world our goal is to activate muscles while performing pain-free exercises guiding you to return back to your prior function.

Often patients who have that old exercise cliché mentality believe they can go harder, stronger, and faster, which may lead to abnormal pain, soreness, re-injury, or even additional injury.

Instead of a “No Pain, No Gain” mentality we at Peak Performance Physical Therapy promote a “Sing, Not Scream” attitude.

This means that we are activating your muscles by performing pain-free comfortable exercise without causing further tissue damage or injury.

This attitude towards exercise will enable you to return back to work, sport, and function as quick as possible.