04/11/2026
Your body doesn’t read the calendar
Six weeks have passed, so surely you should be back to normal?
It is an understandable expectation. We like recovery to follow a tidy timetable:
Injury → rest → rehabilitation → finished.
Real bodies are usually a little less cooperative.
The calendar can tell you how much time has passed.
It cannot tell you, by itself, whether an area is ready for every load, speed, surface or activity you want to return to.
You might feel comfortable walking but not yet trust running. You might manage everyday tasks but notice that strength, balance or confidence disappears when the demand increases.
That doesn’t automatically mean your recovery has failed. It may mean the next stage needs to be assessed and progressed more carefully.
I try to help people explore what their body can currently tolerate, what may still be limiting a meaningful movement and which inputs appear useful when we assess and retest them.
It is really cool when you feel and see it happening in real time
Remember kids, rehab should be in stages.
Let the tissues heal first
Then, reintroduce basic movements, assessing all the way
Then, try progressing a little load tolerance
Just when you think you are ready to go, give it another few weeks of progression before trying to actually run, jump, hop, or whatever your sport requires
Please do not rush
