Healing and Recovering From a Surgical Procedure

By Rey Vetangelo


Whatever your sport or physical activity, your offseason is one of the most important parts of your training program. Some athletes make the mistake of thinking they don't need one, and that ends up being more dangerous than they realize.

Every athlete needs an offseason to recover. It usually happens about once a year and will last anywhere between 1 and 3 months. After working hard for so many months, bodies tend to accumulate aches and pains that don't seem to go away. Athletes learn how to care for them to work another day.

As you are talking to your surgeon, be as open and honest as you can to ensure that your surgeon can address your concerns properly. You may find that your surgeon, or even your doctor, is able to provide you with some insight that helps you quell the anxiety you are feeling.

An offseason is designed to give your body the much needed rest that will fix those aches and pains before they turn into injuries that require electro surgical attention. It means that you finally get a chance to take a rest, then work your way back into intense exercise again.

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.

That means no late night jogs, visits to the gym, or anything; just let your body settle down and heal. Sleep as much as you can during this time. Eat healthy food that builds your muscles and immune system. Supply your body with much needed nutrients and let it get to work, uninterrupted.

You want to give it that much time off so it can devote its resources to finally fixing those aches and pains you've been developing over the past year. You benefit from it by taking a step away from needing electrosurgical attention. The lack of exercise might drive you crazy. Distract yourself with other goals.

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.

There may be a diet that you can follow before you go into surgery or even an exercise regimen that can prepare your body for the surgery. Consult with your doctor and your surgeon to ensure that you are doing everything you can do to prepare for your surgery.

Participate in GSM exercises. Do enough to stay active, but not enough to strain your body. Following these steps will get you ready for the coming training season better than any intense workouts could have done during this time. You will likely come back stronger and healthier than last year, ready for another great year.

Take an offseason, and take is seriously. Your long-term health relies on it. Your mental health craves it. You won't regret it when you consider that electro surgical alternatives could fill your future instead of an amazing season.




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