Exercise for Injury Recovery

Cluster focuses on personal experiences and advice promoting exercise, stretching, and physical therapy over rest for treating chronic pains, tendon issues, back problems, and sports injuries, often referencing the 'motion is lotion' principle.

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jwtorres Dec 4, 2018 View on HN

Similar concept: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/well/move/exercise-sports...

billythemaniam Nov 8, 2023 View on HN

Similar experience for me. I found that many of my aches and pains as I get older are resolved by exercise and stretching. For example, I hurt my lower back in my 20s. Not extremely bad, but bad enough that it still gets sore if my back gets too weak after 20 years. I stretch and strengthen it without using weights, and it eventually gets better. I stopped running for a decade then decided to pick it back up. My knees were sore or hurt mildly initially, but eventually they got strong enough that

littlexsparkee Jul 4, 2025 View on HN

I learned this the hard way, got achilles/ankle tendon issues trying to rest from a joint problem instead of ramping up activity which would've made me more resilient.

oh_sigh Oct 28, 2018 View on HN

A good way to trade tendonitis for marginal improvements in strength

eastof May 1, 2023 View on HN

Same story here but with my feet instead, now I slackline to keep up my foot stregth. Do you use TNF inhibitors?

dharma1 Sep 5, 2021 View on HN

Anything in particular to look out for? Thinking of starting but don’t want to get injured

jancsika Sep 29, 2025 View on HN

HN'er on Monday: I'll just do maximum friction to improve bones. No pain no gain, baby!HN'er on Tuesday: Ow all my cartilage and tendons are damaged. Help!

hprotagonist Mar 12, 2023 View on HN

have you tried exercising it and resting it again

yetihehe Nov 27, 2017 View on HN

Will have to try walking more, this may be good suggestion.

rorykoehler Jul 29, 2019 View on HN

Same experience with AS. Cycling, chiro, stretching and keto diet have made a huge difference. If I drop any of them things go south real quick.