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Spine Exercise and the Recovery Period
Spine Exercise and the Recovery Period
Exercise and Recovery
During progressive exercise muscle and other supportive tissues are placed under stress which leads to some breakdown of the tissues. A recovery period is required in order for the tissues to repair and adapt tot eh stresses placed upon them. The only way to improve musculoskeletal performance is to allow adequate recovery time between exercise sessions. A proper rest period allows for adequate recovery of calcium balance, muscle energetics, and muscle protein content. It you do not allow an adequate tissue recovery period you will notice a loss of muscle performance and you may experience increasing pain and stiffness. If complete structural recovery does not occur, you will simply be compounding muscle injury and delaying repair of damaged tissue.
This approach applies to the spine as well as other musculoskeletal tissues. Progressive spinal exercise programs require an adequate recovery period. Rehabilitation of comprised or degenerative tissues requires a longer recovery period between exercise sessions than normal tissues. The more intense the exercise session is the longer the recovery period needs to be. The older an individual is the longer it takes to recover. The greatest tissue gains are not acquired during the exercise session they are acquired during the recovery period. It is during this time the muscles rebuild and remodel to adapt to the stress of exercise. Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores in addition to repairing damaged tissues.
Progressive exercise, like physical work can causes muscle tissue to breakdown and leads to the depletion of energy stores (muscle glycogen) as well as fluid loss. Recovery time allows these stores to be replenished and allows tissue repair to occur. Without sufficient time to repair and replenish, the body will continue to breakdown from intensive exercise or physical work. Signs of overtraining include general malaise, staleness, muscle weakness, stiffness, muscle pain, depression, and increased risk for injury.
Repetitive physical activity while performing tasks of daily living can contribute to back pain. Like with intense exercise if the tissues are not allowed to recover before doing the task is performed again the process can lead to some of the same signs and symptoms as overtraining in an exercise program.
During progressive exercise muscle and other supportive tissues are placed under stress which leads to some breakdown of the tissues. A recovery period is required in order for the tissues to repair and adapt tot eh stresses placed upon them. The only way to improve musculoskeletal performance is to allow adequate recovery time between exercise sessions. A proper rest period allows for adequate recovery of calcium balance, muscle energetics, and muscle protein content. It you do not allow an adequate tissue recovery period you will notice a loss of muscle performance and you may experience increasing pain and stiffness. If complete structural recovery does not occur, you will simply be compounding muscle injury and delaying repair of damaged tissue.
This approach applies to the spine as well as other musculoskeletal tissues. Progressive spinal exercise programs require an adequate recovery period. Rehabilitation of comprised or degenerative tissues requires a longer recovery period between exercise sessions than normal tissues. The more intense the exercise session is the longer the recovery period needs to be. The older an individual is the longer it takes to recover. The greatest tissue gains are not acquired during the exercise session they are acquired during the recovery period. It is during this time the muscles rebuild and remodel to adapt to the stress of exercise. Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores in addition to repairing damaged tissues.
Progressive exercise, like physical work can causes muscle tissue to breakdown and leads to the depletion of energy stores (muscle glycogen) as well as fluid loss. Recovery time allows these stores to be replenished and allows tissue repair to occur. Without sufficient time to repair and replenish, the body will continue to breakdown from intensive exercise or physical work. Signs of overtraining include general malaise, staleness, muscle weakness, stiffness, muscle pain, depression, and increased risk for injury.
Repetitive physical activity while performing tasks of daily living can contribute to back pain. Like with intense exercise if the tissues are not allowed to recover before doing the task is performed again the process can lead to some of the same signs and symptoms as overtraining in an exercise program.
