Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation Center

The fitness and sports rehabilitation center is essentially a third type of sports service space between ordinary commercial gyms and hospital clinical rehabilitation departments - it does not focus on the aesthetic fitness needs of muscle gain and fat loss, nor does it undertake the medical function of disease treatment. The core value is to help all people with exercise needs, from "carrying out injuries/error patterns" to "enjoying exercise safely and painlessly", covering the needs of all scenarios from ordinary fitness enthusiasts avoiding pitfalls, improving chronic pain people to returning to exercise for postoperative patients.

I was particularly impressed by an old member I met last week. He was a 32-year-old boy who had been playing amateur badminton for ten years. He sprained his knee while saving the ball half a year ago. He went to the hospital for an MRI that showed a mild tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and a second-degree meniscus injury. The doctor said there were no indications for surgery and he was told to go home to rest and exercise less. After two months of training, let alone playing basketball, my knees were weak even after squatting on the toilet. I went to the gym near my home to train my legs. When the coach saw his MRI report, he waved his hand and said that he was afraid to accept it because he was afraid of being held responsible for problems caused by the training. Finally, he came to us. We first conducted an assessment of his body posture and movement patterns, and found that his problem was not limited to his knees. His habit of pushing on one foot all year round made his gluteal muscle activation 40% lower than that of his left leg, which meant that every time he exerted force, it was his knees that were carrying the force. After being adjusted for six weeks, he returned to play a friendly match last week and defeated an opponent he had never been able to beat before.

Oh, by the way, when it comes to evaluation, people doing exercise rehabilitation in China are naturally divided into two groups, and no one can convince the other. It’s quite interesting. One group is the "clinical group". Most of the founders are orthopedic surgeons and rehabilitation therapists from public hospitals. They read films and clinical guidelines, and all plans must be strictly stuck within the clinical safety threshold. I have seen some centers run by clinical groups that do not even prepare regular dumbbells and barbells, for fear that members may not be able to control the angles and get injured again. For users who have just finished clinical treatment and are still in the acute recovery stage, this set of ideas is extremely stable and almost risk-free. The other group is the "sports group". Most of the founders are physical trainers from professional teams and senior fitness coaches who have passed the rehabilitation qualification examination. They believe that people are dynamic and cannot draw conclusions based on static films alone. They pay more attention to the adjustment of the overall movement pattern. Even after surgery, people are encouraged to do functional training as early as possible. Don't lie down and "recuperate" all the time until the muscles atrophy. I have been doing this for almost 8 years, and I have worked with teachers from both schools. I really can’t say who is better: There was a young man who was 3 months old after a ruptured Achilles tendon. The clinical school’s plan said that he could only walk slowly at best. We found a teacher from the sports school to adjust the weight-bearing pattern for two weeks, and he was able to go up and downstairs to pick up his children from school normally.

Many people think, "I'm not injured, so why should I go to a rehabilitation center?" It's true that you don't have to go to a rehabilitation center only if you're injured. There used to be a 26-year-old Internet operator girl who had rounded shoulders and hunched back all the time. She went to the gym for three months to train her shoulders and back. The more she practiced, the more swollen her trapezius muscles became. She was so painful that she even had to lift her arms to comb her hair. After our evaluation, we found out that she had mild upper cross syndrome and her thoracic spine mobility was 30% worse than normal people. Ordinary coaches would only ask her to do more high pull-downs and add weight. They did not notice that when she exerted force, she relied solely on her trapezius muscles to compensate, and her shoulder and back muscles were not activated at all. After adjusting the force mode for two weeks, the shoulder pain disappeared first. In less than half a month, she took a photo and said that her trapezius muscles were visibly smaller, and the tight shirts that she couldn't put on before now no longer stuck on her shoulders.

Why don’t hospital rehabilitation departments do this? It’s not that it can’t be done, but the resources of the rehabilitation department in public hospitals are too tight. Doctors have to deal with dozens of severe patients with strokes, paralysis, and major postoperative surgeries every day. They can’t spare half an hour to adjust your running posture and fitness mode. Even many patients with chronic pain can only prescribe some painkillers and plasters without getting targeted exercise guidance. This is also the core value of the existence of rehabilitation centers.

Of course, there is a lot of controversy now. The most popular question is, "Is three hundred or four hundred per class a tax on IQ?" I'll tell the truth about my scores. Most of those who think it is worth it have tried waiting in line for two hours at the hospital for five minutes of treatment, or have spent tens of thousands on surgery after being injured after half a year of training in the gym. In comparison, three to four hundred can solve long-term pain problems and avoid the risk of subsequent injuries. It is really not expensive. I think it's a scam. Most of the time, I've encountered unscrupulous merchants who only give you foam rollers and blows with a fascial gun. They don't tell you any action patterns or recovery plans. The essence is that there is no unified entry standard in this industry, and it's a mixed bag. My general advice to my friends is to ask if they can do a free initial assessment before going. During the assessment, can they clearly explain what your problem is and how long it will take to see improvement? They will ask you to apply for an annual card without saying anything, and just leave.

Yesterday, Aunt Zhang, who had just retired, came to give us her own pickled sugar garlic. She said that she twisted her waist while dancing in the square last month and she was afraid to move for half a year. We adjusted her core strength mode and taught her a few moves that she can practice at home. Last week, they won the first prize in the community square dancing competition, and she smiled all over her face. In fact, to put it bluntly, whether it is fitness or rehabilitation, the essence is to allow everyone to do what they like comfortably - you don’t have to quit playing football for more than ten years because of knee pain, you don’t have to be afraid to wear a good-looking suspender because of shoulder and back pain, and you don’t have to sit on the sidelines and watch old sisters dance in the square because of a bad waist. This is what we want to do most when we open this center.