I used to work in a clinic where we saw a ton of post-op patients.
I’ve seen hundreds of ACLs, rotator cuff repairs, knee replacement, labral repairs, and achilles repairs.
Most of these patients fall into 2 categories:
They don’t do enough and struggle to regain strength
They do too much, too early, and constantly flare themselves up
My old boss, George Wesley Floyd, had a great analogy for the latter group.
He said:
if you want to make a cake, you can’t just turn the oven up to 800 degrees and cook it in 5 minutes
If you want to make a cake right, you need to take your time.
The human body is no different. Especially when you consider the time frame of tissue adaptation.
This also goes for everything in life. Most people over estimate what they can do in 1 year, and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.
So if you just had surgery, or you’re injured—be patient like a spider. Focus on building your web and your reward will eventually arrive.