six week check

There's been a few people in my classes recovering from injuries and minor operations recently.  Then of course there's the mums who are recovering from childbirth - considered a trauma whatever experience they have had!  But despite the range of severity and site of injuries, there seems to be a six week rule - no returning to exercise until after six weeks .  What's so special about six weeks?

Stages of Wound Healing

The answer lies in the four stages of wound healing.  Tissue is the same no m…