Rehab Mode 🤕😢🚑. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After a week of incremental excruciating Ciatic Nerve pain running from my left glute, burning sensation at any minor hamstring stretch and numbness in my foot due to a serious short piriformis syndrome I’ve come to do some rehab work in the pool to minimize impact and propioceptive demands, and induce some muscle relaxation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Translation: My whole left lower body has been hurting worse than a tooth ache making it impossible for me to BE myself. The cause is a small muscle in my ass called piriformis. That f**er is shortened possibly due to excessive driving and an adductor sprain that I ignored after a soccer match months ago. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Due to loads of work I haven’t been able to workout and lift as much as I’m used to. I’ve chosen otherwise and I’ve cut down on overall volume and intensity for maintenance purposes. And STILL managed to aggravate this pain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So, takeaways: 🔺 Pain sucks and has to be understood as part of the process. Be patient but take actions. 🔺 I’ve felt my best when heavy lifting. Loading is not the culprit itself: it’s loading under a faulty pattern (ie. my previous adductor injury). 🔺 Pain is a humbling experience and it always leaves you with something to learn. I will come back stronger and wiser from this setback. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #BOOM #ORTraining #ComeBackTayta (at Broward County, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzL4Y1BFvlW/?igshid=qr720ydinbvz