Ok New Plan

sometimes life throws you curveballs and you just gotta swing with it. for instance, you could have your knee act up, but you keep going, and then next thing you know you have pain all through it and it feels unstable....wonderful. so now what, cardio still needs to be done , lifts still need to be accomplished. fortunately lifting doesn't seem to bother my knee, cardio however has been a different story. i've taken a few days off from strenuous cardio to try to calm the inflammation down, been using ice, compression and pain meds (advil and salonpas) seem to be working. it's not painful anymore but it feels a little funny and doesn't like certain motions. i am able to walk faster this week than last week, and if i run only on my toes it doesn't bother me at all (i know why  are you running?? well it's been tested during those times when you forget something and have to run back to your apt because time requires it), the other thing it really doesn't like if going down stairs - up stairs is ok and surprisingly i can do the stepmill moderately, but down, it doesn't like and last night I had a pair of 5" heels on and down was really treacherous (o the things we do for fashion right - the shoes completed the outfit to well to forfeit haha)
     anyway when an injury happens such as this it is important to reduce the inflammation/swelling as best as you can. this can be accomplished through RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) as well as a little pain med help if needed. i try to limit my dependence on pain meds though because they can mask how your injury really feels which can lead to a false sense of security with it and if you aren't careful set you back by re-injury. i also try to avoid using braces, wraps, or neoprene sleeves because again i want the knee (in this case) to be able to heal and be strong on its own, i don't want to get used to having a "crutch". so what do you do in terms of training? well you figure out what aggravates the injury and pull them out of the training or modify them. then when you have the inflammation under control you can start to add them back in, but keep up your rehabilitation habits during this! ice after especially because inflammation is going to come back and you don't want it to accumulate all over again, you have the injury on the path of healing and you want it to stay there. eventually, with time and diligence, the injury can heal, however listen to you body and if you need to see a dr, do it!