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@Francis7 posted:

They say rest is key. But, how much rest?

Rest in terms of not doing anything that really flares it up and makes it hurt worse, but generally speaking 100% rest is not indicated. An example would be:

An OF and their hip flexor hurts during sprinting, and this has affected their ability to run down balls and getting out of the box.

Might have them do standing cable hip flexion. Maybe they can't do 20 pounds without flaring up their pain to a 5-6/10, but they can tolerate 5 pounds with 2-3/10 pain. Great, there's a starting point. And go from there. So like I said, very rarely would I ever look at an athlete and say, "This needs 100% rest," but that would be based on what was found during the examination and how they're presenting.

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