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Inverts problems
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Yay! I’m glad it’s nothing too serious. Hope you get to feeling better. Just take it slow and gradual when you go back to poling. 🙂
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I have also been there! Healing thoughts to you!!
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Thank you!!!
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Once you are ready to start again taking a look at this lesson will be helpful! https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/52f7165d-3484-4ffa-afa9-13de0a9aa0eb
Feel better sooooooon!
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Some time have passed and I was feeling better. Didn’t do training for almost two months and started getting back only with flexibility and strength trainings.
But with the first pole lesson.. And the 4th invert.. The pain came back.
I’m really worried and really depressed. I’m about to start physiotherapy next week.
I feel really bad and I’m really afraid that I will not be able to pole dance at all.. Does anyone know if this is a possibility I have to face? I was trying to ask my trainer, but didn’t get a real answer from her. -
Disclaimer: Not a health care professional.
Honestly, it just doesn’t sound like the muscles are strong enough to do the move. You weren’t training for a couple of months, so the injury healed. But how much strengthening happened in that span of time? Maybe not that much, since you mentioned you have (just?) started getting back to flexibility and strength training. I don’t know that you can necessarily go back to the move that injured you in the first place without having done more strengthening and conditioning to prepare for that move. No pain = no more injury, but it doesn’t really meant that you are ready for that same move. In fact you may have also lost some strength if you have not done anything at all in the past two months.
I’m glad you’re going to a physio, they should be able to tell you how to strengthen the muscles without causing further injury. The back muscles are often overlooked when it comes to strength training exercises (especially it’s not a vanity muscle – not like biceps or abs!) so you’ll need to think about strengthening the back specifically. Then also think about how much weight/resistance are you using when you do strength training? Especially for people who don’t weight train a lot, 12-15 lb dumbbell rows might seem like a heavy weight. But compare that to body weight – the muscles are asked to carry a lot more load in an invert than it’s used to, even with that “heavy” weight training session.
You seem to be very stressed out and anxious about not being able to pole at all, ever, as the prospect of having to stop something you really love (and have started becoming quite good at, I imagine) can be really anxiety-inducing. However, a strong and healthy body should be the #1 priority, so I’d stop thinking about this problem as “What if I can never invert?” to “How can I adequately prep my body for strong, secure, and injury-free poling?” Take it slow, focus on strength and conditioning, so you can progress w/o more trips to the physio. This is more than just pole – if you can’t breathe or cough or sneeze without being in a lot of pain, your health and well-being is at stake, and your body is telling you to slow down.
Finally, I’m wondering if your instructor is not well-versed on body mechanics, especially correct muscle engagement etc. when performing a move. If you have the option for a private lesson w/ someone with a good reputation for that, they may be able to correct any mistakes in your invert that’s causing the muscle strains and injuries. The video Veena linked 2 months ago has a really good bit at the end on the common mistakes for inverts: one of them is jerking down (not able to hold the weight at the top of the invert) which strains the back and bangs up your ribs. That could be what’s happening to you, but you can’t spot it while you’re doing the move yourself!
Take care of your body, rest up, and get back into it slowly!
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Lots of people have mentioned many great tips so I won’t repeat them but I will add that poling does not depend on inverting. You can dance and express yourself beautifully workout ever going upside down. ☺ 💖
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I was just about to say that very thing ⬆ï¸â¬†ï¸
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Tiger Balm helps me with sore muscles btw.
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When you are able to pole again you might not want to invert for a few months . There’s so many other things to work on that will gradually build your strength .
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So I wanted to update (:
It’s been some time and I stopped with inverts, was working only on strength for my back. Finally i’m all healed and started inverting again (:
Have to say that I feel much stronger than I was before.
Thank you for all the advises! (: So good to be healthy! Was worth the 3-4 months it took me to heal completely.
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Hurray! So glad that you’re all better and stronger than before. ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
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Yay! That’s great to hear!
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Yes!!! So glad to hear the good news☺ï¸
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