The Road to Rehabilitation
EIGHT-PHASE TRAINING
The Road to Rehabilitation
When I initially documented my rehabilitation program, I wrote it up as a monthly plan with a breakdown week by week. When I reviewed this plan, I realized that my own recovery did not follow a weekly or monthly structure. It was more intuitive, based on me listening to the subtle messages from my body and adjusting my actions accordingly.
For this reason, the eight-phase training is detailed in phases rather than weeks or months. Each module within each phase has a success metric defined, and at the end of each phase, there is a checkpoint to help you decide if you should progress or regress.
For me, rehabilitation did not happen in a short time following a straight line. I expect it will be the same for you. The image below highlights the difference between the plan you may want and the actual path to empowerment, which is long and paved with obstacles.
It is a long and treacherous path that leads to empowerment. It can often feel like you take two steps forward and one back. You are also not in the same place in your journey as me, or the person beside you. We are all working with a unique body in a unique environment with our own unique challenges.
The eight-phase training is a graded exposure system, offering the opportunity to progress OR regress, depending on how your body is responding. You can move as quickly or as slowly as your body allows. Using a phased, graded exposure approach makes it easy for you to regress if a new phase feels too difficult, allowing you to work within the confines of your own body.