It should NEVER be acceptable to give a sheet of paper to someone, never show them how to do the “physio exercises” and hope for the best, but many of you know that is the system (99% of the time).
You will not get a part of your body out of pain unless you work it. It may well be limited movement to start with, but as you practice it, then the degree of movement will only improve over time, if you put in the patience required and diligence in training it properly.
As the movement returns, so will your strength in that area, so will the blood flow increase and you will soon be totally replenishing that area as well as the rest of your body, you must stick with the process as momentum will only keep building if you stick at it (minimum 3 times a week).
With the “sheet of paper don’t bother to show you if the exercise is even suitable for you” approach, I have found that some people can do squats for example, but can’t do the lunges prescribed and vice=versa.
It is true that many people would rather a bag full of pills than treat the root cause of any problem, and it’s not exactly motivating when you are in pain or you can’t do what you previously did, but anyone in their lives will get injured and have limited movement for a time, after all accidents do happen unfortunately and are a part of life.
Keep showing up, keep proving that very amateur “sheet of paper” approach wrong, and keep excelling in your recovery that can only keep getting better, the only failure you will experience is if you don’t even try.
