Fitness
Traffic-Light Pain Rehab
Traffic-light pain rehab uses green, yellow, and red symptom rules to decide whether to proceed, modify, or stop today's exercises.
Traffic-light pain rehab simplifies decisions: green means go—pain mild and stable; yellow means modify—reduce load, range, or speed; red means stop—sharp, spreading, or next-day worsening. It pairs well with numeric scales for people who overthink numbers.
Same movement can be green one week and yellow after poor sleep.
Common questions
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Can you train on a yellow day?
Often yes with modifications—less weight, shorter range, or fewer sets—if pain returns to baseline by the next morning; red days mean stop and reassess.
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