More About the TravelRoller Story
From age 15 to 25, Adam Wood constantly battled injury and pain as he trained and competed as a multi-sport athlete. The height of his competitive athletic career was in Bobsleigh, as a National Team Member for over 4 years. It was the 2001/02 competitive year, after a severe spine injury, that led him to Kinesiology studies and the ground work for the formal education behind TravelRoller, and the entire A.I.R. Training System.
As recounted by Adam, this is a first-hand account of the various injuries and rehabilitation Adam underwent during his years as a high-performance athlete. It could apply to almost anyone and importantly, highlights that it wasn't all necessary. Hence why Adam created TravelRoller...
Injuries & Therapeutic Methods
" I endured a series of major personal physical injuries and therapeutic methods during rehabilitation and training periods. These included:
- Tibia tubicle rupture (fx tibia at tendon attachment). Two evasive surgeries: 2 years of hard rehabiltation with intense physiotherapy and dramatic movement re-education periods
- Patellar tendinopathy: 4 years with extreme inflammation cycles and extreme pain
- 'Classic shin splints': 2 years with consistent physiotherapy
- Four isolated high-speed acute hamstring tears during sprint training throughout the years: 3 to 12 week recovery periods with large dosages of massage, acupuncture, chiropractic treatments
- Plantar fascitis inconsistently throughout the off- and in- season training
- Numerous ankle and foot injuries as a multi-sport athlete and World Cup bobsleigh push athlete
- Severe deep compartment syndrome from over training and super volumes of maximal lifting without any correct rehabilitation/recovery training (this required over 1 year of aggressive deep tissue therapeutic treatments)
- Two inguinal hernias and two evasive hernia operations (recovery periods of 4 and 10 weeks)
- Compression fx of T12 vertebrae during a 4man bobsleigh crash in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Resulted in 2.5 years of no training or movement capabilities, deep tissue accupressure therapy weekly for 2.5 years, constant chiropractic treatments, highly evasive graston treatments (as pictured) over two planned 6 week segments within a movement rehabilitation system to reprogram deep spinal muscle atrophy and severe nerve damage, over 1000 prolo-therapy throughout the ribcage and spinal column to return joint stability.
- Five dislocations of the left shoulder in high school athletics that left a completely useless arm with constant static nerve pain and dysfunction. Completely rehabilitated arm through years of graston and highly evasive ART methods.
- Complete postural degradation torso and hips, Rolfing and extensive rehabilitative exercise over a 2-year period.
- 24 bobsleigh crashes, over 500 bobsleighs runs pulling 3-5 G's in a spine flexed position.
- Other uncountable muscle injuries and hypertonicity requiring every modality and intensity of mechanical therapy.
What does this show !!!!????
" Stupidity?! and the stereotypical egocentric male pushing his body to every shattering limit. YES! But I learned so much. And I really know the depths of human pain and dysfunction first hand. This is invaluable, as my energy to deliver health to all, is limitless. "
What Adam did about it
" CAVEAT. One final important note: The majority of these 'injuries' referred to above were not entirely solved until the TravelRoller was created, hence it becoming what it is today. The foundation postural and movement compensation patterns that I have as part of my piece of human membership require the daily use of TravelRoller prior to exercise and before bed. But I will tell you this: I am completely pain free and at my highest level of maximal performance and movement freedom today thanks to the TravelRoller. "
--- Adam Wood Bkin. CSCS
