If you've recently been injured, and your worried about how to get back to being you. Strength training is your answer. Most people wouldn't think of strength training as a way to recover from bodily injuries. It boosts your morale and gives you something to work towards. You become an active part of your own recovery.
In addition, it allows you to strengthen muscles in the injured area that otherwise wouldn't be worked. Not only will you be able to rebuild your once weakened muscles, but it also gives you something besides the pain to focus on.
Building muscles in those injured areas, over a period of time, allows mobility to be restored. This means that you will be able to regain your range of motion and get back to those day to day tasks that have become increasingly more difficult. Daily routines will become easier, as you will not have to strain yourself to complete them. Strength training helps to push your limits, while allowing you to maintain the slow pace that is needed for you to recover fully.
If you've been thinking that strength training would be dangerous for your injuries, it's time to rethink your approach to recovery. Contact your local personal trainer; they can answer any questions that you may have.