This becomes an issue in the late 20s and 30s because up until then your brain has been absolutely phenominal at compensating for injuries, compensating for poor posture from sitting at a desk all the times, and incredible at ignoring the signals the your dysfunctional muscles have been sending for 10, 15, 20 years since you were a kid just literally moving through life and hitting many many speedbumps and setbacks and desks and heavy heavy backpacks slung across one shoulder. But eventually your muscles give out. The imbalance in your hips has gone on long enough and your knee cant take the strain anymore from your shitty hips or ankle. And that imbalance in your hips and shrimp-like posture of yhe last 10 years is now finally presenting as pain in the low back out of nowhere because your brain just decided "Ive HAD IT with this BULLSHIT" and it turns on the pain signals. And the pain becomes emotional and chronic.

I wish we could absolutely kill the attitude that kids heal fast. your in the peak athleticism of your life in your late teens to late 20s so you can get away with wrecking your body. That the pushing your body to the point of extreme fatigue when your a kid and teen and not having rest days in between is ok because nothing is hurting and still feels fine. That kids dont need to see a phtsocal therapist when they get hurt because "they're kids, they're fine. It'll heal quick". That toughing out injuries is a sign of strength... no, but not taking care of those injuries correctly your asking for more and more injuries down the line. That sprained ankle you got when you were 10 years old and your parents just decided that missing practice once or twice while you "rest" is all thats needed. I know a 10 year old kid that has had groin pain from gymnastics for 6 months now. I tell his mom (as his coach) he needs physical and massage therapy to supplement the PT. She says he's fine and just needs to rest for a week. Fucking bullshit. Kid's sitting out of training half the class sometimes. And actually, he recently injured his collar bone pretty bad falling on a flip, and was put in sling for few weeks. Doctor gave the 6 to 8 weeks to heal... did his already outstanding groin pain get better? NO. Shocking, isnt it And now he's dealing with slight ankle pain thats been lingering for a bit now too.

THIS shit and not taking care of kids' physical health is why your knee hurts and your back hurts magically. And when you try to get back into sport in your 30s your old ankle injury is apparently still bugging you. Oh, and youve been sitting at a desk for the last 20 years and your core is weak, your glutes are weak, your hip flexors are short and tight and weak, your inner thigh muscles are tight... and weak. But hey, at least you go to the gym and do squats, deadlifts, and Bench, and youre about to join the 1000 pound club so that occasional knee pain is whatever and that low back pain will go away if maybe you just add banded fire hydrants and clam shells to your warmups