Injury Log
Track injuries by body part and recovery status.
Overview
The Injury Log is a chronological record of every strain, sprain, tweak, and overuse niggle that has slowed your training. Each entry pins the issue to a body part, a description, and a status that moves from Active through Recovering to Healed, giving you a clear view of what is currently bothering you and what has historically held you back.
For lifters and runners who train hard enough to break, an injury history is the second-most-important record after the training log itself. Patterns emerge once you have a year of data, such as a left knee that flares whenever weekly mileage exceeds a threshold or a lower back that complains six weeks into every block of heavy deadlifts.
How it works
Each entry stores the injury date, the affected body part, an optional short description, and free-form notes. The status field is a drop-down that updates in place; setting status to Healed automatically stamps the healed-on date so you can later compute recovery duration. Active and Recovering entries stay near the top of the list as living concerns; healed entries remain as historical context.
The form prioritises speed of capture during the moment the injury happens, then quick status updates as you progress through rehabilitation. Notes accept up to a thousand characters, which is enough for a treatment plan, physiotherapist's instructions, or a self-administered protocol.
Examples
- Acute strain: log "Left knee, mild strain after long run" the same evening, status Active, and add notes for icing and rest plan.
- Rehab milestone: change a status from Active to Recovering on the day you start loaded movement again, capturing the date for future reference.
- Recurrence flag: when an old injury site flares, log a new entry instead of editing the old one so the timeline shows the recurrence clearly.
- Provider handoff: open the log on your phone in a sports medicine appointment to walk through dates, body parts, and what you tried.
FAQ
Should I log every soreness? No. Reserve entries for injuries that change training, require medical attention, or persist beyond a few days of normal post-workout soreness.
What is the difference between Recovering and Healed? Recovering means symptoms have improved and you are returning to load gradually. Healed means the injury no longer affects training. Set Healed only when you have hit full training volume pain-free.
Can I track multiple injuries at once? Yes. Each is its own row with its own status. The list does not enforce that you have only one Active entry at a time.
Will old healed entries clutter the view? Healed entries remain in the list as part of your history. Future filtering by status is tracked separately; in the meantime they are an at-a-glance reminder of what your body has done before.