After 12 years in rehab, I’ve seen how trauma causes the body to protect itself by slowing down. It triggers a "kill switch" called Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition (AMI) that turns off muscles near an injury. Think of your body as a Christmas tree: the brain is the power box, nerves are the wiring, and muscles are the bulbs. Surgery can flick the switch to "off." To heal, we must restore the wiring and piping. Learn how moving early helps re-light the tree and speed up your rec