Jeremy Renner’s trainer Christopher Vincent first told People magazine about the actor’s physical therapy after an accident with a snowplow in January. The actor was hospitalized with blunt trauma, orthopedic injuries, and over 30 fractures all over his body. Nearly three months later, Renner walked his carpet red on a cane at the world premiere of his Disney+ series Rennervations.
According to an article in Variety, Renner’s trainer says, “He’s an extremely unique and rare person. I’ve worked with hundreds and thousands of athletes, celebrities, regular people, and it’s really a special personality that has that drive and determination,” Vincent said. “[He will] get through it to where you are back stronger than you were before the accident.”
Vincent is a Chiropractic Sports Medicine Physician and trainer Renner has worked with since 2011. As expected, Vincent said Renner’s pain was “excruciating” in the first few weeks after the accident.
Vincent continues, “When you’ve got 30 of those, your body is just sending pain signals to your brain from every part of your body. You can’t override them,” Vincent continued. “You’re mentally just trying to quiet them down. It’s happening 24 hours a day, so it’s not like he gets a reprieve when he’s sleeping. It doesn’t sleep, so it’s affecting your sleep, and that lack of sleep is affecting your recovery.”
Vincent began physical therapy for Renner by giving the actor an anti-inflammatory diet and supplements to help reduce inflammation and “pain signals getting to his brain.” Renner was also “meditating and just trying to calm himself to override this.”
Vincent added that he’d turned Renner’s house “into a complete rehab center,” adding, We just started shipping things to his house. His mother was there going, ‘What’s this box? What is this machine?’ I’m like, ‘Just put it in the living room. We’ll use it later.`”
Rehabilitation equipment included an exercise bike and a NASA-developed Boost treadmill. This anti-gravity treadmill alters the weight Renner can put on his limbs while walking. Renner posted a video of both machines on his Instagram during rehab.
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