Fighting Injury

There are two things that the gym will not to teach you: one is how to deal with the gym being closed and the other is how to deal with injury!
As much as I hate when my gym closes for maintenance, I hate getting injured even more! You start to realise how limited you are in the gym and outside. This past week, I've had tissue inflammation in my right hand. You guessed it! Put on a hand support and ice that thing! 
Those with injury, either recovering or experienced a recent encounter, probably had the thought 'no gym for me!'
I would agree with you on that point. And it's obvious. Your not going to bench 200 pounds with a wrist strain, or beat your PB on the squat rack with a dodgy knee. But that's no excuse for you to sit on your ass, feeling sorry for yourself, watching the hands turn and waiting for that strain and injury to heal.
Some argue this ratio, but I feel that the gym takes up 35% of the fitness lifestyle. 45-50% is your diet and 20-25% sleep/rest. Having an injury shouldn't affect your diet or sleeping pattern. You might say you get restless because of the injury or your medication/painkillers are keeping you up at night. But there's no harm in trying. Get your rest whenever you can. Make sure your sleeping decent hours and keeping your body relaxed. I've had an ongoing foot problem over the past year and I've found that my foot heals up better after sleeping rather than keeping it elevated. 
Lets take the big chunk now: the diet! Your body needs nutrients and vitamins to heal; and medication won't heal you 100%. You need food! Keep your meals frequent and consistent. Lean cuts, 5-7 fruit and veg a day, balanced carbs. All the things you eat during training, do the same when injured. If your injury involves a healing scar or wound, keep your protein count high. Protein is for building cells! Get some chicken down there! 
Your body uses what's in it when you're working out. Eating clean will help boost your performance. If you keep up that healthy eating, you will have an energy source in that gym the size of CostCo!
Injury occurs. Its a part of learning. Its about learning how you've injured yourself, why you've injured yourself and how to avoid it happening again. Injury can be a real set back psychologically. It can make you doubt yourself and really make you feel like you have nothing to give. Anyone can sit down after a setback. It takes real passion and drive to push through that setback. If this is really what you want, you will stop at nothing to get it. And if a limp or pain is stopping you, recover strong by eating strong and maintaining that machine that is your body!
If you want to keep flexible, do some stretches. They can be done at home and don't take up too much time. Stretching increases strength as well, believe it or not. Increased range of motion during exercise allows better power output per rep. Better power means bigger strength. 
But don't do these to help you fight your injury. Do them  when your in the gym before any workout. Stretching helps prevent injury next time.
Stay safe, eat clean, rest up and show yourself that no injury can stop you.
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