Posted on 05/20/2014 2:39:16 PM PDT by rickmichaels
The ‘do’s’ and don’ts’ have reversed in the last twenty years. Has anyone else noticed?
I suspect this guy is wishful thinking about a system that is far more complicated than his pay grade.
Inflammation is not simple. It is incredibly complex. And when it is properly working it does its job well. However, it has a nagging problem of running wild, and reinforcing itself to make a small problem a big one.
As a complex process, inflammation controls almost every aspect of stem cell tissue replacement from start to finish.
One major drawback of his no-ice theory might be that it could result in long term damage. Without ice, for example, your knee might work faster, but down the road be far more inclined to developing arthritis. Or not. We don’t know.
Thanks rickmichaels.
“A hockey stick to the mouth, loose teeth, split and swelling lip requires ice for at least two hours prior to plastic surgery to limit swelling so the surgeon can make it look good again. Ice saves loose teeth too.”
Yup. Lost 6 that way.
In the last six months, I’ve had two knee replacements...
Used an icing cryo-cuff on both of them and the relief was as good as the pain meds....I call B S.....
Excellent response!
A lady at the deli that I used to go to all the time burnt herself with hot coffee. She smeared mustard on it and let it dry. No blistering.
I just had one of those foot spasms last week. Thinking it is a delayed reaction to a fall I had a couple of weeks before. Foot is still terribly swollen and painful - no bruising, just fat.
I’ve never heard of putting mustard on a burn, but it’s quite effective taken by mouth for leg cramps, we kept packets of yellow mustard in the first aid kit when I ran track and cross country for this purpose. No idea why it works and it tastes disgusting, squirting the entire contents of a packet of yellow mustard into your mouth and swallowing, but it worked, again and again.
Some of you may know what I'm talking about.
FMCDH(BITS)
A few days ago, I waded into a lake that had held heavy ice until 2 weeks ago. I've always found that cooling my arthritic knee keeps it happy for many hours. Plus, I was put on an ice-pack regimen for a shoulder injury, and a sore back by a neighbor-nurse from a pain center.
well played!!!
Every time I’ve been injured (countless really) I NEVER put ice on it, except bee stings and burns. I’ll just have to suffer whatever consequences come from not going through the extra pain of icing.
pickle juice works too.
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