Tools to Speed Your Recovery
Most orthopedic pathologies are due to a mechanical breakdown or irritation of what was once healthy tissue. Yet modern medicine often looks to non-mechanical, symptom-focused solutions.
Injuries and Wounds
Doctors and nurses have sent me patients with wounds on their legs that had been open for 6 months to a year.
After removing dead tissue to clean the wound and applying a simple guaze dressing to protect it, I could get the wound to close in about 4 weeks!
Healing takes time. How do you speed it up?
No magic ointment. No expensive dressing or medication. No special light or advanced technology. Wounds simply need oxygen and nutrients to heal.
How do you increase oxygen and nutrients to an area?
Blood flow, which increases with even light exercise.
I asked my patients to set an alarm and exercise their legs every 30 mintues. They otherwise left their wounds alone.
Their wounds would close in about 4 weeks.
Just movement.
Sprains, Strains, and Other Injuries
Sprains, strains, and other Injuries are wounds underneath the skin. They heal more quickly following the same simple principles: 1) protect them by not getting into positions or doing movements and activities that increase your pain and 2) get blood flow or joint fluid to the area with gentle frequent exercise.