Are the Fundamentals to a quick healing factor.

Immediately after injury..

Usually follows swelling, redness (discoloration), and pain. This is how your body communicates to you not to move the injured site so that it can facilitate repair. The sooner the swelling subsides, the sooner the recovery. Swelling can be reduced by the following.

R I C E

Rest: Remove the injury from further activity. Allow the body to initiate the healing process.

Ice · Icing helps to reduce swelling by contracting blood vessels and surrounding tissues. Contracted blood vessels release less fluid into the injured site. Icing also slows the firing of pain receptors.

Compression: Wear a tensor around the injured site. This reduces swelling by acting as and artificial contractor. The tensor keeps the muscles compressed, thus compressing the blood vessels, hence reducing fluid release.

Elevate: Try to keep the injury at heart level. This redirects fluid release and pooling by using gravity. Thus exchanging old blood with new.

Your body will heal to accommodate what it is exposed to. If in the recovery process all you are doing is resting, your body will heal only to the demands of rest. Once you expose it to activity, it may be susceptible to re-injury beyond the demands of rest.

As soon as you are able..

M I C E

Movement within tolerance: Challenge your injury through tolerable movement and stress. This demands the body to adapt and adjust accordingly during the healing process by promoting proper muscle fiber repair and alignment; and by replacing scar tissue.

Ice: Icing helps to reduce swelling by contracting blood vessels and surrounding tissues. Contracted blood vessels release less fluid into the injured site. Icing also slows the firing of pain receptors.

Compress: Wear a tensor around the injured site. This reduces swelling by acting as and artificial contractor. The tensor keeps the muscles compressed, thus compressing the blood vessels, hence reducing fluid release.

Elevate: Try to keep the injury at heart level. This redirects fluid release and pooling by using gravity. Thus exchanging old blood with new. When swelling is no longer a factor, safely challenge the injury through stretching, exercise, and natural ranges of motion.

By following these easy steps, you can increase the speed of your healing factor.

Posted by Carlo J.

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