New thinking about treating sprains, pulled muscles and, in some cases,broken bones.

[snagglepuss]

Interesting article about sports injuries which advises to use RICE protocol following injury then switch to MICE protocol (Movement, Ice, Compression and Elevation). Too prolonged a rest for injury is counterproductive.

From Globe and Mail

"After the initial pain and swelling begins to subside - sometimes in as little as a few days - movement and gentle loading of the injured area seems to help muscles heal better, hasten return to full strength, and reduce the risk of recurrence.

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"If an injured muscle heals without any stress being put on it, it will generally heal in a shortened position, and the affected area will be a bit weaker and more fibrotic than the surrounding tissue," says Shawn Thistle, the clinic director of Shape Health & Wellness Centres in Toronto. "It ends up being the weak link when you return to activity."

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"While excessive scar tissue creates problems, recovery should begin with an initial period of immobilization to allow the formation of scar tissue strong enough to prevent the muscle from retearing. During this period, which for mild injuries may last three to seven days, the "RICE" protocol of rest, ice, compression and elevation hastens recovery.

Once the acute phase has passed, activity can progress in a sequence beginning with simply moving the affected muscle through its range of motion, then load-bearing exercises, and eventually functional activities, says Dr. Thistle, who is also a lecturer in the orthopedics department of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College"






http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/i-think-i-sprained-something-how-long-should-i-stay-off-it/article1324243/

[safeinOhio]

1. I go with the TSC method for sprains

I run down to the Tractor Supply Company store and get some DMSO. Works great on horses and me.:rofl:

[snagglepuss]

4. My Dad used to Absorbine Horse Limiment and swore by it. I never heard

about DMSO so I googled it as I know someone with a severe knee injury.

However having come across the following thread about the danger of DMSO (to horses and humans) it doesn't sound like a healthy option as "it is a carrying agent that will carry anything mixed with it throughskin, flesh, veins, ligament, bone, bonemarrow and hence into the bloodstream and is not to use,"Willy- Nilly"."

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"I work with DMSO in my lab, and it is generally used to deliver a drug through an animal's skin without actually injecting it. We test drugs on fish and use a 2% DMSO solution with medicines to get them into the fish's system....

DMSO can be very dangerous, and I don't think people realize this. DMSO is used to cross membranes (like cells in the skin) and into the body. DMSO can bind with any number of molecules - from the toxins in fly-spray or pesticides, to a medicine - and enter into the horse's body with them."


:shrug:

http://forums.horsecity.com/index.php?showtopic=47010416

[safeinOhio]

5. Always wash hands

then wash again. You can use a swab to apply to clean area. Neat thing is, a few seconds after you apply it to your ankle or knee, you can taste onions in your mouth. I mean really taste it.
Only use now in medicine, that I know of, is to inject into the bladder. Never really caught on because it could not be patented by big drug companies so no profit to using it on humans. You'll find it at every horse track.

Just for fun, pick up a tub and try it on your knee or ankle.

[snagglepuss]

6. Why bother washing your hands. Tasting it in your mouth means that it has been

absorbed throughout the body. You may want get a pharmacists opinion cause that sounds downright unhealthy.

[safeinOhio]

7. Here are a couple of doctors

DMSO Natures Healer is Dr Morton Walker's educational book on the use of DMSO treatment for many debilitating diseases and health-related problems.
DMSO has been called a "Miracle" drug capable of relieving pain, diminishing swelling, reducing inflammation, encouraging healing and restoring normal function. Dr. Walker cites documented cases of it's near-awesome use in the healing and prevention of a host of health disorders including arthritis, stroke, cancer, mental retardation, and sports and auto injuries. He traces history of DMSO and recounts the Dramatic struggle for FDA approval.

In this book, award winning health writer Dr. Morton Walker, D.P.M., in consultation with William Campbell Douglas, M.D., has brought together, in easy-to-understand language, all the up-to-date information about this highly publicized drug. Dr. Morton Walker is an award winning professional medical writer who has written over 40 books, hundreds of magazine articles, and is a highly sought after lecturer.

Publisher: Avery (January 1, 1993)
ISBN: 0895295482
Size/Type: 352 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.9
Author: Dr. Morton Walker
Title: DMSO Nature's Healer

[Ocracoker16]

2. This is absolutely true in my experience

The first time I sprained my ankle I decided that the best thing to do was rest it for a long time. When I tried to start using my foot again I found that it wouldn't move. I had to go to physical therapy to work on getting my range of motion back so that I could point it or flex it. The muscles had just fallen asleep when I avoided using them.

[Ocracoker16]

3. This is absolutely true in my experience

The first time I sprained my ankle I decided that the best thing to do was rest it for a long time. When I tried to start using my foot again I found that it wouldn't move. I had to go to physical therapy to work on getting my range of motion back so that I could point it or flex it. The muscles had just fallen asleep when I avoided using them.