The standard procedure for most injuries often involves anti-inflammatories, painkillers, and the RICE method—rest, ice, compression, and elevation. But what if this approach is slowing down recovery instead of promoting it? A Different Approach to Healing Instead of following the conventional method, I recommend the opposite: This approach, which I call METH (Movement, Elevation, Traction,…
Dr. William Wong’s talk on systemic enzymes is an oldie but a goodie! Whether you’ve heard it before or not, it’s worth revisiting—you’ll discover just how powerful these enzymes can be for injury recovery and overall health. The Secret to Faster Healing When it comes to recovering from an injury, I swear by a two-pronged…
METH is a highly effective way to treat injuries—and no, I’m not talking about methamphetamine. METH stands for Movement, Elevation, Traction, and Heat, and it works fast to promote healing. The old-school RICE method? It might reduce pain temporarily, but it actually delays healing. Forget RICE. METH is the way to go. Don’t believe me?…
When you think of getting an injection to deal with an injury, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Most likely, it’s a cortisone injection. Most of us have had one at some point—and most of us know how much it tickles. We’ve learned over the years that cortisone injections aren’t always effective, can…
Here are the top three articles that caught the most attention this year: 1. 8 Injections That Heal InjuriesThis article received over 140,000 views on its first day of release—and it’s been going strong ever since! If you haven’t read it yet, give it a quick look. It might help you heal a nagging injury….
The modern approach of “rest it and ice it” is not the best way to heal an injury. We’ve known for ages that movement, along with heat, increases circulation and promotes healing. Check out this excerpt from The Wonderful World Within You by Dr. Roger J. Williams, originally published in 1977: We human beings are…
Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. There are many examples of insane traditions in the health and fitness world. Here are some that come to mind… Insane Nutrition Tradition We’re told to eat less to lose weight, so people restrict their calories…
We all experience injuries in life. Minor ones are usually no big deal—you make a few adjustments to your training, give it time, and things typically return to normal. Then there are the major injuries—the ones that require surgery, long rehabilitation, and a tremendous amount of effort just to get back to baseline, if at…
As I mention in my article Radical Methods of Injury Rehabilitation, the standard procedure for most injuries involves anti-inflammatories and painkillers along with RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Normally, what do I recommend? Almost the exact opposite! The Problem with Traditional Methods No rest and no compression, use movement with traction instead. According to…
About 10 years ago, I had a conversation with a well-respected orthopedic surgeon known as “the knee guy” in the Greater Toronto Area. He was about to see a patient who had undergone 10 knee surgeries and was seeking yet another one. In the surgeon’s words: The buck stops here. Each surgery performed complicates the…