{"id":19134,"date":"2020-11-25T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=19134"},"modified":"2020-12-07T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:45:14","slug":"injury-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/injury-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury Treatments: 6 Options and How to Choose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have an injury in need of treatment? What are the options for injury treatments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Ferriss has experienced a number of injuries and explored potential injury treatments in The 4-Hour Body<\/em>. Not all injury treatments work as well as others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for 6 options for injury treatments and what you need to know about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Injury Treatments: Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The injury treatments below apply to a variety of aches and pains. When seeking a particular treatment, make sure to find a good practitioner. Bad practitioners can create new problems or give good treatments a bad vibe (for example, the author didn\u2019t try the Egoscue method for years because some practitioners marketed in a way that made it appear cult-like).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treatment #1: Wear Flat Shoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Wearing shoes with heels forces the body to assume an uncomfortable posture to stay balanced.<\/strong> Bad posture can lead to a host of health problems including, among others, back pain, headaches, and poor circulation. The fix is simple\u2014wear flat shoes most of the time and wear heels only sparingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, when the author switched to wearing flatter shoes (Vibram Five Fingers and Terra Plana Barefoot Vivo shoes), the low back pain he\u2019d been experiencing for ten years disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treatment #2: Egoscue Method<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Egoscue Method is a series of exercises designed to improve posture. <\/strong>To fix bad posture caused by working at a desk, do the following exercises 1-3 times after every 2-3 hours of sitting, and do all six exercises at least once every seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise #1: Static back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Lie face up.<\/li>
  2. Put both your legs up on something. Your knees should be bent 90 degrees.<\/li>
  3. Stretch out your arms, palm up, with your thumbs touching the ground. Your arms should be 45 degrees away from your body.<\/li>
  4. Relax. Your lower back should be flat on the floor.<\/li>
  5. Stay in this position for five minutes.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Exercise #2: Static extension.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Get into a crawling position. Your wrists, elbows, and shoulders should be in a line, as should your knees and hips.<\/li>
    2. Move your hands six inches in front of you.<\/li>
    3. Put your elbows where your hands were.<\/li>
    4. Make a thumbs-up shape with your hands and pull your thumbs away from each other.<\/li>
    5. Pull your hips towards your feet until your lower back arches.<\/li>
    6. Lower your head.<\/li>
    7. Stay in this position for 60 seconds.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Exercise #3: Static shoulder bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Lie face up and bend your knees.<\/li>
      2. Put a pillow between your knees and squeeze it.<\/li>
      3. Lift your hips and back off the ground, still squeezing the pillow.<\/li>
      4. Stay in this position for 60 seconds.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Exercise #4: Active shoulder bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Follow the first two bullets of the static shoulder bridge.<\/li>
        2. Lift your hips and back up and down for 15 reps.<\/li>
        3. Do three sets in total.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Exercise #5: Supine groin progressive. <\/strong>(Shortform note: There are two versions of this exercise. One requires specialized equipment, and one can be done at home. We\u2019ve combined the instructions for a more robust at-home version.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Create a loop\u2014for example, tie the legs of a pair of sweatpants together\u2014and hang it over a doorknob or chair.<\/li>
          2. Lie on your back, face up.<\/li>
          3. Put one foot in the loop with your leg straight. Your back should just be starting to arch. Adjust the loop height if necessary.<\/li>
          4. Put the other leg up on something. Your knee should be bent at 90 degrees.<\/li>
          5. Hold this position until your whole lower back is touching the ground (probably around five minutes).<\/li>
          6. Adjust the loop so your leg is a little lower and your back is arching again.<\/li>
          7. Hold the position until your back is flat again.<\/li>
          8. Adjust approximately every five minutes for 25 minutes.<\/li>
          9. Repeat with the other leg.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Exercise #6: Wall sit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. Stand with your back to a wall.<\/li>
            2. Spread your knees and feet hip-width apart. Point your feet straight forward.<\/li>
            3. Slide down the wall and move your feet away from it until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Your ankles should be a little forward of your knees, and every part of your lower back should touch the wall.<\/li>
            4. Stay in this position for two minutes.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Treatment #3: Advanced Muscle-Integration Therapy (AMIT)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Advanced muscle-integration therapy (AMIT) focuses on the parts of the nervous system that control the firing of muscles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              When a part of the body is overstressed, one of two things happens: The connective tissue or muscle becomes injured, or the nervous system turns off the muscle. The body then uses a different muscle to perform the approximate function of the turned-off muscle.<\/strong> These compensations continue to happen and the body can get to the point<\/a> where the compensating muscle (and pain) is nowhere near the turned-off muscle. To turn the muscle back on, the practitioner pushes one finger into each end of the turned-off muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              For example, when the author saw Dr. Buhler about one of his rotator cuff muscles, it was shut off. Before the session, the author could lift 6 pounds. After, he could lift 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              If you can\u2019t find an AMIT practitioner (Dr. Buhler is the only one mentioned in the book), you can consider seeing a muscle-activation technique (MAT) practitioner as these are related injury treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Treatment #4: Active-Release Therapy (ART)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Active-release therapy (ART) was invented by a doctor who had a background in engineering and structural mechanics and applied this knowledge to the human body. ART involves shortening a particular tissue, putting tension on it, and then lengthening it to break up scar tissue. <\/strong>Scar tissue limits mobility and can create pain and stiffness. ART works for about 70% of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              For example, Frank Shamrock, a UFC champion, sought out ART after he hurt his lower back so badly that he couldn\u2019t walk. After 4 ART sessions, all his scar tissue was gone and he was healthy enough to fight three weeks later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Treatment #5: Biopuncture<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Biopuncture<\/a> consists of shallow injections of diluted substances<\/strong> including lymphomyosot (used for drainage in swollen tissue) and Traumeel (used for inflammation). These injections stimulate the body\u2019s natural healing methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

              For example, after the author\u2019s first treatment of 40-60 injections for his infraspinatus (shoulder) muscles, his pain disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Treatment #6: Prolotherapy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Prolotherapy is a treatment that involves injecting joints, ligaments, and tendons with irritants such as sugar or salt water. These irritants create inflammation, which stimulates healing <\/strong>(the irritants aren\u2019t very dangerous and the risk of infection from injection is low).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Prolotherapy is most effective on the sacroiliac (lower back), ankle, knee, and elbow joints and is low-risk. For example, after the author\u2019s first session, which included 12 injections, pain caused by sports injuries in his right wrist and left knee disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Choosing Among Treatments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              You should always try injury treatments in the following order, and only move onto the next step if the previous stages don\u2019t work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Adjust your biomechanics and posture. 
                • For example, if you have knee pain, the first step is to make sure your knees are in the proper position when you use them.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                • Use manual therapy or tool-assisted therapy.
                  • For example, see a massage therapist.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                  • Use drugs.
                    • For example, get an injection of painkillers.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                    • Get surgery.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      Do you have an injury in need of treatment? What are the options for injury treatments? Tim Ferriss has experienced a number of injuries and explored potential injury treatments in The 4-Hour Body. Not all injury treatments work as well as others. 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