take. for example, valerian root, things that can reduce inflammation. capsaicin that we ve talked about in the past, tu mare ick, things that reduce inflammation is the way to go. this is one time the robotic surgeon will basically promote any kind of eastern medicine. i like it. i think we re doing too many of these needle spine what do they call them? epidural injections. yes. going from medicine to acupuncture is another thing. relax. first find out the result. if you have a frac tufr ushgs don t want to treat it with acupuncture. find out about the root cause. if you re using heat, i agree with david s point, if the swelling persists or turns purple, you better see your doctor, get an x-ray. if you re going to use heat, wet heat is better because wet heat penetrates more. that s what my mom tells me. another trick, the old wife s tale is right. it desensitizes the nerve endings. absolutely. so you don t feel the actual pain. but i think you want also to
first, heat second, then start to exercise and stretch the area. you know what we had once, stubbed a toe really bad? they said take advil and a glass of red wine. it worked. the first thing you want to do is, before you start hitting the alcohol which we ll talk about, is do a good history and physical and find out exactly the root of the pain. the medicine of knee jerk reaction of writing a prescription of advil or some medication has to stop. first you want to examine the patient, get maybe an x-ray, find out if there s a fracture or not before you start your treatment. that s number one. number two is, this is a battle between the modern medicine of prescription versus the eastern medicine. in this particular case, things such as low-impact exercise, swimming, yoga, acupuncture, a good physical therapist or chiropractor, look for a good one who can save you is extremely important. acutely you want to do the cold and warm compression, but also there are a lot of herbs you can
boy, just old hillbilly, you know? i don t believe in that stuff. no eastern medicine. anybody else would laugh, you know? they d be like, what is that, boy? hold my beer while i shoot this gator, you know? but i decided to give it a shot. so we re going to open up some chi? we re going to open up some chi. that s a good way to think of it. wow. that s the way i like to look at it. because of this program that s here, i m doing yoga. i m just going to go ahead and put the last one in. i meditate. and it has opened up a whole new world for me. i m going to leave these in for about five, seven minutes. something like that. okay? it s wonderful. a new study finds a growing number of combat veterans are battling mental illness, but many are finding it difficult to get the help they need.
just take a couple of minutes to kind of arrive. all right, so take a breath. i m a redneck south louisiana boy, just old hillbilly, you know? i don t believe in that stuff. no eastern medicine. anybody else would laugh, you know? they d be like, what is that, boy? hold my beer while i shoot this gator, you know? but i decided to give it a shot. so we re going to open up some chi? we re going to open up some chi. that s a good way to think of it. wow. that s the way i like to look at it. because of this program that s here, i m doing yoga. i m just going to go ahead and put the last one in. i meditate. and it has opened up a whole new world for me. i m going to leave these in for about five, seven minutes. something like that. okay? it s wonderful.
i m a red neck south louisiana boy, just old hill billy, you know? i don t believe in that stuff. you know, eastern medicine? anybody else would laugh, you know? what is that, boy? hold my beer while i shoot this gator, you know? but i decided to give it a shot. going to open up some chi? open up some chi, that s a good way to think of it. that s the way i like to look at it. because of this program that s here, the yoga, i meditate, and it has opened up a whole new world for me. i m going to leave these in for about five, seven minutes. something like that. okay? roger that. it s wonderful. a new study finds a growing number of combat veterans are battling mental illness, but