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Great Book on Sports Injury Care

Competition between families, tribes, and nations have always been driving factors behind the creation military secrecy throughout history. In the ages of hand-to-hand combat this drove the creation of secret martial arts techniques as well as secret healing and recovery techniques.

We’re no longer in an age where injury recovery time is a matter of national security and secrecy. It’s time to shine a light on the wisdom and knowledge generated by hundreds of years of evolution of this specialized branch of Chinese medicine.

In this video I share with you my favorite book on treating sports injuries, A Tooth from the Tiger’s Mouth by Tom Bisio. This fantastic reference helps you understand:

  • The differences between each phase of injury healing
  • What interventions Chinese Medicine provides
  • What you can do at home to speed healing
  • Specific treatment regimens for common injuries

Every athlete needs this book. Every martial artist needs this book. Every dancer needs this book. Everyone interested in fitness needs this book.

You just need this book, okay?

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My Favorite Book on Sports Injury Care

Competition between families, tribes, and nations have always been driving factors behind the creation military secrecy throughout history. In the ages of hand-to-hand combat this drove the creation of secret martial arts techniques as well as secret healing and recovery techniques.

We’re no longer in an age where injury recovery time is a matter of national security and secrecy. It’s time to shine a light on the wisdom and knowledge generated by hundreds of years of evolution of this specialized branch of Chinese medicine.

In this video I share with you my favorite book on treating sports injuries, A Tooth from the Tiger’s Mouth by Tom Bisio. This fantastic reference helps you understand:

  • The differences between each phase of injury healing
  • What interventions Chinese Medicine provides
  • What you can do at home to speed healing
  • Specific treatment regimens for common injuries

Every athlete needs this book. Every martial artist needs this book. Every dancer needs this book. Everyone interested in fitness needs this book.

You need this book, okay? 😃

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Icing Injuries – “Ice is for dead people”

A man with an icy frozen beard

Icing I photo by Robert Thomson

Icing Injuries

Shelby VanCleve recently blogged about the common use of ice for sports injuries. I have to say that I totally agree with her. Icing injuries may be helpful immediately after an injury when swelling can really flare, but after that point you are probably doing yourself more harm than good.

When ice is applied it causes the blood supply to the area to be shut down. The tissue almost goes into suspended animation. But it is that blood supply that the body is using to bring nutrients and white blood cells to repair the damage and heal the injury. Icing injuries just doesn’t make a lot of sense.

I don’t work a lot with herbs, but one of the formulas I think no one should be without is called San Huang San. When I start selling a few herbal formulas this will definitely be one I offer. It is able to reduce the swelling of an injury while moving blood and energy through the area to help the healing process. There’s no real substitute.

To see if acupuncture might be right for you, give us a call at our Durham location or you may call us at 919-228-8448. If you find it easier to make an appointment online, you can simply click here to use our online schedule to set up a free face-to-face consultation.

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