Thank you so much for this episode! As a 46 year-old dancer I've wanted to ask you about ice and NSAIDS many times. I knew that ice was no longer universally recommended and you helped me understand why.
For future episodes on this topic, I'm curious about your thoughts cupping and castor oil packs, who methods I've learned about in my acupuncture treatments.
Thanks for all you do. Your no-bullshit style may not be for everyone, but I have learned a lot from you and am really grateful for what you put out there.
Oh my was this what I needed to hear!!! For the first time ever, I injured my thoracic spine through my own stupidity—repeatedly straining my back (thoracic area) with a new weight-bearing exercise, not warming up before working out, and finally pushing through the workout like nothing had happened. I think I’m 27, not 67. After my workout, I laid down on a concrete bench and my back was in such pain I didn’t know what hit me. Then I proceeded to do everything wrong. Continued lifting (for work), alternating with complete rest. Finally it got to where I just quit working and immobilized and rested with ice packs. Listening to your podcast, I realized I’ve been going about this mostly all wrong. Yesterday I finally got a massage by a healer trained in many different modalities. She gave me some excellent stretches to help release it. And, importantly, gave me a tip: think in terms of micro-movements. So now, instead of resting my back, I micro-move through the pain—and it releases it!!! I also went onto Reddit where someone suggested the McKenzie method, and I am incorporating the recommended exercise for the middle back with deep breathing. Your podcast validated everything I’ve only just begun to learn, almost two months into this injury. Now I’m kneading the heck out of it. I took notes on all your suggestions. This is the first time in my life I’ve been sidelined by an injury. And I realize now that healing back is my full-time job. THANK YOU SO MUCH (fan for life).
This was perfect timing for me because I too had a similar injury , pulled my bicep and pectoral muscle after falling and at my age I don’t bounce . Dr Tyna gave great advise on how to heal with tips on what to do and what not to do . Not taking the ibuprofen instead I am using tumeric and CBD . Thanks
Getting stronger everyday. Not strong enough, yet, though! I’ve found the key factor to healing (besides all the hands-on healers) is strengthening. How am I strengthening this region? Posture, posture, posture! Walking with good posture. Working in the kitchen with good posture. Taking time to sit erect. Checking my posture by wrapping my forearm over my lumbar region when I’m moving around.
I’m sharing this with you because you’re such an expert in all things health.
Thank you so much for this episode! As a 46 year-old dancer I've wanted to ask you about ice and NSAIDS many times. I knew that ice was no longer universally recommended and you helped me understand why.
For future episodes on this topic, I'm curious about your thoughts cupping and castor oil packs, who methods I've learned about in my acupuncture treatments.
Thanks for all you do. Your no-bullshit style may not be for everyone, but I have learned a lot from you and am really grateful for what you put out there.
Oh my was this what I needed to hear!!! For the first time ever, I injured my thoracic spine through my own stupidity—repeatedly straining my back (thoracic area) with a new weight-bearing exercise, not warming up before working out, and finally pushing through the workout like nothing had happened. I think I’m 27, not 67. After my workout, I laid down on a concrete bench and my back was in such pain I didn’t know what hit me. Then I proceeded to do everything wrong. Continued lifting (for work), alternating with complete rest. Finally it got to where I just quit working and immobilized and rested with ice packs. Listening to your podcast, I realized I’ve been going about this mostly all wrong. Yesterday I finally got a massage by a healer trained in many different modalities. She gave me some excellent stretches to help release it. And, importantly, gave me a tip: think in terms of micro-movements. So now, instead of resting my back, I micro-move through the pain—and it releases it!!! I also went onto Reddit where someone suggested the McKenzie method, and I am incorporating the recommended exercise for the middle back with deep breathing. Your podcast validated everything I’ve only just begun to learn, almost two months into this injury. Now I’m kneading the heck out of it. I took notes on all your suggestions. This is the first time in my life I’ve been sidelined by an injury. And I realize now that healing back is my full-time job. THANK YOU SO MUCH (fan for life).
This was perfect timing for me because I too had a similar injury , pulled my bicep and pectoral muscle after falling and at my age I don’t bounce . Dr Tyna gave great advise on how to heal with tips on what to do and what not to do . Not taking the ibuprofen instead I am using tumeric and CBD . Thanks
Getting stronger everyday. Not strong enough, yet, though! I’ve found the key factor to healing (besides all the hands-on healers) is strengthening. How am I strengthening this region? Posture, posture, posture! Walking with good posture. Working in the kitchen with good posture. Taking time to sit erect. Checking my posture by wrapping my forearm over my lumbar region when I’m moving around.
I’m sharing this with you because you’re such an expert in all things health.
What a learning process!!!
I would love to try acupuncture, but any break to my skin triggers my psoriasis? Would acupressure have the same healing effect?