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The rock hit the twin Part.II
1.3 . Treatment:
The recovery times and treatment are established depending on the injury. Following established guidelines for its implementation.
Stage 1 (48-72 h)
a) Objective: Reduce pain and inflammation.
b) Actions:
Application of ice should be applied every 2 hours for 10-15 minutes, taking into account that there is no excessive redness of the area that might result in sunburn.
Compression: By bandage, will help restore the area.
Sleep: It’s harder to regulate, but perhaps most important. The area should be without support, rest or less active as possible.
Stage 2 (3 days to 1 week)
a) Objective: Improve the range of motion. Range of motion recover after a period of discharge and rest is crucial at this time.
b) Actions:
Application of heat: Once reduced inflammation, the application of heat will improve the trophic status of the muscle, facilitating the warming of the pre-mobilization efforts.
Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a “manual medicine”. Its practitioners palpate the body to detect stress or imbalances that cause discomfort or disease, then are manipulated to restore the balance. According to them, osteopathy is a complete system with its own methods of diagnosis and treatment: it treats a wide variety of ailments.
According to the osteopath, the physical ailments as psychological resonances have throughout the body. Thus, poor posture, accidents, stress or negative thoughts do not disturb one system (musculoskeletal, digestive, neurological, vascular, hormonal, etc..), But the whole body. To treat each problem, we must restore harmony in the musculoskeletal system and in each of the other systems.
In the language of osteopaths, this harmony is often reflected in the terms mobility and motility, motility designating all proper motions to an organ or system. A healthy body is equipped with excellent motility, not only in his joints, but in all tissues of the body: bones, muscles, nerves, ligaments, tendons, fascia, liquids, etc..
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