1. Hot and Cold
Applications mixed with water.
Apply the RICES-Rule from the chapter on
"Hot & Cold Application"
as outlined in the chapter.
2. Skin Brushing
is one of the best self-help applications for
accelerating recovery, bruise, swelling
and pain elimination,
and connective tissue regeneration. It
is listed as Skin Brushing.
Do this two to three times a day at least.
See Skin Brushing.
3. Epsom Salt & Apple Cider Vinegar Bathing at least once
a
day, preferably just before going to bed.
Combine this one with
skin brushing. It is listed as Epsom
Salts Bath.
4. Piezo Electric Stimulator
is a small hand held unit about the size of
a ink pen. Electric stimulation to troubled
or injured areas allows
these areas, not only heal faster, but
in most cases heal without the
formation of scar tissue. Applying electrical
stimulation early in any
problem allow the body to repair before
the advance needs of
chemical poisonous (drugs) or surgery.
Electricity allows the body's
repair program to repair and regenerate
the troubled or injured
tissues back to an identical replacement
tissue, making it like new.
5. Essential Oils
Essential Oils is a soothing, penetrating
herbal oil and balm that
eases pain and, at the same time promote
healing for a wide variety
of conditions including aches, pains, soreness,
tenderness, swelling,
and tightness. It was originally developed
by the Sholin Priests to aid
their recovery from injuries they sustained
while practicing extremely
rigorous martial arts training and activities.
It is a highly successful
home treatment for over 30 known conditions
including; injuries,
sinus, back pain, headaches, high stress
conditions, sore throats,
heartburn, arthritis, rheumatism &
sprains & strains.
Historical, Essential Oils was applied
in different manners to produce
its amazing successful results. The Chinese
would rub Essential Oils
(in Herb form) gently with a circular motion
(CW = increases its
action, CCW = slows its action, in the
Northern Hemisphere). The
Essential Oils would begin to liquefy,
and a small ridge would adhere
to the finger. With that amount of balm
or oil, the Chinese would then
use it for many conditions and ailments,
.
Electromagnetics
Electromagnetic therapies (Diapulse) have performance of healing
this bone fracture to a level 2 (normal activity) within 7
days. And it will reach a level #3 in 14 days (practice riding
and racing) and will reach a level #4 by 21 days (fully race
ready). Medical protocol will have you do nothing for 6 to
8 to 12 weeks. After surgery MD's offer you nothing that works
well at all and in the process encourage the connective tissues
at the site to atrophy. I have never been impressed with their
protocol. For Diapulse treatment settings see Diapulse Treatment
Protocols.
Exercising
The muscle groups necessary to exercise in the shoulder, whether
to the uninvolved or contralateral side or to the injured
side are:
1. Hand & Finger Flexion
2. Hand & Finger Extension
3. Wrist Flexion
4. Wrist Extension
Hand & Finger flexion is performed by squeezing a rubber
ball. Hand & Finger extension is performed using
rubber bands. Wrist flexion and extension are performed
with the exercising surgical tubing called Theraciser.
Let's review the slow and fast twitch muscle contraction times.
Remember it should take 2 seconds to travel through each direction
of its 90 degrees range of motion. And it should take another
2 seconds to travel back to initial starting position.
There will be a total of 4 second of time per rep in all of
the below exercises. Doing 1 set of 6 reps will take 24 seconds
to complete. Rehab practice makes permanent. Do it slowly
and perfectly. Be demanding on yourself to perform it
correctly every rep and every set.
Also remember that if the exercising unit is to difficult
for your muscles to pull, move towards the exercising unit
a little closer. This action decreases the stress load
on the exercising unit and it becomes less tight.
Remember this ir rehab exercising not athletic body building
and development. Remember to read and review the chapter
on Rehab Exercising before
starting your exercise program.
Taping for splinting and support during riding &
racing
There are no effective splints or supports for the thumb that
work very well during the course of riding or raci41. The
following are athletic tape taping methods that have worked
exceptionally well. This first taping procedure is for
a fracture at the proximal end of the third or metacarpal
bone of the thumb's 3-bone structure.
N
The X shows the fracture site on the thumb
This picture shows how the first taping of
two over lapping
strips are applied. The tape is standard athletic tape
1.5" wide.
This is how the first taping over-lap looks
when it's completed.
This last picture shows the second over-lapping
tape strap
The rider will have to learn to adjust the tightness of the
two or three over-lapping tape strips to his or her preferred
tightness.
Now let's take a closer look at how to specifically exercises
listed in the above muscle groups.
1. Hand & Finger Exercising
Tennis Ball & Rubber Bands
1-A Hand & Finger Flexion
Hand & fingers
relaxed
Hand & fingers flexed
1-B. Hand & Finger Extension
Hand & fingers
relaxed
Hand & fingers extended
If you need to change the hand and finger extension resistance
all that is required is for you to add or subtract a few rubber
bands.
The above Rehab Exercising
Program works very well for hand injuries. Start off with
crossover exercising stimulation. That is to say work or exercise
the good arm through its full range of motion (isotonic surgical
tubing). The bone is required to heal by over lapping the
two broken bone pieces with fibrous connective tissues. This
process varies depending on the practitioner's level of understanding
and their ability to apply Wholistic therapeutics. Drugs only
slow down the healing process. Pain is controlled very easily
with N-1 and N-2 ceramic magnetic (see Ceramic magnetic in
the Electromagnetic Therapies in the Health Care section of
the library). Also exercising in the green (pain free) zones
for overflow work exceptional well. For more on "Cross
Over" and "Overflow" see our web site in the
Health Care section listed as "Rehab Exercise Program"
For sets and reps also see Rehab Exercise Program.
Also read about how Arch Supports
can accelerate broken bones to heal by balancing the body's
biomechanical musculoskeleto system and greatly reduces stress.
Do the simple tape test listed towards the end of the chapter
to see if arch supports will help your condition. |
