Everything you know about inflammation may be wrong. While standard protocols like rest and icing aim to suppress inflammation, new research suggests that an intense, short-term inflammatory response is actually essential for the body’s natural healing process. Our expert explains how to rethink our relationship with inflammation and leverage our own biological systems to heal joints and nerves.
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- Dr. Thomas Buchheit, Director of the Regenerative Pain Therapies Program, Duke Center for Translational Pain Medicine, author, Healing Joints and Nerves
If you’ve ever thought about getting into running, you’ve probably heard the warning that it will destroy your knees. Dr Thomas Buchheit says this myth stems from our early understanding of the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
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