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Re: Can preventing inflammation prevent injury/tissue damage?

LgnPhotographie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:53:42 GMT

As others have said If it aches or is inflammed the damage is already done. Icing area such as knees and ankles that hurt is a good i dea but be sure to do it as though you are massaging the ice pack into the skin. 15min on-15 off. dont over do do it. Anti inflammatory work i suppose.... But it is sort of like taking pain pills. It doesnt heal the injury , Just makes you forget it is there. Best to not take the meds so you can tell when it is healed that way you dont risk hurting yourself further.

Re: Can preventing inflammation prevent injury/tissue damage?

Jay Silvio — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:02:57 GMT

As Len stated, things like ice and anti-inflammatories can speed up recovery (which is a very good thing) but are unlikely to prevent tissue damage from occurring at all. Icing after a longer or faster than normal run is a great idea.

Good luck and happy running!

Jay

Re: Can preventing inflammation prevent injury/tissue damage?

lenzlaw — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:02:18 GMT

Others out here can probably explain this better than I can, but . . . Once you've overdone it, the damage is already done. You can reduce the severity by reducing inflammation with ice and anti-inflammatories, but you can't prevent it.

Len

Can preventing inflammation prevent injury/tissue damage?

IGottaRun — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:44:42 GMT

I was thinking that somewhere I read that if you overdo it while running, if you can prevent inflammation, you will prevent injury/damage to the tissue? (For example, runners taking ice baths). Is this true? If so, is it a good idea to ice knees, for example, after running a longer than usual distance? What about anti-inflammatory medication? Do runners ever take these for preventive measures?