This is Sock Doc’s Four Part Series on the basics of natural injury treatment and natural injury prevention. Whether you’re suffering from an acute or chronic injury or you’re interested in preventing an injury (who isn’t), this is a must-read. You’re going to learn why people get injured and what you should do, or could have done, to heal quickly and prevent future problems. I hope you enjoy it and let’s keep the ice for our cold drinks and not our bodies.
First Aid For Injuries Part I – Sports Injury Causes: Understanding WHY You’re Injured
- Understand why you’re injured – it’s not because you didn’t stretch enough or you forgot your orthotics
- Learn the risk factors that make up an injury. You’re probably not injured just because of bad luck
First Aid For Injuries Part II – Ice, Heat, or RICE?
- Contrary to what we’re all told, ice isn’t a smart move for injury treatment
- Learn part of the benefits of ‘RICE’ – active recovery and compression
First Aid For Injuries Part III – Inflammation: Embrace It and Control It
- Inflammation isn’t necessarily a bad thing – without it you won’t heal and repair injured tissues
- Learn how your diet and lifestyle can create massive amounts of inflammation – aggravating or creating an injury
First Aid For Injuries Part IV – NSAIDS: Friend or Foe?
- Learn why anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) work and why you should think twice before taking them
- Learn many natural ways to fight inflammation so your injury heals faster than anyone could have ever expected
Good morning, Sock Doc
What is your opinion on osteopathic treatment for plantar fasciitis? I have read about the supine direct myofascial release technique, but have not found any information on its effectiveness.
Thank you for providing such an informative and helpful website!
Anke
Depends on the doc as some osteopaths are naturally minded and some are internists. See my Video for PF.
Hello Soc Doc I fell on the ice in my back yard and really came down hard on my left foot and left knee. The big toe was purple for a couple of days and the front of my big toe further down towards the foot part was so so sore to the touch , I couldn’t bend it for a couple of days and walked with a limp and a very painful expression on my face . That was 3 weeks ago I can now bend it and walk a little better and the brusing is gone but the toe has a sort of lump on it on the side by the foot and still tingles and hurts sometimes with a shooting pain . I know it wasn’t broken but could you explain what injury occured and what damage might have been done . I didn’t go to my dr because my insurance ended in jan .
Look for trigger points in the large muscles of those injured areas as I show in the videos. Stay away from the actual injured area.
I have both plantar fascitis and shin splints. I work on my feet all day and have for years. Nothing seems to help for longer than a few days.
I have had low arches all my life. As a child I was diagnosed with flat feet.
Any idea how I can ease this constant pain?
Read this: http://sock-doc.com/2012/03/healthy-people-barefoot-people/
I have an old injury from a broken foot with pin in ankle, 25yrs ago. Soft tissue damaged so foot leans over & causes pain. Other foot very sensitive so next to impossible to find shoes or be without pain. I do have 5 finger shoes I use for periodic foot exercises. Also had orthotics that I threw out as they caused even more pain. Where do I start to have better feet?
Please read this; thanks!
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