How To Reduce Inflammation
Less Really Is Better!

This is How to Reduce Inflammation if you have Carpal Tunnel or Tendonitis.

If you have either or both of the above, then you have the INFLAMMATION and PAIN that is part of the Pain Causing Dynamic

Can You Reduce and Eliminate Inflammation?

Do you REALLY want to know how to reduce inflammation?

Yes you do.

Did you know that you can effectively stop the inflammation process?

Inflammation has it benefits, but in my experience, you heal much better and faster without it, or at least with it minimized.

This page not only contains information about How to reduce inflammation but also the Why it works.

You are probably in pain now and if you knew how to get out of pain, you already would have.

This website, and this page specifically, is exactly the resource you need if you have Tendonitis and want to become pain free, and stay that way.

If you learn how to reduce inflammation you will not only feel less pain, you will actually HAVE less pain.

Which is great....

But more importantly, you will not only learn how to reduce inflammation, you will discover how to STOP the Inflammation Process that is a major part of the Pain Causing Dynamic.

The first stage of reversing your Tendonitis and/or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is to reduce the Process of Inflammation you have going on.

This is vital to getting you out of pain now, and keeping you out of pain later.

There is nothing fancy about How To Reduce Inflammation. On the surface it is very, very simple. Don't discount it because of that.

Try what I suggest, exactly as I suggest that you do it, then make up your mind.

At the bottom of this page is a short explanation as to how this works.

You will notice that I do not suggest Anti-inflammatory Medicine or Corticosteroid shots. In my professional opinion, they can be effective in the very short term, but do not counter and certainly can not end the pain causing inflammation process.

Nor do they beneficially affect your structure so they can't stop or reverse the Downward Spiral of pain and tightness.

Below you will find a short 'Do This' description for each of the various kinds of Tendonitis. I'm not going to talk a lot about each one, I'm just going to tell you what to do if you have...

If You Have Achilles Tendonitis

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE MASSAGE

This is your primary anti-inflammation treatment.

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least 4 times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of the muscle/Achilles tendon with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For a minimum of 5 minutes (at least 4 times per day), push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

If your skin gets numb from the cold, it's time to stop. You don't have to work it that long, but depending on how much real estate you have to cover to ice massage your injury, this might take you 5 minutes or more.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure.

It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

How do you know you're at the right spot? Keep pressing and rubbing around. You'll KNOW when you're on it.....

You are likely to find a very specific, sharply painful 'hot spot'.

ICE PACK

This is a secondary treatment to add in before and/or after Ice Massage.

1. Get an ice pack as big and as heavy as you can find. This can be an ice pack, a frozen gel pack, or a giant pack of frozen corn.

(I don't suggest frozen peas as they start to smell like....well...peas as they thaw.)

2. Center the heavy icepack on the painful tendon. Arrange the ice pack so it covers as much of your flesh as possible.

3. Let it stay on for 10-15 minutes. You can strap it to your lower leg/ankle if it is necessary to move around, that's fine.

Do this at least once before ice massaging and once after.

Always wait at least 10-15 minutes between taking ice off and putting it back on.

You can do this throughout the day, too. Ice is your friend. The more you do, the better you will feel.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your Achilles will feel amazingly better if you do this -exactly- for a week.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Achilles Tendonitis. (page to be added)

If You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE DIP

a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Find a (kitchen) sink.

2. Fill it up with water and ice and/or frozen water bottles.

3. Repeatedly over a two hour period, dip your entire hand and forearms into an Ice Dip in your sink for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds ONLY.

Repeat this a minimum of 10 times, while you're making dinner, when a commercial comes on, between chores, etc.

You want the CUMULATIVE effect of Ice Dipping over and over.

Just your forearm, not your whole body like this guy in the picture. (Although that would be very very good for you!)

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your hands/wrists/forearms will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

If You Have Golfers Elbow

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE DIP

a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Find a (kitchen) sink.

2. Fill it up with water and ice and/or frozen water bottles.

3. Repeatedly over a two hour period, dip your entire hand and forearm into an Ice Dip in your sink for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds ONLY.

You could dip just your forearm and elbow, buy you might as well get your whole lower arm/hand.

Repeat this a minimum of 10 times, while you're making dinner, when a commercial comes on, between chores, etc. You want the CUMULATIVE effect of Ice Dipping over and over.

If you are extra motivated to get out of pain, also ad this in:

ICE MASSAGE

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least four times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of the muscle/tendon at your elbow joint with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For about 5 minutes, push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure.

It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

How do you know you're at the right spot? Keep pressing and rubbing around. You'll KNOW when you're on it.....

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your hands/wrists/forearms/elbow will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Golfers Elbow. (page to be added)

If You Have Tennis Elbow

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE DIP

a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Find a (kitchen) sink.

2. Fill it up with water and ice and/or frozen water bottles.

3. Repeatedly over a two hour period, dip your entire hand and forearm into an Ice Dip in your sink for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds ONLY.

You could dip just your forearm and elbow, buy you might as well get your whole lower arm/hand.

Repeat this a minimum of 10 times, while you're making dinner, when a commercial comes on, between chores, etc. You want the CUMULATIVE effect of Ice Dipping over and over.

Do this a minimum of 7 days in a row.

If you are extra motivated to get out of pain, also add this in:

ICE MASSAGE

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least four times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of the muscle/tendon at your inner elbow joint with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For about 5 minutes, push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure. It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

How do you know you're at the right spot? Keep pressing and rubbing around. You'll KNOW when you're on it.....

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your hands/wrists/forearms/elbow will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Tennis Elbow.

If You Have Wrist Tendonitis

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE DIP

a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Find a (kitchen) sink.

2. Fill it up with water and ice and/or frozen water bottles.

3. Repeatedly over a two hour period, dip your entire hand and forearms into an Ice Dip in your sink for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds ONLY.

Repeat this a minimum of 10 times, while you're making dinner, when a commercial comes on, between chores, etc. You want the CUMULATIVE effect of Ice Dipping over and over.

ICE MASSAGE

If ice dipping for 3-7 days doesn't totally take care of your pain issue, add in ice massage to specific injury spots.

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least 4 times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of the wrist tendon with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For a minimum of 5 minutes (at least 4 times per day), push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

If your skin gets numb from the cold, it's time to stop. You don't have to work it that long, but depending on how much real estate you have to cover to ice massage your injury, this might take you 5 minutes or more.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure.

It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

How do you know you're at the right spot? Keep pressing and rubbing around. You'll KNOW when you're on it.....

You are likely to find a very specific, sharply painful 'hot spot'.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your hands/wrists/forearms will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Wrist Tendonitis.

If you have Trigger Finger or Trigger Thumb

How To Reduce Inflammation

ICE DIP

a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Find a (kitchen) sink.

2. Fill it up with water and ice and/or frozen water bottles.

3. Repeatedly over a two hour period, dip your entire hand and forearms into an Ice Dip in your sink for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds ONLY.

Repeat this a minimum of 10 times, while you're making dinner, when a commercial comes on, between chores, etc. You want the CUMULATIVE effect of Ice Dipping over and over.

If you are extra motivated to get out of pain, also ad this in:

ICE MASSAGE

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least four times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of your Trigger Finger with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For about 5 minutes, push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts of the finger. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure. It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your thumbs/hands/wrists will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Trigger Finger. (page to be added)

If You Have Rotator Cuff Tendonitis

How To Reduce Inflammation

This one is a bit tricky. Depending on where your pain is located, you may not be able to reach it and may need to talk a friend or family member into giving you a hand.

ICE MASSAGE

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least four times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part(s) of your shoulder with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For about 5 minutes, push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts in the shoulder. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

Depending on how muscular you are, you may have to push that ice cube hard into the shoulder to contact deep enough. Once you get there, you will discover many wonderful things about your shoulder:)

When you put pressure on the affected tendon, you'll know it....Rub there for a while and explore the are with the ice.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure. It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

You can use the Ice Pack (see other sections here), but you HAVE to do Ice Massage if you want true Inflammation relief.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your shoulder will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Feel free to contact me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Rotator Cuff Tendonitis (page to be added).

If You Have Patellar or Knee Tendonitis

How To Reduce Inflammation

There are various tendons and ligaments attaching to your knee joint.

If you have Knee Tendonitis on a knee tendon or exterior ligament 'ligamentitis', use this method to reduce inflammation.

ICE MASSAGE

This is your primary anti-inflammation treatment.

1. Buy some Dixie Cups. Fill them with water and freeze them in a freezer.

2. At least 4 times a day, pull out a Dixie Cup and tear off the top half inch or so.

3. Ice Massage the most painful part of the muscle/tendon at your knee joint with the ice cube in the Dixie Cup.

4. For a minimum of 5 minutes (at least 4 times per day), push the ice into the painful area. Up and down the painful parts. (Keep it moving, don't just let the ice sit in one spot.) In a sense, you want to gently grind on anything that hurts, and everything connected to it.

If your skin gets numb from the cold, it's time to stop. You don't have to work it that long, but depending on how much real estate you have to cover to ice massage your injury, this might take you 5 minutes or more.

Cold is very effective. It is even more effective when you 'push' the cold deeper into your structure. It is even MORE effective when you gently rub cold 'into' an injured structure.

How do you know you're at the right spot? Keep pressing and rubbing around. You'll KNOW when you're on it.....

You are likely to find a very specific, sharply painful 'hot spot'.

ICE PACK

This is a secondary treatment to add in before and/or after Ice Massage.

1. Get an ice pack as big and as heavy as you can find. This can be an ice pack, a frozen gel pack, or a giant pack of frozen corn.

(I don't suggest frozen peas as they start to smell like....well...peas as they thaw.)

2. Center the heavy icepack on the painful tendon. Arrange the ice pack so it covers as much of your flesh as possible.

3. Let it stay on for 10-15 minutes. You can strap it to your knee if it is necessary to move around, that's fine.

Do this at least once before ice massaging and once after.

Always wait at least 10-15 minutes between taking ice off and putting it back on.

You can do this throughout the day, too. Ice is your friend. The more you do, the better you will feel.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your knee will feel amazingly better if you do this -exactly- for a week.

Feel free to email me with questions, comments, etc.

Find out more about Knee Tendonitis. (page to be added)

If You Have Shin Splints

How To Reduce Inflammation

Even better, it's free.

Well, even better is that it's very very effective.

If You Have Plantar Fasciitis

How To Reduce Inflammation

The Ice Dip:

The #1 Option....a.k.a. Super Icing!

1. Get a large bucket or the equivalent. Something that you can fit your entire foot into.

2. Fill the bucket most of the way with water and ice, or water and frozen water bottle(s).

3. Once it gets cold, dip your foot into the bucket of ice water.

4. Notice that I said 'dip'. Dip your foot into the ice water for 5-10 seconds. 5-10 seconds -only-.

4b. You can actually leave your foot in longer if you want, but the benefit is not worth the suffering:)

5. Take your foot out after 5-10 seconds.

6. Repeat this at least 10 times per day. I suggest doing this 10 times within a two hour period.

You are after the CUMULATIVE effect of the anti-inflammation properties of Ice Dipping.

I urge you to treat this as a serious experiment for 7 days. Not only will it make me look good, but your feet will feel amazingly better if you do this for a week.

WARNING!: It can take up to 2, 3, or 4 days to feel benefit. There is a lot going on in your structure, it can take a while for all that to reverse. At a certain point, you will turn a corner and feel great benefit.

Don't ask questions or listen to the complaints in your head. Just try it out and see how well it works:)

Why Does Icing Reduce Inflammation?

After learning How to reduce inflammation, many people wonder Why icing works.

There is a very simple explanation, even though the actual mechanism is very, very complex.

Do keep in mind that knowing how to reduce inflammation is more important than knowing why.

In this situation, DOING the activities makes the difference.

Knowing why without taking action will leave you in pain.

Like the rest of the information I've put on this site, my hope is that knowing why, having a complete picture, will help you make the best decisions for your health.

How To Reduce Inflammation - Why It Works

2. Every little bit of muscle has a small amount of muscle surrounding the tube.

3. Cold makes muscle contract.

Imagine for a moment that your tissue is a living sponge.

When you put cold on your skin, or dip a body part in water that is cold as ice, it causes muscle to contract.

The sponge literally squeezes itself, wringing old fluid out.

So let's say that you have Tendonitis. This means that your muscles are a half squeezed sponge, trapping waste product in and keeping new blood and nutrition out.

Like a regular sponge, lack of fluid causes it to become dry and crunchy.

Waste product and pain enhancing chemical get trapped and continue to cause you pain.

When you Super Ice or Ice Massage, the cold forces the sponge to squeeze itself, pushing irritant out.

Then you take the cold off, and the body overcompensates and pushes in a lot of new blood, nutrition, and oxygen.

Not only does icing reduce pain by getting irritant out and new blood in, but changing the ecology of you tissue like that causes the nervous system to relax, loosen muscles, and allow more even more circulation.

Icing does not mask the pain like pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Icing actually helps your body heal itself at a deep structural level.

Whereas surgery causes damage while it deals with a symptom, icing does no harm and helps heal the SOURCE of your pain.

Now that you know how to reduce inflammation, put it to work.

It takes a little time and attention, but it's free and one of your most effective options.



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