| Chinese Martial artists for the last 3000 years | | | | Bruises are patches of stagnant blood over your |
| have been training and getting injured the same | | | | muscle that could harden and crystallize over your |
| as today. In fact martial artists that were | | | | muscle, giving you pain for years to come. A last |
| considered 'Masters' at the time were mostly | | | | great example of Chinese Sports Medicine is they |
| doctors or bone setters. If you aren't healthy, | | | | don't use ice. The short explanation here is think |
| you can't train its that simple. Obviously Physical | | | | about what your muscles do when they are cold, |
| Therapists and Western Medicine were not | | | | what does fluid do when its exposed to freezing |
| around, but hey also weren't needed. The Chinese | | | | temperatures? Ice will help reduce inflammation, |
| used herbs and body therapy techniques to heal | | | | but with a huge cost. A simple mixture of Chinese |
| injuries and keep students in top condition. The big | | | | herbs however can sedate paid, reduce |
| 'secret' about these techniques is that Westerners | | | | inflammation, and most importantly remove |
| just aren't educated about Chinese Sports | | | | stagnant blood and fluids and bring in fresh healing |
| Medicine. The product regimen of these natural | | | | blood to the area. |
| products, in most instances are far superior to | | | | So what can you do to be a newly informed |
| anything even available to a Westerner. For | | | | person in Chinese Herbal Medicine? Well, unless |
| instance in training westerners make big use of | | | | your an herbalist or Oriental Medical Doctor you |
| supplements of protein and such, it would just | | | | will have to buy some product to get you going. |
| take a couple minutes of anyone's time to see | | | | Here is your short list: |
| that 90% of products on the market have never | | | | Liniments or Dit Da Jow - You need to be able to |
| shown a gain in athletes. The difference here is | | | | have a product that will relieve pain, warm up |
| that Westerners are trying to chemically break | | | | muscles, remove bruises, and relieve aches and |
| down and synthesize natural processes in your | | | | pains. |
| body for a greater effect. | | | | Ice Substitute - This one is a tough one for you if |
| The Chinese however use 5000years of research | | | | you don't buy some type of product like Herbal |
| on herbal properties to enhance or heal their | | | | ICE. However, remember if you ice to only ice |
| bodies with little or no side effects. Another main | | | | for very short periods of time. |
| difference is that Westerners prefer to 'grin and | | | | Emergency Products- Such as those to stop |
| bear it'. When they get bumps, bruises, sprains, | | | | bleeding, and pills like Trauma Pills. |
| strains, and aches unless it is seriously affecting | | | | Here are some helpful things to have around |
| them, Westerners will just try to 'walk it off' or | | | | should you choose not to buy product, or keep |
| ignore it. The only thing this accomplishes is that | | | | as emergency. |
| you 'baby' the injury and usually injure another | | | | Agrimony - Stops bleeding. Take internally as |
| part of your body by, say walking differently. | | | | strong tea, or bruise together and apply to |
| Another problem here is that you not helping the | | | | wounds. Burning it and using the ashes would be |
| injury heal, you want to be proactive with injuries. | | | | superior to stop bleeding. |
| Lastly, these injuries can have lasting effects. | | | | |