Dr. Kelly Starrett

If you have a joint that's swollen or a tissue that's swollen, your brain will shut down force production in and around that joint system. Is swelling an emergency? No. Is a swollen joint environment really healthy for the integrity and surface of the joint? No. We want to manage that.

But oftentimes when someone comes in and the tissue is congested, sometimes we say swelling and we think ankle, only capsular. But here we have, if you've ever flown on an airplane and had cankles, that's congested tissue.

But oftentimes when someone comes in and the tissue is congested, sometimes we say swelling and we think ankle, only capsular. But here we have, if you've ever flown on an airplane and had cankles, that's congested tissue.

But oftentimes when someone comes in and the tissue is congested, sometimes we say swelling and we think ankle, only capsular. But here we have, if you've ever flown on an airplane and had cankles, that's congested tissue.

If we manage that congestion, if we move those lymphatics along, muscle contraction drives the lymphatic drainage, the lymph system is the sewage system of the body, decongested tissues often express less pain.

If we manage that congestion, if we move those lymphatics along, muscle contraction drives the lymphatic drainage, the lymph system is the sewage system of the body, decongested tissues often express less pain.

If we manage that congestion, if we move those lymphatics along, muscle contraction drives the lymphatic drainage, the lymph system is the sewage system of the body, decongested tissues often express less pain.

And what we find is that in broken bones or soft tissue injuries, if we can better evacuate that swelling, better evacuate that congestion, not only do we see you're now healing at the rate of a human being, we're not rate limiting the healing, But also we can help you manage that sensitivity. Then the third one is, can we get some blood flow in there? You said, once I warm up, I feel great.

And what we find is that in broken bones or soft tissue injuries, if we can better evacuate that swelling, better evacuate that congestion, not only do we see you're now healing at the rate of a human being, we're not rate limiting the healing, But also we can help you manage that sensitivity. Then the third one is, can we get some blood flow in there? You said, once I warm up, I feel great.

And what we find is that in broken bones or soft tissue injuries, if we can better evacuate that swelling, better evacuate that congestion, not only do we see you're now healing at the rate of a human being, we're not rate limiting the healing, But also we can help you manage that sensitivity. Then the third one is, can we get some blood flow in there? You said, once I warm up, I feel great.

Welcome to the power of blood flow. Tissues become hydrated. We're shifting blood from the stomach. All the things that happens, right? All that venous return is coming back on board. But suddenly we see that if we can get something pumped full of blood, it tends to be less painful. And that's a really easy.

Welcome to the power of blood flow. Tissues become hydrated. We're shifting blood from the stomach. All the things that happens, right? All that venous return is coming back on board. But suddenly we see that if we can get something pumped full of blood, it tends to be less painful. And that's a really easy.

Welcome to the power of blood flow. Tissues become hydrated. We're shifting blood from the stomach. All the things that happens, right? All that venous return is coming back on board. But suddenly we see that if we can get something pumped full of blood, it tends to be less painful. And that's a really easy.

So if I have an old orthopedic thing, maybe I spend a few minutes just getting a huge quad pump on the leg extension machine. Then I go squat heavy. So now I have desensitization, decongestion, reperfusion. Whatever tool you want to use for these is fair game with me. This is how I've come to kind of conceptualize these different tools. And the last one is restore.

So if I have an old orthopedic thing, maybe I spend a few minutes just getting a huge quad pump on the leg extension machine. Then I go squat heavy. So now I have desensitization, decongestion, reperfusion. Whatever tool you want to use for these is fair game with me. This is how I've come to kind of conceptualize these different tools. And the last one is restore.

So if I have an old orthopedic thing, maybe I spend a few minutes just getting a huge quad pump on the leg extension machine. Then I go squat heavy. So now I have desensitization, decongestion, reperfusion. Whatever tool you want to use for these is fair game with me. This is how I've come to kind of conceptualize these different tools. And the last one is restore.

Do you have full range of motion, full normal in that joint, yes or no? Because that's the last thing that we talk about because you're still able to perform your sport at college or do your job, but we're not seeing how – your ability to not access that range of motion, maybe limiting your movement choice and potentially overloading a tissue by making it work in a less effective manner.

Do you have full range of motion, full normal in that joint, yes or no? Because that's the last thing that we talk about because you're still able to perform your sport at college or do your job, but we're not seeing how – your ability to not access that range of motion, maybe limiting your movement choice and potentially overloading a tissue by making it work in a less effective manner.

Do you have full range of motion, full normal in that joint, yes or no? Because that's the last thing that we talk about because you're still able to perform your sport at college or do your job, but we're not seeing how – your ability to not access that range of motion, maybe limiting your movement choice and potentially overloading a tissue by making it work in a less effective manner.

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