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First Aid & Common Illness
Everyone should have a basic knowledge
of first aid and its treatments. We should also understand how to
diagnose and treat common illness. This section of the website will
be devoted to teaching people how to treat common injuries and
illnesses. Below will be an alphabetical list of the most common
injuries and illnesses with, when appropriate, a way to diagnose,
and always a treatment plan. All the medicines and supplies listed
are available to the public and where necessary, common sources will
are given.
Sprains/Strains of Joints: These
occur most commonly to joints such as the knee, ankle, wrist,
shoulder, and occur from a movement beyond the normal range of
motion. When this injury happens it feels like a tearing has
occurred at the site and the effected joint is painful and does not
want to be moved. They are classified as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree.
The actual injury is primarily to the ligaments of the joint but can
also in the case of the 3rd degree sprain affect the bone as well.
3rd degree sprains will not be addressed here and should
be seen by a health care professional. 1st and 2nd degree
sprains can be diagnosed for the most part at home. Local swelling,
generalized pain around the affected joint, no point tenderness at
the end of a long bone attachment, and the joint is able to be moved
by someone else even though no weight can be put on it; then it is
most likely a mild to moderate sprain. Given a day or so it will
even turn a darker color as the blood coagulates before it is
resorbed. Therapy is directed at increasing blood flow through
the area and towards rebuilding of dammaged tissues. There is no
direct blood supply to ligaments and consequently the healing is
greatly slowed. The only way that particular tissue can survive is
by the flow of oxygen and nutrients from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lowered concentration, via a vessel that
passes by the ligament. Hydrotherapy called revulsion
therapy is extremely important in this respect. It essentially
gives one days worth of blood flow in fifteen minutes time.The way
to accomplish this is to either soak the immerse the affected part
or wrap it in wet towels as hot as one can stand from tap water for
1 minute. Then directly immerse or wrap in the coldest water from
the tap for 2 minutes. Repeat this five times for a total of fifteen
minutes. If this is done several times per day, the healing of
tissues is greatly increased. Another very useful therapy is
acupuncture. When done correctly allows the body to utilize more
effectively and increase significantly, all the local tissue
hormones and cellular components of healing. Increased prostaglandin
E2, phagocytosis, endorphins, blood flow and the like all help the
healing process. To increase the effectiveness, I always use the
external application of a chinese burning herb called Moxa. It does
not touch the skin but gently warms the area. Medicines that I
always keep in my first aid kit are Vitalzym X(World Nutrition Inc,
1 800 548-2710, www.vitalzym.com), or
Wobenzym-N(Naturally Vitamins, 1 888 766-4406, www.wobenzym.com). Both of these
nutraceuticals are in the category called systemic enzymes. I use
these at the maximum recommended dosages until the swelling and pain
are reduced and the range of motion and strength have returned.
I also recommend either Yunan Pai Yao or Tieh Ta Wan chinese
patent formulas. These are harder to purchase if you do not have
access to a chinese pharmacy but are extremely effective with or
without the enzymes. Tieh Ta Wan is a large chewable pill and is
used for the milder strains and injuries, while Yunan Pai Yao is
either in capsule form or powder and is used for more severe
trauma. Lastly, I use both passive and active stretches and
mobilization combined when appropriate with at first mild and
then later strong excercise.
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