Male Speaker: Life is really a process, isn't it? There's always a beginning, there's always a middle, and there is always an end. Well, the Grip method program was originally designed to help you with the last two, the middle and end because most individuals will purchase this program after they sustain an injury.
So what we did was we took you from that point to the end, in other words getting it out of your body, or erasing it out of your body if you will. But, did you know how you approach your injury, when you first get it, often determines how long the injury will be in your body.
Let me give you a side example. Say for instance you get a fever. Your choices are to do nothing about it, or to do something about it. Now, they both eventually will get to the same space. But, if you do something about a fever as an example, it seems to get you to that space a little bit quicker, doesn't it? This is why we've supplied this particular video, that's called what do I do when I first get injured? So let's both take a look at it.
Sal Graziano: Hi, my name is Sal Graziano, and I'm your narrator for what should I do when I first get injured? Let's say you are playing your favorite activity, whether it's golf, tennis, biking anything and you injure yourself. Some people will tell you well, put heat on the area, others will tell you ice.
These are the concepts that you use in order to help the body repair itself. The accepted method to help repair the body after a soft-tissue injury is R-I-C-E. RICE stands for rest, ice, compress, and elevate. R is for Rest. What you want to do is stop what you're doing, and rest that particular area.
I is for Ice and you want to apply ice to the area, C is for Compression, and E is Elevate. You want to elevate the body part above the heart if possible. There are different stages to a first injury that I like to make you aware of.
Stage one is the acute state, and that will be up to the first 24 hours after sustaining an injury. This is a good time to consult your doctor or physician. Have you ever seen the symbol Yin & Yang? It looks like this.
The Yin & Yang actually has multiple purposes. One of them is medical application. The Yin & Yang in this picture is black and white. The black and white are opposing colors. If I injure my shoulder through a particular activity, and surely after the injury I'm feeling it and you feel heat, you apply ice. Those are opposing processes. If you feel heat, you use ice. This symbol has been around for thousands of years. You would think, if something didn't work, they would have gotten rid of it, or changed it by now.
After your doctor's approval, gentle, non-pain range of motion is a good idea. But, if you feel pain, do not do it. Pain is in the body for a reason. It's telling you not to do something. You'll find that if you work with your body rather than against it, it will be more willing to do whatever process you want easier and quicker. If you feel the heat you have inflammation. There are five observable signs of inflammation, red, hot, swollen, painful, dysfunction.
The dysfunction of that particular body part will be an indication on how much injury you actually have. If the body part say in this case my shoulder actually has most of the movement after an injury, then generally speaking it's a minor tear. If you have a greater dysfunction, you will not be able to move your arm in a full range of motion.
After your injury, you're going to want to ice the area every 20-30 minutes on the hour, for the first 24 hours. The next day, you will be amazed on what this will do in such a short period of time. You are going to think it's a miracle, but you need to act fast. If you miss this opportunity, you're going to increase the repair period. A way to remember this is Yin to the Yang. If you feel heat when you touch it or warmth, apply ice.
Stage two is the subacute stage. This is from 48-72 hours. At this stage, you usually will feel pain, and still have some swelling, but the pain is non-increasing. Stage three is the chronic stage, and begins 72 hours and after an injury. The injury site might not look swollen, but will have pain and general dysfunction. This stage can last randomly from days, weeks, months, or even years. Massage or light body therapies are recommended at and after this point.
Beyond 72 hours, it is recommended that you alternate ice and heat, that is ice for 10 minutes, heat for 10 minutes, ice for 10 minutes, heat for 10 minutes. Do this during the day as long as your lifestyle will permit.
The alternating process actually acts as a heart. The cold will actually push the toxins and the pain producing chemicals away, and the heat will bring oxygen, blood supply, and nutrition into the area. You need both of these things in order to break the pain cycle. But, let me conclude with this thought, please remember this, the sooner you get treatment, the sooner it'll go away. Thank you.
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