"However, in a study that examined the effect of celecoxib on rat ligament transaction, animals treated with this coxib for the initial 6 days after injury had weaker ligaments than those given placebo when tested 14 days after the initial injury
I will not use Ibuprofen orally or as a gel (after a quick search, apparently ingesting too much can hurt your liver...who knew? )
FWIW I got a bottle a while back and found my finger niggles went away when I massaged them regularly.
Quote from: Baldy on January 24, 2013, 06:41:50 pmFWIW I got a bottle a while back and found my finger niggles went away when I massaged them regularly.Or are we just becoming subsumed by aspirational pseud nonsense? I'm afraid I found it far more interesting wondering exactly what cocktail of speed and coke Jerry used on Evolution, or what Dave Graham's favourite green is, than knowing that James Pearson tackles a posh flapjack after a redpoint. I apologise for such cynicism, but I miss Dense
I've heard the same about topical anti-inflammatories; a bit of a waste of time. never underestimate the placebo effect of a potent smelling cream you rub on. I've become quite open to the idea of intentionally deceiving myself that something will work, in the hope of getting maximum placebo effect. One of the best things about tiger balm is the feeling that anything that makes your eyes water HAS to work...
Crimp oil is not meant for skin on hands like someone mentioned above like other products such as climb on. It's for alleviating tendon/joint pain and inflammation and you are meant to massage deep into affected area 3 times a day in cases of injury.
My doc told me most effective treatment to reduce inflammation (had a sprain, and tendon inflammation) is a course of oral ibuprofen, take regularly for 7 days to allow it to actually reduce the inflammation and start to heal, oh and rest.
I havent been using it for a few weeks now - (because we all know how easy it is to forgo prevention when there is nothing bad happening) and I just got an A2 tweak.I have the bottle of crimp oil at work so I will use it every day at lunchtime and see what happens.I will not use Ibuprofen orally or as a gel (after a quick search, apparently ingesting too much can hurt your liver...who knew? )I will report back. and then we can form a judgement based on my extensive data sampling.
There are stories on the bodybuilding forums of people crushing up pills and then using DMSO as the transport agent.
Quote from: Dylan on January 24, 2013, 09:13:59 pmThere are stories on the bodybuilding forums of people crushing up pills and then using DMSO as the transport agent. Think I'll stick with Thomas Cook
and pop another one but don't do anything to it at all.
I was intrigued too, so did a bit of reading. It's main ingredient (Helichrysum Italicum) has some decent evidence for an anti-inflammatory effect (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11902802). Wintergreen is the same stuff you find in tiger balm - inside the body it metabolises to make anti-inflammatory chemicals, but for topical applications the biggest effect is probably pain-relief, probably caused by counter-irritation (http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7446/995)I couldn't find any evidence for peppermint doing anything effective, though it's in that nice 'cool gel' that the physios use with ultrasound. Same with lineolic acid - lots of effects in the body but using it topically is like pouring petrol on your car bonnet.Sounds like it smells nice. I've bought some.
Sounds like it smells nice.
http://www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htmI've used it before with positive results. Makes your breath smell. There are stories on the bodybuilding forums of people crushing up pills and then using DMSO as the transport agent. I'm guessing this is probably better that the snake crimp oil
DMSO == TLA's & FLA's Acronyms are only useful/work when you know your audience/people you're talking to understands them.
massage with olive oil?
But when mixed in the right proportions they can produce something amazing. It's like Alchemy.