When parts of the body are damaged the damage leads to coagulation and inflammation followed by healing. Connective tissue or Fascia heals through regeneration and repair that matures into scar tissue. Once formed scar tissue is less elastic than non injured tissue and therefore alters mechanics. Bone has a unique ability to regenerate its shape, strength and pre injury function.

For some people the continued use of NSAIDS – eg ibuprofen, aspirin (at higher dosages), Naproxen, Cocodamol, Diclofenac can lead to the unique ability of bone to heal being stalled causing the bone to not heal (1).

Bones need forces placed upon them to model into their shape and to restore the architecture of their insides, which is what gives bone their strength. Such forces are produced by using the body not too little and not too much (see training effect).

Getting the correct tension(s) within the body enables the tissues of the body to heal. Too much tension and too little tension do not facilitate the body to heal or indeed to function normally.

By normal I mean for example; if we take a muscle and not use it as much then the muscle changes its structure and shape as well as drop its connections to other parts of the body associated with it, reducing co-ordination aka strength . As muscles lose their coordination bone can be left to over heal (commonly known as wear and tear).

Through disuse, we end up with weaker softer and smaller muscles that are less plugged in to the body and therefore can’t move it as well as a muscle more plugged in to the body. Causing further movement pattern faults over time. Deconditioning plus tension (stress) leads to an unhappy person and a stiff and uncomfortable body.

Making sure in your life to dissipate tensions and to utilise tension when training your body can complement Lee’s bodywork, which helps with tensions and identifying patterns of movement faults or poor posture that could go unrecognised for years and even decades.

Work with Lee Wickham to enable your body’s healing, a reduction in your experience of pain and enjoy a sense of improved movement…

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References:

1. Farii HA et al (2021) The Effect of NSAIDs on Post Fracture Bone Healing. OTA International Jun 4(2) e092 doi: 10.1097/o19.0000000000000092