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    Sprained Ankle- Chinese or Western medicine ?

    So I rolled my ankle playing basketball last Saturday and I need to be ready to play again this Saturday (playoffs)

    I did the R.I.C.E treatment Western medicine strongly recommends but I can still feel some pain. Not sharp pain but still painful enough that I know I still need treatment.

    So would a Chinese doctor help me get back to playing faster ? I haven't tried Chinese medicine before so that's why I'm clueless.


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    Quote Originally Posted by CreepyPedro:
    So would a Chinese doctor help me get back to playing faster ? I haven't tried Chinese medicine before so that's why I'm clueless.
    If you ask a westerner then the answer is HELL NO, if you ask a local the answer is HELL YES.

    you wont know until you try it, Chinese medicine doctor will give you lots of herbs to wrap around the ankle to get it to heal faster, some stinky and dark color herbs
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    It can 4-6 weeks for the soft tissue to recover. Rub the affected area many times a day to keep the blood circulating; that can help speed things up a little.

    Last edited by Claire ex-ax; 15-10-2015 at 12:11 PM.
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    Thanks for the advice Claire and wtb! I will give Chinese medicine a try! Hopefully, it will get better!


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    Chines medicine all the way. I had a similar injury. The doc did acupuncture, painful massage from hell and then smelly herbal wrap. After two weeks I have made full recovery.

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    Chinese,only
    For some things western medicine man had no solution, China man did the job

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    Quote Originally Posted by WMDS:
    Chines medicine all the way. I had a similar injury. The doc did acupuncture, painful massage from hell and then smelly herbal wrap. After two weeks I have made full recovery.
    Thanks hopefully it won't take two weeks in my case, need to be back on the court in two days!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrison:
    Chinese,only
    For some things western medicine man had no solution, China man did the job
    Alright, got an appointment today! Hope it will help!

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    Smoke more erbs to take the pain away LOL

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    Go see this guy. always worked wonders for my multiple trail running injuries:

    Alain Chu's Sports Injury & Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Homepage

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