I chose to talk about Inflammation in my first message because it is the reason any surgical procedure, technique, medication, or healing mechanism exists in our world. Inflammation includes disease, pain, heat, swelling, sunburn, allergies, blood supply, collagen, fibroblasts, neural pathways, muscle spindles, trigger points and on and on! I think you get the idea!

Inflammation is the body’s natural rescue and healing process. We as animals and living beings need it to exist and be active. When something interferes with our natural state the brain is signaled through chemical and nerve interaction which tells the brain to come to the rescue. The brain sends out the alarm to all body systems to drop what they’re doing and meet at the location in danger!

Have you ever had a stomachache or a cold which is taking all of your energy to deal with then comes along a cut from a knife (for example) and you forget all about the stomach or respiratory malady? The brain prioritizes what you need to heal in real time.

The process of instant attention to an injury, a disease, an allergic reaction is a long chain reaction including attack, build and repair. We call this inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling.