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I've come to the realization that I know a good deal about strength training, conditioning, martial arts training, diet, etc. but when it comes to injuries I am mostly lost. I can find some information on the internet, but the problem is I don't have much insight in it. I have insight in my diet, I have insight in my training. About injuries I know RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and not that much more. I just try something a doctor said or something but I'm shooting blindly here because I lack the insight. Part of the problem is that medicine is so mainstream so I haven't come across a book about injuries that is to the point. You would have to study to become a doctor and than specialize in (mostly) sport-related injuries, which isn't to the point. I feel the doctors I've visited barely care and don't even take the time to assess the individual situation. I can't completely blame them since they are somewhat like drones who have to help a patient in 10 minutes and than the next patient is there. I have not been satisfied with the treatments doctors have prescribed me.
Examples:
>when I was a kid the doctor recommended me to take MgO for some sort of pains I was having (growth related I guess). Only after I invested time learning about nutrition I know that MgO is a shitty form of magnesium and there are much better forms to take magnesium in, which is probably why MgO didn't help much from what I remember
>I know a guy who had pain in his knee which kept him from training properly for over 2 years and he visited multiple knee specialists, literally people who don't do anything but treat knee injuries in their professional lives, and they all wanted to operate and do this and that and they gave him special medication and only the 4th specialist fixed the problem by telling him to do a very simple stretch and that was that. The knee was 100% in a few days. Such a simple problem and the doctors just wanted to make money of him and ruin him for life.
>a girl I know was almost killed by a doctor when he prescribed medication to combat a kickboxing-related injury. The medication reacted with the medication the girl was already taking and she couldn't breathe anymore and was rushed to the hospital and barely survived. If the paramedics were a few minutes later she would've been dead.
I know many more stories like this just about the people I personally know. My own experience with doctors isn't too great either. My confidence in our medical system is quite low, especially for sport-related injuries. Does anyone know where I can find a great resource about injuries to give me the insights I am looking for, without the extra luggage for doctors. Probably a book or ebook, a website perhaps. Injury prevention, rehab, mobility drills etc. for a muscle tear, a problem with joint x or ligament y. That's what I'm looking for, specific and to the point.
If it was a diet book, it could look like this:
carbohydrate info
protein info
fat info
micronutrient info
concrete plan for weight loss
contrete plan for muscle gain
etc.
This but for injuries so I get insight into injuries and know to the point what to do. Or maybe I'm asking too much and such a thing does not exist.
Examples:
>when I was a kid the doctor recommended me to take MgO for some sort of pains I was having (growth related I guess). Only after I invested time learning about nutrition I know that MgO is a shitty form of magnesium and there are much better forms to take magnesium in, which is probably why MgO didn't help much from what I remember
>I know a guy who had pain in his knee which kept him from training properly for over 2 years and he visited multiple knee specialists, literally people who don't do anything but treat knee injuries in their professional lives, and they all wanted to operate and do this and that and they gave him special medication and only the 4th specialist fixed the problem by telling him to do a very simple stretch and that was that. The knee was 100% in a few days. Such a simple problem and the doctors just wanted to make money of him and ruin him for life.
>a girl I know was almost killed by a doctor when he prescribed medication to combat a kickboxing-related injury. The medication reacted with the medication the girl was already taking and she couldn't breathe anymore and was rushed to the hospital and barely survived. If the paramedics were a few minutes later she would've been dead.
I know many more stories like this just about the people I personally know. My own experience with doctors isn't too great either. My confidence in our medical system is quite low, especially for sport-related injuries. Does anyone know where I can find a great resource about injuries to give me the insights I am looking for, without the extra luggage for doctors. Probably a book or ebook, a website perhaps. Injury prevention, rehab, mobility drills etc. for a muscle tear, a problem with joint x or ligament y. That's what I'm looking for, specific and to the point.
If it was a diet book, it could look like this:
carbohydrate info
protein info
fat info
micronutrient info
concrete plan for weight loss
contrete plan for muscle gain
etc.
This but for injuries so I get insight into injuries and know to the point what to do. Or maybe I'm asking too much and such a thing does not exist.