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Stage 2: Reaction phase

is little pain but still allow the immune system to do

its job.

If this is a true acute inflammation, with proper

medical treatment this usually takes about 2 weeks

to resolve. However, if you are in the reaction

phase and are simply given an anti-inflammatory

medicine which simply blocks the inflammatory

reaction (Aspirin, alleve, motrin, advil, steroid

injection, cortisol injection, celebrex,etc) you have

suppressed the pain and other symptoms but you

have also prevented the immune system from doing

its job. The immune system cannot clean the

bacteria or toxin out which was damaging the tissue

in the first place. The underlying cause remains and

can continue to damage the body. The body then

transitions into the deposition phase.