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to happen, the chemical and electrical signals
which turned inflammation on have to be turned off
and the signals for tissue repair/replacement have
to be turned on.
In most cases, the body can do this naturally all
by itself. In some cases, however, because there is
continued damage or because the body does not
turn off and on the correct signals, the body stays in
the inflammation stage. In this case you continue to
experience pain long after you should and because
the body cannot lay down new tissue while
inflammation is occurring, you are more likely to
injure yourself.
The Repair / Replacement of Tissues Stage
Work by an orthopedic surgeon named Robert
Becker suggests that there is specific electrical
signal that promotes healing of tissues. This
electrical signal is carried between the brain and the
damaged tissue in the perineural tissue which
surrounds the nerve NOT the nerve itself. The
