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How does reducing inflammation promote healing?

Asked by nikipedia (28072points) May 6th, 2010

The usual advice for two common running injuries, shin splints and tendinitis (which I think may actually be the same thing?) involves reducing inflammation by icing and taking ibuprofen.

I was under the impression that inflammation was evidence that your healing processes were at work. So why would you want to reduce it?

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