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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 11 MIN

Rethinking Inflammation: How ‘Rest And Ice’ Is Sabotaging Your Healing

from In Good Health · host Dr. Thomas Buchheit, Kristen Farrah, Amirah Zaveri

Rethinking Inflammation: How ‘Rest And Ice’ Is Sabotaging Your Healing Everything you know about inflammation may be wrong. While standard protocols like rest and icing aim to suppress inflammation, new research suggests that an intense, short-term inflammatory response is actually essential for the body's natural healing process. Dr. Thomas Buchheit, explains how to rethink our relationship with inflammation and leverage our own biological systems to heal joints and nerves. Guest: Dr. Thomas Buchheit, Director of the Regenerative Pain Therapies Program, Duke Center for Translational Pain Medicine, author, Healing Joints and Nerves Host and Producer: Kristen Farrah Facebook: ingoodhealthpodX: @ ingoodhealthpodIG: @ingoodhealthpodYouTube: @ingoodhealthpodSpotify Apple Podcast In Good Health PodcastSubscribed to the newsletterFull ArchiveContact UsBecome an Affiliate Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Everything you know about inflammation may be wrong. While standard protocols like rest and icing aim to suppress inflammation, new research suggests that an intense, short-term inflammatory response is actually essential for the body's natural healing process. Dr. Thomas Buchheit explains how to rethink our relationship with inflammation and leverage our own biological systems to heal joints and nerves.

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