I've heard of DMSO but have never used it. If you have anything on it (and aspirin) feel free to post it!

The inflamation question is really one of those on-going questions. Like you said it would seem necessary up to a point. The problem is where that point ends is not clear. What seems to happen is that when inflamation is blocked you seem to get faster healing and a quicker return to activities. BUT where the natural process of inflamation is allowed to run it's course you get a better long-term outcome. Provided of course proper treatment and re-hab was adhered to. Better mobility, etc. This is by no means definitive as I said.

On old injuries with build up of scar tissue you've hit the nail on the head. You have to break it down and get rid of it. But it would be more accurate to say it has to be "remodeled". And that's the rub. It could be that this remodeling process, i.e. the laying down of healthy functional tissue, if this can be accomplished at all, is mediated by the inflamatorie process.

Anyway, i'm just talking. Anything you have you feel would be of use, lay it on us!

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.