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Physical activity -- muscle movement -- also increases the flow of interstitial fluid back to the circulatory system. This is how the body "takes out the trash"
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
Physical activity -- muscle movement -- also increases the flow of interstitial fluid back to the circulatory system. This is how the body "takes out the trash" which is essential to the healing process.
I have a serious medical condition. I sometimes go for a short walk when I feel awful because I know from long experience that doing so frequently makes me feel better and I've gotten good at telling when I feel awful in a way that will likely be helped by taking a walk.
- datameta 5y agoThis connects the dots even further! I had a time where I went on a walk and thought it would be an extremely short one. After I thought I had been hitting the wall and I was sure I was making it worse, my joint started feeling much better. I extended the walk and returned feeling like the flare-up I had been experiencing before the walk had rapidly dissipated. That was a defining learning moment for me.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoYou might find this comment of interest: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25427090 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25427090
- datameta 5y agoThank you!!