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softer than silk, and not only the palms but even the soles through numerous studies that consistent warm heating
of their feet are soft. However, as one ages, the skin and leads to significant medical improvement in pain caused
muscles gradually become stiff and hardened. Especially by degenerative spine and joints. Specific heat therapy
for those who do not exercise much and sit in front of a for certain areas is important, but it is also essential to
computer all day, their neck muscles become as stiff as maintain daily habits that protect against cold foods and ice
rocks. When the muscles of the neck become stiff, it can while wearing warm clothing.
lead to shoulder stiffness, piercing headaches, eye pain, We do whatever it takes to prevent aging and stay young.
and dry eyes. Generally, this type of muscle stiffness is Rather than trying to find the elixir of life or food like the
often seen in people in their 40s and 50s, but recently, even famous Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang, we can slowly age
20-year-olds who work from home constantly show such gracefully through small changes in our daily lives. If we
symptoms. In other words, they may be in their 20s, but make a habit of doing 10 minutes of stretching and avoiding
their necks are like those of someone in their 50s. cold drinks or ice every morning and evening, and if we can
Anyone would want to maintain the softness they had in regularly use warm heating on areas that have chronic pain,
their childhood if they could. Rejuvenating an already aged we can certainly see positive changes after a few months.
body through special treatments or medications is a human
desire, but in reality, there is currently no technology that 추, 관절치료를 전문으로 하는 병원에서 한국, 미국을 합쳐
can achieve such a thing. However, we can significantly 척10년 넘게 일하다 보니 다양한 퇴행성 척추, 관절증을 매일
slow down the pace of aging by changing our daily habits. 보게 된다. 퇴행성 변화라는 것은 바로 늙는 것을 말하는데 우리가
First and foremost, I want to emphasize the importance 신이 아닌 인간이기 때문에 피할 수 없는 것이 바로 이 노화이다.
of regular and careful stretching. You don't need to do
anything extreme like running miles every morning or 환자들의 척추, 관절을 눈으로 보면서 그리고 그 몸을 손으로 만지
doing several hundred-pound bench presses every day. A 면서 또한 X-ray, MRI를 통해서 다양한 측면으로 그 퇴행화를 관찰
proper stretching routine at a set time every morning or 하게 된다. 노화라는 것은 의학적, 사회적으로 여러 가지 척도를 통
evening is enough. In fact, there are numerous stretching 하여 정의할 수 있겠지만 필자가 생각하는 노화는 상당히 단순하면
and exercise videos on YouTube, and even doing one or two 서도 명확하다. 나의 임상으로 경험한 신체 나이의 척도는 바로 ‘굳
of them properly and carefully every day can result in a 어짐’이라고 생각한다.
remarkable change in one's body.
Next is maintaining body temperature. If you touch the 갓난아이의 몸은 모든 부분이 부드럽다. 심지어 머리뼈도 딱딱하지
areas of our body that are stiff, they are usually colder 않으며 모든 뼈가 물렁물렁하며 인대, 관절이 모두 부드럽다. 그래
than other areas. In fact, when we examine patients who 서 아기는 혹시 실수로 넘어지거나 어딘가에서 떨어져도 피가 나거
complain of chronic pain rather than acute pain, the areas 나 멍이 들 수는 있지만 뼈가 부러지는 경우는 거의 없다. 사람이 나
they touch with their hands are almost always colder than 이가 들면서 10대가 되고 성인이 되면 비로소 골절을 흔하게 보게
other parts of their body. If you regularly use a warm 된다. 그리고 더 나이가 들어서 80대 이상이 되면 뼈의 탄력은 거의
heating pad on areas where chronic degenerative changes 존재하지 않아서 뼈가 거의 탄력이 없이 돌처럼 딱딱해진다. 이로
have occurred for several months, the area will become 인해 사소한 충격 혹은 넘어짐으로 인해 쉽게 골절이 되어 고생을
softer and symptoms will improve. It has been verified 하는 노인 환자를 자주 본다.

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