Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Rik As a landscaper, I had this really bad a few years ago. Picking up a cup of tea was really painful, so you can imagine what little fun lifting paving slabs was! Although cynical at the time of alternative medicine, I visited a Shiatsu Practitioner only twice and have had NO problems since. Sorry no herb suggestions, but this worked. Regards - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Yep. mega doses MSM and either deep tissue oil or the massage hot oil in the files under Natural remedies. Tumeric is another good one also. Suzi <phoward@...> wrote: Rik - The best thing that I have found for tennis elbow - or in my case it is fall hay bales elbow is to take MSM and use deep tissue repair oil on it. usually fixes me up in time to stack the next load of hay. hello all, i think i have a tennis elbow, at least what i read about it, it is just the same with my elbow, underarm. has anyone treated this with herbs, any other tricks perhaps, i have had this for half a year now and it is getting annoying......... and painful at times. problem is that i work every day with my arms, lifting, pulling, etc. i would like to hear your advice. experiences, thank you, rik Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I've treated it on myself... MSM, deep tissue or "hot" massage oil, BFC, and organic calcium... (everything I used) SuziRik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: hello all, i think i have a tennis elbow, at least what i read about it, it is just the same with my elbow, underarm. has anyone treated this with herbs, any other tricks perhaps, i have had this for half a year now and it is getting annoying......... and painful at times. problem is that i work every day with my arms, lifting, pulling, etc. i would like to hear your advice. experiences, thank you, rik Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Rik, But what quantities are you taking? SuziRik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: hi all, thanks a lot for the suggestions, i am using deep tissue repair oil, calcium, bfc, and msn with glucosamine,chondriotin,msn, for my joints. i massage my arm, or my wife... hot and cold baths for my arm, soak with comfrey..... and drink some comfrey tea. it is getting slowly less painful, i can deal with it, but concentrate not to over use my arm. someone mentioned just picking up a cup of tea could be hurting like heck, i know all about that! someone emailed me outside the group telling about Moshe Feldenkrais where you can download free lessons. will look into that one, i have to search for the webbie first. i will let you know, thanks again, and have a great day! rik Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 3 tablets a day, calcium, glucosamine,chondriotin,msn, and bfc, and herbal calcium formula, plus a scoop of calcium citrate........ and i take one vit b complex for my nerves, which is an other story. someone on the herbal remedies group told me his tenniselbow success story with comfrey and dmso, i will try that one tomorrow. any advice about dossage? should i step it up? not harmful if i take more? overal, i'm feeling great, just that arm is bugging me. rik > Rik, > But what quantities are you taking? > Suzi > > Rik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: > hi all, thanks a lot for the suggestions, i am using deep tissue > repair oil, calcium, bfc, and msn with glucosamine,chondriotin,msn, > for my joints. i massage my arm, or my wife... hot and cold baths > for my arm, soak with comfrey..... and drink some comfrey tea. it > is getting slowly less painful, i can deal with it, but concentrate > not to over use my arm. someone mentioned just picking up a cup of > tea could be hurting like heck, i know all about that! someone > emailed me outside the group telling about Moshe Feldenkrais where > you can download free lessons. will look into that one, i have to > search for the webbie first. i will let you know, thanks again, and > have a great day! rik > > > > Suzi > What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. > > > health/ > http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 You didn't give me mgs... I was taking about 9,000 mg of msm daily for a couple weeks then cut back... BFC was rubbed in with dmso 2-3 times daily. Rik <bliksemskater@...> wrote: 3 tablets a day, calcium, glucosamine,chondriotin,msn, and bfc, and herbal calcium formula, plus a scoop of calcium citrate........ and i take one vit b complex for my nerves, which is an other story. someone on the herbal remedies group told me his tenniselbow success story with comfrey and dmso, i will try that one tomorrow. any advice about dossage? should i step it up? not harmful if i take more? overal, i'm feeling great, just that arm is bugging me. rik> Rik,> But what quantities are you taking?> Suzi Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi Carl, Have you tried using some Arnica cream on your skin area and also taking some (homeopathic) Arnica tablets at the same time? This may be helpful. I have used Arnica in both forms for years for tendonitis and bursitis and it has helped me. Stay off the tennis courts, too! LOL ~ Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hello Gretchen, I have a strong comment on this subjet. Some decades ago, I took up club tennis with my then wife (for various reasons that did not work.) The first racket I bought was an Ashe CompII which had borsic aluminium stiffeners in the neck of the racket. Ashe liked a stiff racket which transfers the shock of hitting the ball right to your tendon at the elbow. I had tennis elbow (TE) big time. The handle was wrapped with a steering wheel cushion made of 1/8 " thick foam which provided a shock absorption and more immportantly increased the diameter of the handle. When you grip hard something of small diameter, the TE tendons are under great stress and additionsl shock loads do a severe number on them. In the structural testing world, this is called mean stress testing and is more severe of a test than with no steady stress or " 0 " mean stress testing. The results were miraculus which allowed me to play for several years afterword. Later, I bought one of those wide Prince rackets and still wrapped the handle. Any tool we put into our hands should have as large as possible diameter and should have a soft handle surface. This will definitely reduce stress on TE's and the tendons that cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (a fairly common experience.) EdM from NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hello Carl, Look over my reply post of today addressed to Gretchen. Past battles with tennis elbow have been won by me without the use of drugs. If you are typing a lot, consider the position of function of your hands. This is the " neutral " point where there is no steady stress to exacerbate the repetetive motions. The position of function is found by letting your hand dangle straight down. That is the shape your hand and wrist should be in when you are typing before reaching for a key. Do you need a higher heel of the hand pad? Is your position from the keyboard so that the wrist is not bent away from the positon of function? EdM from NH These are very important considerations. There source comes from my years as an EMT and Stress Reduction Training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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