Has anyone tried a paraffin wax for hand pain? (used to be epsom soak)//Sharon

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Sharon,

I have tried epsom soaks for other things, can't see why they

wouldn't help if my hands and/or feet were aching hurt.

I do have one of those foot soaky things that bubbles, massages,

etc., and I have some " energizing " mint tablets I put in when my feet

seem especially painful (like now when they swell to the proportions

of an elephants....lol).

I also have a paraffin wax thingie that my mom bought me years ago.

She uses it a lot with her hands (arthritis) and you can use it on

your feet as well. They aren't too expensive and the heat seeps deep

in and can provide lots of relief. Just some other thoughts - I know

there are days that none of us can " get the pain to go away " ......and

I'm like many, I have no problems with what the medical profession

can do, but it is a science and not an exact one, so if I can find

something that works that doesn't interact with what the doctor is

doing, well, I'm going for it because ultimately, I am in charge of

my own health, right?

Here's shooting for a mostly pain-free weekend! That's my goal!!!

(((Hugs)))

Darlene

>

> I have used these alot, as sometimes the tiger balm, and other

topicals cause burn mark and sometimes not, don't know why not

consistant?? Like my bro says I always have had the weird stuff,

weird illnesses, weird symptoms etc. But I do find when my calf

muscles exspecially are really bad, I dump the stuff in and sit for

appx 1 hr. It is also good for hand soaks for cramping I have had

new. This should not cause any reaction.

>

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Darlene,

I have a parafin wax bath and aregular footbath. I use both. The first time I

used the parafin wax my daughter was in cosmo and I was a guinea pig. It was

wonderful. My Ot also recomemmended it for me. The other thing is to do crafts

to keep your hands limber. I learned that from my grandmother who had bad

atheritis in her hands. She did embrodery,knitting and simple crochet edgingings

until she passed away at 90yrs young.

JudyMer

---- ddean228 wrote:

> Sharon,

> I have tried epsom soaks for other things, can't see why they

> wouldn't help if my hands and/or feet were aching hurt.

>

> I do have one of those foot soaky things that bubbles, massages,

> etc., and I have some " energizing " mint tablets I put in when my feet

> seem especially painful (like now when they swell to the proportions

> of an elephants....lol).

>

> I also have a paraffin wax thingie that my mom bought me years ago.

> She uses it a lot with her hands (arthritis) and you can use it on

> your feet as well. They aren't too expensive and the heat seeps deep

> in and can provide lots of relief. Just some other thoughts - I know

> there are days that none of us can " get the pain to go away " ......and

> I'm like many, I have no problems with what the medical profession

> can do, but it is a science and not an exact one, so if I can find

> something that works that doesn't interact with what the doctor is

> doing, well, I'm going for it because ultimately, I am in charge of

> my own health, right?

>

> Here's shooting for a mostly pain-free weekend! That's my goal!!!

>

>

> (((Hugs)))

> Darlene

>

>

> >

> > I have used these alot, as sometimes the tiger balm, and other

> topicals cause burn mark and sometimes not, don't know why not

> consistant?? Like my bro says I always have had the weird stuff,

> weird illnesses, weird symptoms etc. But I do find when my calf

> muscles exspecially are really bad, I dump the stuff in and sit for

> appx 1 hr. It is also good for hand soaks for cramping I have had

> new. This should not cause any reaction.

> >

>

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