rotator cuff question and strange rash

[Guest guest]

Hello all, I have a question. Is there anyone out there who can guide me to

natural treatments for rotator cuff issues? I started to have pain and limited

mobility about 1 year ago and this year I am in constant pain day and night no

matter what i do with it. Since I have an 18 mos and 3 mos babies I really need

to get my movement less painful, but not sure how to go about it. My MD. told me

it needs surgery but I have no insurance and really want to avoid surgery any

how. I would appreciate any help. I also have had this strange rash on my arms

and neck/chest area. I have had it since Jan. 06, it got better then came back

worse yet. I do have allergies but have not been in contact with anything new.

Stress is a possibility, I have been using over the counter creams and have seen

2 MD. who gave me zyrtec and other antihistimines as well as a steroid treatment

(in 06). I have only been using creams the last few months. I only had a problem

with rashes 1x before 06 which

cleared up with steroid and antihist. I would sure appreciate any help you can

give on these issues. I thank you in advance for your thoughts... Susan

 

 

 

 

Hope all is well with you and yours.

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[Guest guest]

As a massage therapist and healer by trade, my recommendations for the

rotator cuff issues would be to do two things:

 

One, if you are carrying your babies in the same arm all the time,

switch off arms once in a while. Or invest in one of those backpack

style carriers for the littlest one. I reckon the 18 month old is just

raring to walk on her own, if not run most of the time, right? HE HE

HE So she can stand a little walking, especially if it is just around

the house most of the time. That should help get rid of some of the

physical stress on your shoulder.

 

Two, find yourself a good massage therapist. There are many who are

willing to work on trade if you cannot afford to pay for regular

masage treatments. If you don't go to a spa or chiropractor's office,

a lot of the therapists working for themselves are willing to work in

this basis, especially if they have children...think babysitting for

massage work, perhaps?

 

Massage therapists are the subject matter experts when it comes to

muscles and muscle pain issues. One thing you do have to keep in mind

though -- if this shoulder has torn or dislocated parts, ligaments or

muscles, the average massage therapist isn't going to be willing to

get intensely involved with the area in question. Sometimes doctors do

recommend surgery when it may not be necessary, but I would like to

know a little more about how this all came about and what drove you to

the doctor's office in the first place before making any other

recommendations. Sometimes there are very good reasons why surgery is

recommended to a patient, but I still would like to know more. I too

am not entirely convinced that it's necessary.

 

Another thing you can try is lots of ice on the area which hurts for

up to 15 minutes at a time...think 15 minutes of icing, 20 minutes of

not icing -- to make sure that the blood flow is not blocked and the

tissues don't freeze -- and yes, if you are not careful it can happen.

I know the icing thing sounds nuts, but ice cools the inflammation

caused by the sore or hurt areas causing the pain which in turn gets

rid of some if not all the pain...at least temporarily.

 

If you'd like to pursue this further, please contact me off list and

let me know more about what happened. I will be more than happy to

help you out in any way I can.

 

All best,

Dawn

 

 

, Susan Porter

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> Hello all, I have a question. Is there anyone out there who can

guide me to natural treatments for rotator cuff issues? I started to

have pain and limited mobility about 1 year ago and this year I am in

constant pain day and night no matter what i do with it. Since I have

an 18 mos and 3 mos babies I really need to get my movement less

painful, but not sure how to go about it. My MD. told me it needs

surgery but I have no insurance and really want to avoid surgery any

how. I would appreciate any help. I also have had this strange rash on

my arms and neck/chest area. I have had it since Jan. 06, it got

better then came back worse yet. I do have allergies but have not been

in contact with anything new. Stress is a possibility, I have been

using over the counter creams and have seen 2 MD. who gave me zyrtec

and other antihistimines as well as a steroid treatment (in 06). I

have only been using creams the last few months. I only had a problem

with rashes 1x before 06 which

> cleared up with steroid and antihist. I would sure appreciate any

help you can give on these issues. I thank you in advance for your

thoughts... Susan

>

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>

>

> Hope all is well with you and yours.

> Image by FlamingText.com

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[Guest guest]

Dear Susan

 

You can see that the problem is cycling, it has occoured right after

pregnanacy, it is causing pain and weakness along with a rash.

 

This is called Dermatomyositis.

 

It can be fully treated, Your MD should give you a short course of

steroids, you need to take Flaxseed oil.

 

For more info check www.cidpusa.org

 

Thanks

 

Dr KHANBB , Susan Porter

<porterwk2001 wrote:

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>

>

> Hello all, I have a question. Is there anyone out there who can

guide me to natural treatments for rotator cuff issues? I started to

have pain and limited mobility about 1 year ago and this year I am in

constant pain day and night no matter what i do with it. Since I have

an 18 mos and 3 mos babies I really need to get my movement less

painful, but not sure how to go about it. My MD. told me it needs

surgery but I have no insurance and really want to avoid surgery any

how. I would appreciate any help. I also have had this strange rash

on my arms and neck/chest area. I have had it since Jan. 06, it got

better then came back worse yet. I do have allergies but have not

been in contact with anything new. Stress is a possibility, I have

been using over the counter creams and have seen 2 MD. who gave me

zyrtec and other antihistimines as well as a steroid treatment (in

06). I have only been using creams the last few months. I only had a

problem with rashes 1x before 06 which

> cleared up with steroid and antihist. I would sure appreciate any

help you can give on these issues. I thank you in advance for your

thoughts... Susan

>

>

>

>

> Hope all is well with you and yours.

> Image by FlamingText.com

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Take hyaluronic capsules to moisturize the joints and use Arnica cream or

gel topically plus the little Arnica pellets internally by BOIRON as directed on

pkg.for pain. Also soak in a tub with 2 cups Epsom Salts for at least 20

minutes at least once a day. The Epsom Salts are magnesium absorbed through the

skin. Make sure the shoulder is in the water. Also take a Magnesium

supplement and MSM too. MSM is cheap at feed stores for livestock and is

powdered. You

can cap it yourself or just put some in honey and swallow it.

Hope you will get over this stuff . the rash does not sound as though what

you are doing for it helps much.

Try red clover, calendula, comfrey,prunella (heal all), chickweed as teas to

rinse with and leave on skin and also to drink or get the creams of same if

available. These are all suggestions. You will have to try and see what works

best for you. A rash generally means that you are toxic and need to do a

liver cleanse. the teas above either single or combined would help with that

but the best thing for the liver is Dandelion Root and can be taken as a

tincture or extract for fast absorption. I hope that you will find a mothers

helper

in the meantime. Sometimes teenagers that need a little extra money will

help.

Peace, Thyme

 

 

 

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