Shooting Pain in shoulders and arms

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I'm new to this site. Our family attempts to solve physical problems

by natural means, i.e. herbs, diet and home remedies.

 

We are hoping for some insight from those, in the know, on this forum.

My husband is having the following problems:

 

-swelling in both shoulders,right more than left [he's left-handed]

-shooting pain in shoulders and down arms, right more than left

-difficulty in raising arms, right more than left

-his range of motion [distance of reach and any twisting motion]is

limited by pain.

-his work as a machinist/welder is being hampered by this circumstance

-this shoulder pain has the side effect of preventing comfortable

sleep at night

---he has not been able to sleep in bed for more than 2 hours

intervals, he then attempts sleep in a sitting position until his

discomfort requires relocation

 

Does anyone have suggestions for at home treatment that could help?

Jo

[Guest guest]

Just a thought, have you checked out the symptoms for fybromyalgia? It's a

possibility.

 

As with most things, I believe in treating ill health through diet, and,

where necessary, supplements. In your husband's case, I would definitely

recommend high doses of vitamin C (as in: at LEAST 10 grams per day. I use

sodium ascorbate, which comes in powder form and is the cheapest, easiest

for to get large amounts into my system).

 

For diet, check out the specific carbohydrate diet, mercola.com and the

Weston A Price Foundation. If you get him onto a sugar-free, starch-free,

additive-free diet I would be surprised if it didn't help.

SCDiet: http://www.scdiet.org/

Mercola.com: http://www.mercola.com/

Weston A Price Foundation: http://www.westonaprice.org/tour/index.html

 

He will probably be lacking in lots of minerals, so you could get some good

quality sea salt (the greyer the better) then let him partake of it freely.

I mean FREELY. It may be that his tastes are extremely salty for a while,

but that's all good. I have it on the table in a little container with a

spoon so that everyone can salt to their own tastes.

http://www.curezone.com/foods/saltcure.asp

 

Of course cod liver oil, fish oil and/or plenty of certain types of fish are

great for omega 3 fats, vitamin A and D, and I would recommend he eat plenty

of butter (again, lavishly and to taste), not margarine though. Not even

" good " margarine.

 

And of course, lots of sunlight/sunshine. Even on a cloudy day there is

vitamin D to be had from being outside, so if it's Winter on your side of

the planet, don't let that be an excuse for not getting out there. (btw,

it's a lovely, sunny, summer day where I am. If you can afford the trip, you

could always join us in the southern hemisphere! = ))

 

That's something to start you thinking, anyway.

 

Love

Vivienne

New Zealand

[Guest guest]

My husband had a similar problem in his left shoulder. Chiropractic,

acupuncture, and massage therapy helped some. He was given exercises

to do to keep his shoulder stretched. It took him many months to get

better, and he's still not 100%.

Cayenne type creams or compacts might be helpful, as well as

glucosamin and chondroiton sulfate in correct doses (1500mg

glucosamine, 1200mg chondroiton).

Nagla

 

 

, " tnjdavis2000 "

<davismachine wrote:

>

> Hello,

> I'm new to this site. Our family attempts to solve physical

problems

> by natural means, i.e. herbs, diet and home remedies.

>

> We are hoping for some insight from those, in the know, on this

forum.

> My husband is having the following problems:

>

> -swelling in both shoulders,right more than left [he's left-handed]

> -shooting pain in shoulders and down arms, right more than left

> -difficulty in raising arms, right more than left

> -his range of motion [distance of reach and any twisting motion]is

> limited by pain.

> -his work as a machinist/welder is being hampered by this

circumstance

> -this shoulder pain has the side effect of preventing comfortable

> sleep at night

> ---he has not been able to sleep in bed for more than 2 hours

> intervals, he then attempts sleep in a sitting position until his

> discomfort requires relocation

>

> Does anyone have suggestions for at home treatment that could

help?

>

> Jo

>

[Guest guest]

, " tnjdavis2000 "

<davismachine wrote:

>

> Hello,

> I'm new to this site. Our family attempts to solve physical

problems

> by natural means, i.e. herbs, diet and home remedies.

>

> We are hoping for some insight from those, in the know, on this

forum.

> My husband is having the following problems:

>

> -swelling in both shoulders,right more than left [he's left-handed]

> -shooting pain in shoulders and down arms, right more than left

> -difficulty in raising arms, right more than left

> -his range of motion [distance of reach and any twisting motion]is

> limited by pain.

> -his work as a machinist/welder is being hampered by this

circumstance

> -this shoulder pain has the side effect of preventing comfortable

> sleep at night

> ---he has not been able to sleep in bed for more than 2 hours

> intervals, he then attempts sleep in a sitting position until his

> discomfort requires relocation

>

> Does anyone have suggestions for at home treatment that could

help?

>

> Jo

>

Thank you for all your answers. I'm not sure I'm choosing the right

means technically to respond, but this is the screen that came up

when I hit rely.

I had never heard of DMSO before. I checked it out by google and am

not sure I quite understand all I read. Is it indeed natural? Is

the liquid something I use myself to make up a salve or cream with

other herbs and/or essential oils to reduce pain? I try to make as

many of my own products as possible to save money and to gain that

experience. Does anyone have a recipe that they would be willing to

share?

Thanks again,

Jo

[Guest guest]

Last year I was in terrible pain in various areas of my body.  I could not get

up to go to the bathroom without help, found it difficult and painful to turn

over in bed, and the pain was increasing.  Finally, one night I had extreme

difficulty getting up  even with help.  I was at my wit's end not knowing what

to do.  I called a friend and described what was happening.  He was aware that

Ihad been doing a heavy metal detox, and was careless about replacing minerals.

 He said " oh. you're just deficient in minerals. At first I was skeptical, but I

took the minerals. The next morning I not only was able to get to the bathroom

with no trouble, but also showered,and spent hours out shopping.  The only

remaining pain was a slight pain in my neck.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Has he seen a chiropractor? Whenever my second cervical vertebrae goes

'out' I get pain in my left shoulder and in between my shoulder blades, due

to the pull on my trapezius. A chiropractic adjustment usually relieves the

pain in a matter of minutes.

 

 

 

Hope this helps,