Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 One of Doc's cousins called from Tn this evening. She has severe tendinitis. She say the meds the Dr is giving her are not helping and Dr suggested surgery. You gotta love this kid, she tells the Dr, " I am calling my Aunt Sinead and if she say do the surgery I will, but if she tells me anything more natural that works, I won't be back. " I am sure he hates me already, LOL! So I turn to the wealth of information ya'll have and ask what ya suggest. Making Light of Scents, Janet Golden-Hogan http://www.GoldenEssence.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Why surgery on tendenitis???? all that is is an inflamation of the tendon part of the muscle??? ice, rest and massage !!!!! Licienne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 yeah I agree with you...I wouldn't rush into surgery for anything at all....especially tendonitis...it's not like a torn achilles that does need repair...2nd and 3rd opions and also follow the gut! Licienne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Janet I just finished school for massage theray sitting for my national in July...but ice is the greatest along with some massage...I'm do the non-invasive first before anything else. Licienne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 the physical therapist can tell you bone=four letters for weeks well tendon is 6 weeks and takes around 6 weeks for healing but not over using it...bracing and ice and resting and massage. Licienne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Why surgery on tendenitis???? all that is is an inflamation of the tendon part of the muscle??? ice, rest and massage !!!!! Licienne, dear! How could doctors afford their big houses and fancy cars if they didnt do unnecessary surgeries??? I didnt know what pain was, even after having 5 children, until I let doctors " fix " my torn rotator cuff. NEVER again. Neysa (A true skeptic!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 << Why surgery on tendenitis???? all that is is an inflamation of the tendon part of the muscle??? ice, rest and massage !!!!! >> It's what I have been wondering, too.. Tendinits takes a lot of time to get better. Mainly because one has to rest the effected part. I mean really rest it.. Unless there is an underlying condition that brings this about, I would not go for surgery either. Rest, Ice, and an arnica preparation might help. Arniflora is a homeopathic gel that is pretty good. massages to relief the tightened muscles around it by someone who knows what they are doing can also be beneficial. C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Hi Janet In addition to my business, I still am a practicing massage therapist. Because of that, and all my time on the computer, my tendonitis regularly flairs up. #1 - I fall asleep every night with my ice packs on. I would say that's my biggest life saver. I also get massages when I can. My Dad had it terribly bad a few years ago due to his job (working in a factory & doing repetitive motion all day). I sent him to an accupuncturist & within a couple of weeks, the years of pain were completely gone. Worked for the terrible pain in his wrists, too. I used to take Noni (Morinda Citrifolia) also & I noticed that made a huge difference w/my inflammation. Hmmm, why don't I go to the health food store & get myself some? Duh! Anyway, HTH. Bright Blessings, Tammy Tivis www.ElementsBathandBody.com Wholesale Soapmaking & Toiletry Supplies Janet Golden-Hogan <janetkgolden@c...> wrote: > One of Doc's cousins called from Tn this evening. She has > severe tendinitis. > Making Light of Scents, > Janet Golden-Hogan > http://www.GoldenEssence.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 << Licienne, dear! How could doctors afford their big houses and fancy cars if they didn't do unnecessary surgeries??? I didnt know what pain was, even after having 5 children, until I let doctors " fix " my torn rotator cuff. NEVER again. Neysa (A true skeptic!) >> Reading this, a red light came on... I had tendinitis in my shoulder and Doc recommended rotator cuff surgery.. Found out it was my 'mouse arm' I changed the position of my mouse curtailed computer use and it went away, also had massages and used certain exercises, gentle ones and arniflora. Actually, since I use a laptop and touchpad, no more shoulder problems. Something for us Computer people to be aware of. What a difference it can make to just adjust something like the position of your chair or mousepad. C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Hi Christa-Maria... snap! Or Jinx! Or whatever you say... but I had exactly the same experience, just in different places. I thought I was going to have to have my hand chopped off, or at the best I had carpel tunnel, but in fact it was " track ball thumb " - switched back to a " normal " mouse, and presto...the pain died away and never came back. At home I bought an iMac, and I have one of those funny only one-button Mac mice....at first it was frustrating, but now I reckon that it is the most ergonomic mouse I have owned - nothing gets too overworked, and I use the left hand to do what the right had no longer does. (That is: the different clicks of the PC mouse buttons are a keyboard/mouse combination move on the Mac). Then I developed " tennis elbow " (having not played tennis for about 10 years) Doc wanted to give me cortisone shots. So I asked him what was the LEAST I could do and survive. He said, do nothing, rest it, and change the angle you attack the keyboard and the mouse. I bought some wrist supporters and that worked like magic - no more pain, and no horrible shots! Thanks for reminding me of that - I like remembering that I once had pain, and now I don't! Anne > Christa Maria <cmaria > Re: Help! I need help for Tendinitis > > Reading this, a red light came on... > I had tendinitis in my shoulder and Doc recommended rotator cuff > surgery.. > Found out it was my 'mouse arm' > I changed the position of my mouse curtailed computer use and it went > away, also had massages and used certain exercises, gentle ones and > arniflora. > Actually, since I use a laptop and touchpad, no more shoulder problems. > Something for us Computer people to be aware of. What a difference it > can make to just adjust something like the position of your chair or > mousepad. > C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Anne, << Then I developed " tennis elbow " (having not played tennis for about 10 years) >> For tennis elbow, there is a simple remedy, which has worked for me pretty good. If your right elbow hurts, go to the inner, upper thigh. Press slowly down with your thumb ( a good press), until you find a spot that really cries out. Press that spot firmly for as long as you can stand it. I originally was taught that by a friend who had been in China and was in pain there from a tennis elbow and an old Chine person showed him this trick. It's worked for me. C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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