Damaged knee ligament (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)....

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> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:25:07 -0000

> "thisismanuforall" <thisismanuforall

> Please Help me

>

> Last weekend while playing soccer, in the moment of the game, I was

> running very fast aside a huge guy & he gave me a strong shoulder

> push. The ground was hard & due to lack of ground grip I lost control.

> My right knee made a loud crackle sound & that was it I came down to

> the ground.

>

> Now after visiting a doctor he suggested that I might have damaged

> ╲Anterior Cruciate Ligament╡ (ACL). He wants to go through MRI test

> for confirmation, which is due for next week.

>

> And he was telling me if the Ligament is damaged then the only way to

> fix it is through grafting surgery.

> Now I am really afraid that doctor will open my knee to cure my

> problem & I donâ•ÿt want any kind of surgery.

>

> Please help me how I can avoid going for surgery & get my knee cured

> yoga or any other alternate cure.

 

Hi Manu

 

first you need for the tissues to heal

i would apply local fomentations, salves and liniments

as well as internal therapies

 

there are some reputedly excellent vulneraries and wound healers in

Ayurveda, most of them complex polyherbal formulations such as Laksha

Guggulu (6 g daily) that may be difficult to get, depending where you

are. Important herbs include Haridra, Amalaki, Vibhitaki, Arjuna,

Vasaka, Manjishta and Guggulu, and some combination of these may be

helpful, topically and internally

 

important supplements include (daily dose):

vitamin A (50,000 IU)

C (2-3 g)

D (1200 IU)

E (1000 IU)

calcium/magensium (800 mg ea)

zinc (50 mg)

bioflavonoids (5 g)

 

The above is medium term, i.e. 3-8 months

 

I also use herbal remedies such as John Christopher's Bone, Flesh and

Cartilage (BF&C), comprised of equal parts:

 

oak bark

marshmallow root

mullein herb

wormwood herb

lobelia herb

skullcap herb

comfrey root

walnut leaves

gravel root

 

this is made as a fomentation by decocting the herbs and when done,

soaking a rag in the warm decoction and applying it to the affected

part until is reddens. this is done twice daily. You can also find

this as a salve or make it into a tincture to be applied as a liniment

and taken internally

 

As an alternative you try applying a plaster made of haridra (80%) and

shunthi (20%) mixed with sesame oil and honey, and apply this topically

overnight, covering with some plastic wrap to hold it in place and

prevent staining of the sheets. The turmeric quality must be

reasonably good, i.e. fresh powdered rhizome is best.

 

Another alternative is the chinese liniment Zheng Gu Shui, applied

generously to the injured area (on unbroken skin), and contains the

fabulous herb San Qi (Panax notoginseng). In chinese medicine San Qi

moves both blood and qi, and hastens the repair of injury.

Incidentally San Qi is the major ingredient in the famous formula

Yunnan Paiyao, which is taken internally in the treatment of all kinds

of injuries, trauma and hemorrhage, and may also have application here,

2 caps thrice daily for a month or so.

 

Another excellent herb is Kelp (seaweed), 10-15 g daily in food or

separately. Good source of macro and trace minerals needed to heal.

Increase leafy greens in diet to promote vitamin K synthesis, which

also plays a role in healing.

 

One herbal formula that is in the West would probably gain a lot of

sympathy with Ayurvedic doctors is the compound tincture of Cayenne

(aka hot drops), originally formulated by herbalist Samuel Thomson in

the mid 1800's It is comprised of approx 80% Guggulu and 20% Cayenne

(i.e. chili pepper), made to a 1:10, taken internally as a tincture (in

drop doses) and applied topically. You really want to help improve

circulation to the joint, and even this temporarily increases joint

immobility and pain, in the long term it will speed healing. One of

the WORST things you can do is apply ice. The RICE (rest, ice,

compression, elevation) formula is only meant for acute treatment, and

the ice is applied in 10 minute intervals to cause a rebound

vasodilation (increasing blood supply) in the injured tissues. The

prolonged application of ice however inhibits local immune response and

impairs regeneration. Same thing more or less with NSAIDs like

ibuprofen.

 

best...

 

Caldecott

phyto

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