Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 , gavilancomun wrote: > > Hi. > > I slipped on some ice and fell from my bicycle two week ago. > > My knees took most of the impact, resulting in grazes, bruising > and swelling of one knee. > > Some discomfort remains in the knee that swelled. > > Here's the practical things I've been doing... > > Silva 3-scenes, reiki, some gentle joint exercises, light massage with > Arnica cream. > > These last two days I've returned to the bike and done some light cycling. > > Also I've got the bike overhauled to make sure it's mechanically sound. > > What other healing steps should I take? Hi James, I'd do 2 additional things, since most of what you are doing is very good. Here's some advice I give my athletes, since this is a common joint injury. I'd do a 10 minute (minimum) peanut oil massage morning and night. And if the joint is still bruised, I'd do a castor oil pack. 1. wool flannel (an old sock) 2. soaked in castor oil 3. placed on the joint 4. entire gooyie mess wrapped in saran wrap, and then taped on the edges 5. wrap a chem-heating pack around that, one that keeps it's heat for 8 hours. You can buy them at Wal-Mart. 6. now finish up with a wrap to whole the entire mess in place. An ace bandage will do nicely. Do this just before bed time, so that you can sleep the entire night with it in place. It will literally heal the joint OVERNIGHT in most cases. How do you know when to quit the processes? Simple. When it's healed. Should take more than a day or so. Since there are no cuts tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 docspeed2001 wrote: > I'd do 2 additional things, since most of what you are doing is very > good. > > Here's some advice I give my athletes, since this is a common joint > injury. > > I'd do a 10 minute (minimum) peanut oil massage morning and night. > > And if the joint is still bruised, I'd do a castor oil pack. > > 1. wool flannel (an old sock) > > 2. soaked in castor oil > > 3. placed on the joint > > 4. entire gooyie mess wrapped in saran wrap, and then taped on the > edges > > 5. wrap a chem-heating pack around that, one that keeps it's heat > for 8 hours. You can buy them at Wal-Mart. > > 6. now finish up with a wrap to whole the entire mess in place. An > ace bandage will do nicely. > > Do this just before bed time, so that you can sleep the entire night > with it in place. > > It will literally heal the joint OVERNIGHT in most cases. > > How do you know when to quit the processes? > > Simple. > > When it's healed. Should take more than a day or so. Since there are > no cuts tears. Excellent. Thankyou for you quick response and detailed advice. I've located and ordered peanut oil and castor oil via Ebay UK. As an aside, the supplier of peanut oil won't be able to do it in future. Can anyone in the group recommend a reliable source for peanut oil in the UK? It's not easily available as a cooking oil here. Many thanks. Best Wishes, James -- " Be excellent to each other " , Bill & Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 , gavilancomun wrote: > Excellent. Thankyou for you quick response and detailed advice. > > I've located and ordered peanut oil and castor oil via Ebay UK. Try iherb.com. I get much from them that no one else seems to carry. Or you can do a google search, or a dogpile search for wholesalers. I know what you mean. I keep forgetting to take peanut oil with me on my trips to the UK. I've not found it over there either. Happy hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Actually you can get peanut oil from Sainsbury's. They don't call it peanut oil it's called Ground nut oil for some strange reason. Cheers PK_AI , gavilancomun wrote: > > > docspeed2001 wrote: > > I'd do 2 additional things, since most of what you are doing is very > > good. > > > > Here's some advice I give my athletes, since this is a common joint > > injury. > > > > I'd do a 10 minute (minimum) peanut oil massage morning and night. > > > > And if the joint is still bruised, I'd do a castor oil pack. > > > > 1. wool flannel (an old sock) > > > > 2. soaked in castor oil > > > > 3. placed on the joint > > > > 4. entire gooyie mess wrapped in saran wrap, and then taped on the > > edges > > > > 5. wrap a chem-heating pack around that, one that keeps it's heat > > for 8 hours. You can buy them at Wal-Mart. > > > > 6. now finish up with a wrap to whole the entire mess in place. An > > ace bandage will do nicely. > > > > Do this just before bed time, so that you can sleep the entire night > > with it in place. > > > > It will literally heal the joint OVERNIGHT in most cases. > > > > How do you know when to quit the processes? > > > > Simple. > > > > When it's healed. Should take more than a day or so. Since there are > > no cuts tears. > > Excellent. Thankyou for you quick response and detailed advice. > > I've located and ordered peanut oil and castor oil via Ebay UK. > > > As an aside, the supplier of peanut oil won't be able to do it in future. > > Can anyone in the group recommend a reliable source for peanut oil in > the UK? > > It's not easily available as a cooking oil here. > > Many thanks. > > Best Wishes, > James > > -- > " Be excellent to each other " , Bill & Ted > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 , " pk_ai1 " <pk_ai1> wrote: > > Actually you can get peanut oil from Sainsbury's. They don't call it > peanut oil it's called Ground nut oil for some strange reason. > > Cheers PK_AI Hahaha. Thank you. I'll keep it in mind for my next trip to the Uk. Sincerely, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 pk_ai1 wrote: > Actually you can get peanut oil from Sainsbury's. They don't call it > peanut oil it's called Ground nut oil for some strange reason. > > Cheers PK_AI Brilliant! Thanks to your tip I've found this at Tesco too, where they run the words together, spelling it Groundnut Oil. Best Wishes, James -- " Be excellent to each other " , Bill & Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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