Guest guest Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Prolotherapy. Ligament Laxity Hi, My Western Medicine trained doctor diagnosed me with ligament laxity after mentioning my painful great toe clicks & pop's, BUT could not provide a treatment! Does anybody know if alternative medicine has any tried and true treatment to tighten up loose ligaments? I have lost faith in my chiropractor's suggestion of warm pool therapy! Thanks for the help. Mr. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 dalmudlee wrote: > Hi, > > My Western Medicine trained doctor diagnosed me with ligament laxity >after mentioning my painful great toe clicks & pop's, BUT could not >provide a treatment! Does anybody know if alternative medicine has > any tried and true treatment to tighten up loose ligaments? > I have lost faith in my chiropractor's suggestion of warm pool therapy! > Thanks for the help. I'd use homeopathy. But ligaments are a special case. Ligaments are not supposed to ever be stretched in length which I presume is the problem here. Once stretched they do not shrink. However all normal tissue replaces itself over time - and so what you need to do is to get those ligaments supported in a position that is their normal length and not a stretched one. For example when my son's foot was bent in half after a 3 storey fall, the ligaments were badly stretched and he had no foot arch in that foot - which used to have a high arch. The foot was sort of misshapen due to no ligaments the right way. It was a mess. The doctor said he'd have to live with it. I have long since learned that when a doctor says it can not be done or there is no way, it only means *he* does not know how. So we put the foot in a high top leather boot with a small arch support, as a big one is painful if there is no natural arch. Every month we added a thin layer of height to the arch support, and every three months we bought new boots as they soon got pushed skew. Two years later he had a normal arch and proper shape foot, in proper relation to the ankle and pointing properly straight in front instead of splat and out to the side. Today he can use it any way he likes. That was before I learned homeopathy - which I have every reason to think would speed the process. You'd need a full time homeopath to select your exact match of remedy, but I'd surely try that if I were you. Namaste, Irene -- Irene de Villiers, B.Sc; AASCA; MCSSA; D.I.Hom. P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703. http://www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html Veterinary Homeopath and Feline Information Counsellor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 >Ligaments are not supposed to ever be stretched in length which I presume is the problem here. Actually, a cow stepped on it. >You'd need a full time homeopath to select your exact match of remedy, but I'd surely try that if I were you. The yellow pages has nothing for homeopath's. Therefore, please provide more details on a 'full time homeopath'. Our neighborhood chiropractor moonlight's as a very limited homeopath, that deals with energy. Thank you, L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 dalmudlee wrote: > > >Ligaments are not supposed to ever be stretched in length which I presume is the problem > here. > > Actually, a cow stepped on it. > Ouch! That's a lot of psi. No more playing footsie with the moo-cows for you! >>You'd need a full time homeopath to select your exact match of > > remedy, but I'd surely try that if I were you. > > The yellow pages has nothing for homeopath's. Therefore, please provide more details on a 'full time homeopath'. Our neighborhood chiropractor moonlight's as a very limited homeopath, that deals with energy. Most do not list in yellow pages - too much harassment from nut cases. You can try the lists here, else let me know where you are located so I can see who else I know of in the area: http://www.homeopathy.org/directory.html or this one: http://homeopathy-cures.com/html/referrals_to_homeopaths.html and try to stick to boldface names. Namaste, Irene -- Irene de Villiers, B.Sc; AASCA; MCSSA; D.I.Hom. P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703. http://www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html Veterinary Homeopath and Feline Information Counsellor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 In a message dated 9/8/2004 3:34:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, furryboots@... writes: The foot was sort of misshapen due to no ligaments the right way. It was a mess. The doctor said he'd have to live with it. When I was young and stupid, I had horrible ankles from sprains from playing football and handball. For a couple of years, it was like walking on ice all the time. Any change of direction or uneven ground and either foot might fold right over and reinjure itself if I wasn't careful. Nothing more impressive than being on a date and falling down like the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz. I wore supporting boots a lot and stepped carefully. My feet eventually mended good as new and my ligaments/tendons tightened back up. I would recommend wearing shoes and/or socks that support your toe in the proper position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 , Pardon my ignorance, and I know the suggestion was not for me, but what is Prolotherapy? Ligament Laxity > > > Hi, > > My Western Medicine trained doctor diagnosed me with ligament laxity after mentioning my painful great toe clicks & pop's, BUT could not provide a treatment! Does anybody know if alternative medicine has any tried and true treatment to tighten up loose ligaments? I have lost faith in my chiropractor's suggestion of warm pool therapy! Thanks for the help. > > Mr. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 > what is > Prolotherapy? Please click the following Hotlink: http://www.nutriteam.com/preface.htm Note: This therapy is an out of pocket expense and a good I.S. is a must! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Here is an explanation of prolotherapy: http://www.gracermd.com/prolotherapy.htm. I found that with Google. I used to work for a doctor that did prolotherapy. He used dextrose injections, I think. The injection was apparently painful, but patients kept coming back because they got so much relief from their chronic pain. Ligament Laxity > > > Hi, > > My Western Medicine trained doctor diagnosed me with ligament laxity after mentioning my painful great toe clicks & pop's, BUT could not provide a treatment! Does anybody know if alternative medicine has any tried and true treatment to tighten up loose ligaments? I have lost faith in my chiropractor's suggestion of warm pool therapy! Thanks for the help. > > Mr. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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