Re: OT: Homeopathy for sports injuries

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At 09:14 PM 12/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>

>My dd is on the high school basketball team this year. I've been keeping

a vial of Arnica in my purse for the games in case she twists an ankle,

bruises a knee or whatever. The season has just got under way the last

couple of weeks, but already there have been many injuries on her team

during games.

>

>I want so bad to help ease these girls' pain and speed their healing, but

don't know what is allowed in situations such as these. I'm a former RN,

so I don't want to be accused of practicing anything without a license.

I wouldn't even try. Unless you know the girl and her family.

>

>Sheri, do you have any idea if there are any legal guidelines for this?

Don't even try.

Sorry to say.

>

>One player was hit in the sternum last night at a game and was having a

hard time taking a deep breath. One mother, a nurses assistant I believe,

made a big show of going down and taking the girls pulse (which she said

was fine). Her diagnosis was a " bruised sternum. " (rolling my eyes). The

girls mother was going to take her for an xray after the game. I wished so

badly to be able to break out my arnica and give her some " real " help. <sigh>

>

>Suggestions or advice anyone?

>

>Kay

>

Its terribly frustrating and sad, but unless you know the parent, I

wouldn't even try. And even then its a risk. If something happened they'd

blame you - doesn't matter what truth is, they would blame you.

Sheri

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[Guest guest]

Darn... that's what I was afraid of. : (

I knew in this day of lawsuits, I would probably be setting myself up. If I

gave a child a dose of arnica, and later they had some other problems or

reactions to something else, I'm sure it would be blamed on my " voodoo " medicine

(as some see it).

Thanks for your reply, Sheri.

Kay

At 09:14 PM 12/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>

>My dd is on the high school basketball team this year. I've been keeping

a vial of Arnica in my purse for the games in case she twists an ankle,

bruises a knee or whatever. The season has just got under way the last

couple of weeks, but already there have been many injuries on her team

during games.

>

>I want so bad to help ease these girls' pain and speed their healing, but

don't know what is allowed in situations such as these. I'm a former RN,

so I don't want to be accused of practicing anything without a license.

I wouldn't even try. Unless you know the girl and her family.

>

>Sheri, do you have any idea if there are any legal guidelines for this?

Don't even try.

Sorry to say.

>

>One player was hit in the sternum last night at a game and was having a

hard time taking a deep breath. One mother, a nurses assistant I believe,

made a big show of going down and taking the girls pulse (which she said

was fine). Her diagnosis was a " bruised sternum. " (rolling my eyes). The

girls mother was going to take her for an xray after the game. I wished so

badly to be able to break out my arnica and give her some " real " help. <sigh>

>

>Suggestions or advice anyone?

>

>Kay

>

Its terribly frustrating and sad, but unless you know the parent, I

wouldn't even try. And even then its a risk. If something happened they'd

blame you - doesn't matter what truth is, they would blame you.

Sheri

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I wish I could have replied differently, believe me

At 05:03 PM 12/19/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>

>Darn... that's what I was afraid of. : (

>

>I knew in this day of lawsuits, I would probably be setting myself up. If

I gave a child a dose of arnica, and later they had some other problems or

reactions to something else, I'm sure it would be blamed on my " voodoo "

medicine (as some see it).

>

>Thanks for your reply, Sheri.

>

>Kay

>

> At 09:14 PM 12/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:

> >

> >My dd is on the high school basketball team this year. I've been keeping

> a vial of Arnica in my purse for the games in case she twists an ankle,

> bruises a knee or whatever. The season has just got under way the last

> couple of weeks, but already there have been many injuries on her team

> during games.

> >

> >I want so bad to help ease these girls' pain and speed their healing, but

> don't know what is allowed in situations such as these. I'm a former RN,

> so I don't want to be accused of practicing anything without a license.

>

> I wouldn't even try. Unless you know the girl and her family.

>

> >

> >Sheri, do you have any idea if there are any legal guidelines for this?

>

> Don't even try.

> Sorry to say.

>

> >

> >One player was hit in the sternum last night at a game and was having a

> hard time taking a deep breath. One mother, a nurses assistant I believe,

> made a big show of going down and taking the girls pulse (which she said

> was fine). Her diagnosis was a " bruised sternum. " (rolling my eyes). The

> girls mother was going to take her for an xray after the game. I wished so

> badly to be able to break out my arnica and give her some " real " help.

<sigh>

> >

> >Suggestions or advice anyone?

> >

> >Kay

> >

>

> Its terribly frustrating and sad, but unless you know the parent, I

> wouldn't even try. And even then its a risk. If something happened they'd

> blame you - doesn't matter what truth is, they would blame you.

> Sheri

>

>

>

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>

>

> The

>girls mother was going to take her for an xray after the game. I wished so

>badly to be able to break out my arnica and give her some " real " help. <sigh>

>

>

>>>

>>>Suggestions or advice anyone?

>>

Since you can't legally prescribe homeopathic medication, you could try

what my midwives do: Offer it as a suggestion, such as, " As a friend, I

can tell you that this is what I would do...' never know, it might work.

I would be sure to point out the safety of homeopathics as well...

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[Guest guest]

Well, that's what I was thinking, at first. But the more I thought about

it, and as Sheri pointed out, if anything were to go wrong at a later time

with the child, me and my little white pills would be the first on the

chopping block.

I'll keep the arnica handy for my dd (hopefully she won't need it), but if

she does and someone sees me give her a dose, perhaps that will open a

door...

Thanks for your input, Breezy.

Kay

> >>

> Since you can't legally prescribe homeopathic medication, you could try

> what my midwives do: Offer it as a suggestion, such as, " As a friend, I

> can tell you that this is what I would do...' never know, it might work.

> I would be sure to point out the safety of homeopathics as well...

>

> --

> Reverend Breezy s - Facilitator, Blissful Hearth School