Re: My Neck is Killing Me!(natural) - For

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,

I'm so sorry that I didn't respond to your post earlier but for some

reason or another I completely overlooked this email! LOL!!

Thank you so much for your suggestions! They were exactly the kinds

of things I was hoping for! I'll definately look into these!

Hugs!

Kat

>

> ~~However, in my idea of the perfect world I wouldn't

> have to take ANY of the pharmaceutical crap and just go in a more

> natural direction.~~

>

> Since you said natural...

>

> There are three different different approaches we take when my

husband

> has problems with neck muscles.

>

> The first is to use trigger point charts. These are two charts

that

> massage therapists use to locate 'where' to massage when you have a

> group of muscles flaring up. It is surprising how quickly gentle

> massage to the correct trigger point relaxes a group of painful

muscles.

>

> http://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Chart-Set-

Laminated/dp/B0007YZ20C/sr=8-1/qid=1166456359/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-

7492315-3979022?ie=UTF8 & s=hpc

>

> [This link shows an example of the charts that I use. These were

> recommended to me by a massage therapist who also stressed that

gentle

> massage works far better than firm or rough maggage.]

>

> Another approach we take is to topically apply a natural oil

combination

> which includes cayenne, wintergreen, menthol, arnica flowers, and

> calendula in olive oil to the affected area. I get this oil

through

> Organic Solutions web site. [i'm not affiliated with them - just a

> satisfied user.] We gently rub one dropper of this oil into the

> muscles. At first the area is warm but within a minute or two the

> specific spots which are flaring up begin to tingle and relax

instead.

> It is also a quick way we can tell where the real problem is when

an

> entire area is in pain. This oil works on injured joints and

tendons as

> well.

>

> The third way we approach tight muscle problems is by relaxing the

> nerves which are tightening them in the first place. We do this

with

> Lobelia tincture. I usually give him about a half dropper's worth

and

> he relaxes for a half hour or so while the muscles just loosen up.

> Sometimes we use a whole dropper of lobelia and include a cup of

tea

> made with fresh ginger and 'honey to taste' to settle the stomach.

> Lobelia relaxes the nerves and by doing that I can stop painful

menstral

> cramps, tension headaches, and full body spasms associated with

epilepsy

> and parkinson's disease. Lobelia is great for dilating the

bronchial

> tubes to help breathing and even helps asthmatics. I have epilepsy

so

> we have used it to stop a grand mal instantly. Great comfort for

the

> whole family and a natural remedy must for the medicine chest.

>

> My husband has had fibromyalgia for about 20 years. He tried the

> medical doctor approach of treating symptoms with prescriptions

until he

> was looking at full disability at age 40. He switched to

nutritional

> supplements and now keeps himself going thanks to To Your Health

and an

> all natural diet.

> Grubb

>