Guest guest Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 My acupuncturist, who studied and taught in China before he came here some 15 yrs ago, said that acupuncture is great but that you *have* to treat the RA aggressively, especially in the first 2 years. And that means the biologics and DMARDS. He won't even give me herbs now, although he used to treat me with these amazing concoctions that included dried silk worms and cicada husks But he said he won't do that until my RA is under control, which is just about is with Enbrel and Arava... Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Hi Betty, Where do you get magnetic bracelets? I have a lot & I mean SEVERE pain in my left wrist & several fingers almost every night in the wee hours of the AM. I currently am waiting to have a neurologist do some tests in Feb to determine the cause if the pain so I'm willing to try anything! Thx! in SC Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2010, at 5:50 PM, " b " <stubbornscot1@...> wrote: > Has anyone tried the electro zappers for their RA? I know that there are so many " snake oil " sellers out there. But, I researched and the legit doctors are having good results with electro magnetic therapy for osteoarthritis. > Personally, I have had some good results wearin magnet bracelets at night. It has helped the night hand pain & the carpal tunnel disappeared. I don't know if it the magnets, or just having something on my wrists. -Betty > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 I just have the inexpensive magnetic hemotite beads on elastic as a stretchy bracelet ($5). I started wearing them about a year ago. They were in my way during the day every time I'd wash my hands, so I started wearing them at night figuring if it works, okay, if not okay, plus more wearing time. When I go to bed they are loose, but are snug when I wake up, due to swelling in the wrists. About 3 months later my carpal tunnel disappeared. It might just be from having something snug on my wrists as that is what the carpal tunnel gloves do. My one wrist has no mobility due to the RA freezing up the joints. Another thing that I do is when my hands are extra sore at night or if I have chores that involve a lot of hand movement I relieve a lot of pain by wearing rubber gloves or the thin latex gloves. The medical gloves do not work, as they allow your hand to breathe. I found that the latex ones that you get at hardware, paint stores, etc. work great. They have flexibility yet make your hands sweaty & warm to help loosen up the joints. I ran into one of those vendors at the mall that sells the electric zapper. He claims that it loosens up the calcium with the zaps. I'm not very sure, but seeing that the legit medical community is using electro magnetic zapping, maybe a little relief might be achieved. The pain in my shoulder is getting unbearable at night. As we know, there are no cures, but little things help relieve pain. -Betty > > Hi Betty, > Where do you get magnetic bracelets? I have a lot & I mean SEVERE pain in my left wrist & several fingers almost every night in the wee hours of the AM. I currently am waiting to have a neurologist do some tests in Feb to determine the cause if the pain so I'm willing to try anything! > Thx! > in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks Chris! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2010, at 12:14 AM, phyllis crubaugh <phylliscrubaugh@...> wrote: > - you can order them from Black Market Minerals in ton, SC. Cheap too. > > in SC > > > > > Any specific place to find the hemotite beads? > > Sent from my iPhone > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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