[tri-med] Re: prolotherapy

i can run this by the osteopath but sounds like something easy to try.
thanks
jude, mom to derek-18, kelsey-16
and kameron-7-full t18
golden, colorado usa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Poor Kam - really sounds like you have to do something about her knees.
> I havent heard of this but thought I would mention that I have been taking
> glucosamine for my joints (as you know I have bad arthritis) and its
> brilliant stuff. My knees arent near as bad as Kams, but my knee cap is
> always slightly out of alignment and it causes me much pain all the time,
> even more when I manage to slip it out even further.
>
> Since I have been taking the glucosamine I have had virtually no pain, no
> "creaking" of bone grinding on bone when I walk and it hasnt slipped out.
>
> I know its meant to help the whole joint but seems to have helped 
> strengthen
> the ligaments as well. My rheumatologist suggested it and certainly all 
> the
> studies show that it works. Its a natural substance with virtually no side
> effects and might be worth giving Kam a trial on it to see if it would 
> help?
> You dont get improvement overnight, but within 6 weeks I was able to halve
> my pain killers and it really seems to have arrested the dislocation that
> was happening in my thumbs. If I forget to take it or run out I soon know
> about it!!

                  Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows
                       www.trisomyonline.org
                  Families Helping Families On-line

Other related posts: