Since it seems to respond to temperature, the following might be
helpful.
Get 2 buckets, or other containers, big enough to put your foot and
ankle into. Fill one with hot water (but not hot enough to burn your
skin) and the other with cold water and put plenty of ice cubes into it.
Put your foot/ankle into the hot bucket for a minute or two until it
really warms up and then switch it to the cold bucket. Initially spend
less time in the cold bucket, but switch the foot from hot to cold and
back as many times as possible, staying maybe 30 seconds to one minute
in each temperature. Do, say, 7 cycles. Generally, stop after soaking
in the hot bucket so your foot remains warm. You may have to add
additional hot water to the hot bucket, or ice to the cold bucket, but
use your judgment. Also, do this for several days, at least once a day.
This will increase the circulation to this area, and the hot and cold
cycling will flush blood in and out of the area and should help to
remove any toxins, etc from the area and bring healing substances to the
area through the increased blood flow.
If you need more magnesium, you could add a half cup of "Nigari"
(magnesium chloride) or Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to the hot
water. The Nigari would be more effective. This tends to soften the
tissues and dilate the blood vessels.
Dan
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 5:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: CS>Pain
I have pain in my left ankle when it gets cold. I usually does
not get cold during day at work. In evening sitting around in evening it
gets cold and starts to hurt. I had a circulation test done it was good
as a fact left leg was slightly better than right (go figure). I have
arthritis, I had X-rays they show nothing. I take several Meds. Advair
Diskus for my as ma, terazosin for blood pressure, triamterene/hctz cap,
lipitor for cholesterol,
tramadol hcl tab for arthritis and a 24 antihistamine (and nasal
spray). I also take allergy shots on a regular basis and Venom shots as
I am allergic to bees, wasps and hornets. I do use my nebulizer at least
once a week with CS in it. This ancle pain is annoying, could it just be
from the arthritis? I am open to ideas and solutions. I have a pair of
thermal boot inserts I wear as slippers around the house and to bed. At
night I can get away with just covering my left leg (with boot insert
on) this keeps leg warm and stops pain. Even Motrin 800 do not stop the
anchle from hurting. SICK LEAVE, Bob
