Yes, I have had alot of muscle tension/knotting. In fact I went to a chiropractor who was known in the medical community very well and all the doctors go to her! This was for my right knee years ago. (it was swollen up twice its size)... She adjusted it...and that adjustment worked, and slowly it got better. SLOWLY. I also had a steroid injection in it after an MRI. The ortho could not get fluid out of it when the injection was done...and he was surprised. I guess it was angioedema swelling and not "water on the knee" etc.

This chiro said I had the hardest muscles of anyone she has ever seen (20yrs). Now I think it is the angio. My abdomen when it swells is hard like a drum too. I am a large woman and hard as a rock? The only softness I have are "my girls"...if you get my drift?

This magnesium lotion is really wonderful. My fingers are back down BTW.(my wedding ring is my index of swelling). Don't lather it on, as the magnesium will get absorbed some. But just a dollop here and there, is more than enough. For $5.95 it is a real deal IMO.

All my life now that I think back, I've had strange reactions from doctors, radiologists, chiros. dentists... After my C-section when my son was born was the most dramatic. All the doctors who came to visit (I had 3 specialists because my blood pressure was so high) all had to examine me AGAIN... esp my neck which was hugely swollen, (and puzzled all of them). I appeared more pregnant AFTER delivery than before. I only gained 25lb during the pregnancy too.

If you think back, and this is not easy BTW... you might find episodes of weird reactions to the dentist, OB, or invasive medical procedures. It has gotten so tiresome for me, I don't want and am afraid to ever see a doctor again!

I've also had some really extreme bug bite reactions. One was a black fly bite on my eyelid which landed me in the ER in Blue Hill Maine on a vacation! The whole side of my face was swollen including my eye shut. Bee stings ditto but not as extreme, and also mosquito bites which can get huge too.