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09-16-2010, 09:41 AM | #1 | ||
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for spasticity that don't involve rx.. ideas??
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lady (09-19-2010) |
09-16-2010, 09:42 AM | #2 | |||
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massage
stretches yoga meditation relaxation I dont know of medicinal stuff, but those things really help me.
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09-16-2010, 01:08 PM | #3 | |||
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ditto what dej said.
i don't have real spasms but always have muscle pain. i swear by my massage therapist. she does deep work. ...heat, on and off 20' at a time. you don't want to dry the muscle out. i have a homedics chair massager and when i'm really tight it's great for stopping the tightness. i do use pain meds too. good luck, keep us posted.
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09-16-2010, 02:36 PM | #4 | |||
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In addition to what the others said . . .I take warm (not hot) Epsom salt baths before going to bed. The magnesium in it seems to be what helps. On bad days I take them during the day as well. On really bad days, I break down and take an Ativan. (I don't do well with most meds but am able to tolerate a small dosage of Ativan). Occasionally, I'll use my TENS unit on them and it sometimes help and other times it doesn't.
Hope that helps and you start feeling better soon. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lady (09-19-2010) |
09-16-2010, 04:32 PM | #5 | |||
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Magnesium orally may help as well:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1138.html Be careful and only use quality absorbable forms. Keeping Vit D and B12 at normal levels will help also.
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09-17-2010, 01:32 AM | #6 | |||
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I've zapped some of the spasticity I get with the TENS unit that I stole from my mom.. That actually seems to help sometimes a little better than baclofen does. At least when the spasticity is really painful. The little zaps from the TENS hurts too, but feels a heck of a lot better than the spasticity does.
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