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Old 06-03-2013, 07:32 AM #11
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Wiz, I've purchased some of the magnesium lotion for my legs and it does work. Just a little bit goes a long way. I've started putting some on before I get into bed and it helps keep my legs comfortable. I still take Baclofen for the spasticity but now I just take one whereas before I was taking two.....sometimes three over the course of several hours.
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Thanks Mrs D and Kitty,

I'm going to try it. Last night I slept with the bandage on my left hand and I just got up and it still hurts in some spots. After I finish with school I'll have more time to exercise and maybe that will help too.

I'll get some and let you all know if it helps.
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This is the kind I got.......http://www.healthykin.com/p-3217-eps...ub-lotion.aspx. Wal Mart didn't have the Morton's brand online so I needed to get some that could be delivered to me.
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Epsom-It is okay too...but it has capsicum in it and Morton's took that out.

Amazon has Morton's now too:
http://www.amazon.com/Morton-Epsom-L...s+epsom+lotion

The Epsom-It will work too, only it is so much more expensive.
The foot version has fragrance added to it, but the body lotion does not.
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Don't blame your irritation, there. Do you have any MRI's coming up? Or do you know, if the location of your lesions could be what's affecting this area of your body?

Do any of our neuros, take a brain model, and then point to the various locations of what section affects what functions, and then explain the location of lesions? Is that even possible? ((wondering out loud , right here..))
I reported to the Neuro, haven't hurd anything back yet..... All I know is I feel whipped I have that hand thing going on and I noticed I am more irritable lately. Anything like someone thumbing through a bag of chips or mumbling, sets me off.

Seems like this MS thing is getting like a job and while I rather be figuriing out fixing the crank bracket on my bike, I am doing more research on my new MS crap, instead.

getting sick of it now. Last year was great, this year...not feeling great at all.

SUCKS!
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Hi everybody,

Many of you know that I am not a novice when it comes to MS symptoms. But for the past year or so I have had more weakness in my hands, and I work with my hands. And now, at work we do most of our sales and orders on big ipads that have heavy cases for scanning UPC codes. So I'm having bad pain and spasticity in my hands but it is just made worse by carrying the ipad all day at work. I have a new local neurologist now and I know he would likely give me an RX for any med that would help.

BUT, I work all day and have classes as well, so I need something that will not affect my energy or concentration. So what is your opinion for spasticity meds if I should need to go that route? I took one in the past and can't remember the name right now.

I also ordered some hand and wrist braces from amazon because those might help. At night I clench my hands into fists and I wake up in pain because of it. I'm hoping the braces might be enough? Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.

Love to all of you... my dear friends.
It sounds like it might be repetitive motion related, and/or the static holding & carrying postures/positions, and not just MS related.

You might explore our thoracic outlet syndrome forum's useful sticky threads for therapies and treatment that might be helpful.
You might have developed some triggerpoints that can be resolved with manual therapy even a friend can learn to do it.

Whole body posture is very important long term, and upper body alignment is important because the majority of nerves and blood flow go thru the upper chest/neck area. If that area is closed down with a head forward /shoulders forward posture, it kinks the supply lines and causes problems.
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