my son, a plasterer by trade has what looks like a swollen muscle on his left arm; despite loads of tests nothing can be found although it continually looks inflamed. Many years ago he used to inject heroin- but is now very fit and drug and alcohol free- yet he is bewidered . Physiotherapist suggests certain exercises but he gets no relief. Any ideas?

Hi,

If the muscle is inflamed then I can recommend Aloe Vera drinking gel which has an anti-inflammatory action and works from the inside out.  He would need to take a minimum of 2 fl ozs daily although I recommend up to 4 fl ozs initially to kickstart the healing process.  Most people see results within  3 weeks although it can take longer. 

Your son may also wish to consider either Aloe Heat Lotion or Aloe MSM gel to apply topically as these naturally soothe and help the muscle to heal.

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These combined with exercise will help

Best wishes

Noelyne 

 

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Hi, glad to hear he has broken the habit and is using his energy in a positive way. There are many reasons why he could have the swelling and aloe vera is a good anti inflamatory, but you need to get to the root cause. Have you had a Bio-energetic screening, Have a quick look at www.Bio-Health-Screen-Co.co.uk to give you soem idea of what can be acheived by this non-invasive scanning and balancing system. Also info at www.wds-global.com with testimonials. I have treated various swellings with a combination of the Magnatech and the Pain Genie. Both of these units working together form a powerful clearnce of blockages, shich your son may have. Also, i would reccommend an aromatherapy massage of the whole upper body, ahich again will hopefully release any blockages. In the plastering trade the forearm muscles are used extensively adn it may be that just the relaxing of these muscles may free the blockage as they cna become like lumps of rocks and the stress in the muscles may be holding a crisis in the muscle memory. The answer is out here, just give it a go and i am sure the problem will be sorted out. Best Wishes, Albert

Hi,

You don't say where in the arm the muscle is swollen. Above or below the elbow, front of back?  Maybe you could ask your physio which muscle or group of muscles is affected? Is he right or left handed, in other words is he holding the plaster in his left hand or is he plastering with his left hand? I don't know the official name for it but the board that holds the plaster plus a full load of plaster can be heavy. Is the problem at the site where he used to inject himself, and if it is when did it start? Before he stopped the Heorin or shortly after? I know this seems like a lot of questions but it would help to suss out what the problem may be. Your son has had a load of tests you say. Has he therefore been referred on to an Orthopaedic specialist?

Personally I do not think exercise is the right way to go at the moment. If there is inflammation present then rest would seem to be more appropriate. My immediate thought on reading your post was that this could be a Chronic Compartment Syndrome. Most commonly people associate this with the lower leg where it is known as Shin Splints but it can be found in other places on the body including the arm. Other thoughts are Repetative Strain Injury or scar tissue build up at the site of injection.

If you would be happy to answer some of the questions above I would be in a better position to help. If you do not wish to do this on a public forum you could e-mail me mrsa-1@runbox.com I don't promise to give you the answer but may be able to help in someway. By the way I, too, am a Physiotherapist.

Regards

Gill

I would suggest finding a therapist who could use non invasive lymphatic drainage techniques - for example a Bowen therapist (check out the BTER website to find a qualified therapist in your area).  I have treated a number of swellings, mainly legs, ankles, feet and occasionally arms and hands - the response has been good.

Lesley M

 

I don't know if this is what it could be, but is it possible that your son has cellulitis or lymphoedema which can be as a result of either having cellulitis or primary lympoedema which tends to be genetic. If you can press a finger against the arm and an indentation is left. then it could be. There is treatment for this, cellulitis needs antibiotics and lymphoedema needs compression and Manual lymphatic drainage.