A family member has sympathetic nerve
dystrophy in the ankle. This is usually
triggered off by an accident or some other
painful incident. There is no cure. You
either get over it soon or it can remain
for 6 months or years. Or even a life
time.
Pain management specialists deal with the
pain with medications that are very strong
but there is still no relief. Does
anyone know of a natural remedy rather
than pain killers. Tried everything...
Hot and cold water treatment. It is to
painful for physiotherapy. Calf muscules
are are wasting away. Walking on toes all
the time. Archillies tendon is
shrinking.
Walking this way will cause other problems
later... Perhaps knee hips and spine.
Need an answer soon.
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Kamogirl44
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Location: New Zealand
Posted: 08-07-05 04:36am
Hi mm,
i am new to this forum and also have crps.
Originally it affected both of my arms
but has since spread to my lower legs. My
calf muscles are particularly affected,
shrinking each night only to be slightly
stretched the next day.I wasnt keeping up
with the shrinking by physio alone so I
now sleep with my lower legs in splints
and I have had favourable results in only
2 weeks. I also am on a combination of
drugs which help some but not the terrible
flare ups I suffer which last anywhere
from 4 hours to 5 days! Dont have
anything really constructive to add for
your situation but just wanted to let you
and your family member know you are not
alone. Good on you for being so
supportive...Good support is often hard to
come by. If you want email addie to
perhaps share other ideas pm me.
Kg44
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SuziON
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Welland
Not Sure Posted: 09-08-05 18:20pm
If my mother is suffering from this but it
sounds very simular to her condition but
in her left arm, shoulder and hand. She
has pain, numbness and at times pain that
shoots right down her arm. She was
diagnosed with 2 degenerative disc in her
upper back but that's as far as the doctor
seems to go with it. It's been over 2
years and just last month I went in to see
what tests he had run and to ask for a
referral and he hadn't even check her for
ostreoperosis(sp?)arthritis, rhuemitory
arthritis, non of that! I was in shock,
she's 58 years old! To top it off for the
past 2 years he had her on nitro spray
for her heart disease only to find that a
specialist told her to stop, there was
absolutely nothing wrong with her heart!
Her arm is now shrinking up, she's lost
musle mass and strength and tells me it
feels as though the bones in her arm are
shrinking, weakening and going soft.
Also, her fingers of that arm are
seperating as though the tendons or
muscles aren't keeping them in line,
simular to the symtoms of ms. Her
grandmother had these symtoms, and later
found herself perilized and passing away
not long after. I'm scared for my mother
and I can't find help for her anywhere!
If you have any advice or ideas please
reply!
Thanks for reading
suzi
