Natural Remedies Needed for Chronic Pain After Knee Surgery
My friend who is in her early seventies has had two knee replacements, but is in constant pain with these. She's been prescribed pain killers by her doctor, but does not like taking them. She's tried doing exercises, but these appear to make the pain worse. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions? The pain is really restricting her enjoyment of life, and on top of her own problems she does have a husband with alzheimers.
EC: Hi Beryl, have you looked up all the remedies reported by our readers on Earth Clinic's knee pain page? The most popular remedy for knee pain is apple cider vinegar.
New Zealand
11/27/2016
Hi Beryl,
Try rubbing / massaging Emu Oil OR a "Soothe Cream/ Pain Relief Cream" (A USA Company which starts with "B" is terrific-really works fine) which includes CAPSAICIN as a 0.025% ingredient. Your chemist might help you select the latter one. Rub in gently around the knee with a finger for a minute or two. Do this up to four times per day but no more than that. The cream is analgesic. You should experience symptomatic relief after a while. For longer term benefits you should refer to the "Knees Up" Section on this wonderful Site where they wax eloquently about the virtues of such esoteric substances as chicken cartilage and gelatine. Make sure you buy the good stuff though. I am sure help is out there somewhere. Learn from what others have done. Their stories are interesting. Wish you well. Surf this Site.
Cheers,
Michael
Nottingham Uk
11/28/2016
Hi Michael, thank you for your helpful suggestion regarding the creams that may help with my friend's painful knees. She is not computer savvy so I will have to look up these for her on line. However, after looking up the section on Earth Clinic on painful knees I've rung her and told her about the benefits of apple cider vinegar and she is going to give it a try. I'll let Earth Clinic know if it works! Best wishes.
Los Angeles
01/16/2017
Hi Beryl,
I think your friend is really smart to not like taking pain killers. I gather that all of them have nasty long term side effects.
I believe I've read that bromelain on an empty stomach is supposed to be just as effective as the pharmaceutical pain killers according to one or two studies, and even better according to another study. And its only side effects are positive ones. She might also give turmeric a try. For maximum absorption, combine it with a few dashes of black pepper and dissolve it in coconut oil (something I first read about on EarthClinic) or make a tea out of it. However, it is a blood thinner. So make sure she knows that in advance just in case she needs to avoid them and so she can be on the lookout for bleeding and knows to cut back if it occurs.
It might also be worthwhile to give Borax therapy (which she can read about on this site) a try, too, just to see if it helps the pain. And whether it helps the pain or not, I would expect it to help her in a lots of other ways and reduce the odds of further replacement surgery.
As regards her husband's Alzheimer's Disease, I've hear that NADH not only slows it down, but also reverses it. And I've personally seen it work wonders myself. If your friend can afford it, she may want to first try the one which is supposed to be the best, which is produced by Professor George Birkmayer (in my experience, it is definitely better) and then compare their results with it to their results with the cheaper ones. Or if finances don't allow, they can go straight to a cheaper one. (The cheapest one I've come across, I believe, is from Swanson.)
And per the comments by Earth Clinic posters, I'd suggest she try coconut oil, too (after reading those posts, of course). As you/she will see, some people have experienced remarkable results with it.
Best wishes, Harry
