Muscle strain healing

[Shared Joy]

Hi,
I would like to share my recent, painful experience which gave me the opportunity to be the guinea pig in the research for muscle pain.

Well, I tried out the high intensity interval training on Monday. It was a rainy day so I thought to try some abdominal exercise with leg lifting. I did some of it, as I felt that it was really hard to complete it for now. However, I massaged some Lugol's in my thighs

OK, Tuesday I already felt that I lost my vigor and balance when doing the regular taichi training, but I completed it. Went home and treated myself with electric acupuncturee and massage some more Lugol's in my thighs.

On Wednesday I could barely move: my left leg was hurting so bad that I couldn't sit when it touched the chair, I couldn't stand up without holding to the table, and walking down the stairs was more of a crawling. I did the previous procedures but this time added some black seed oil (more exactly Egyptian black cumin seed oil) trice that day. I felt so miserable, that I was even thinking about paying a visit to the emergency room.

Well, this morning (Thursday) I felt that the pain diminished. Got up, did some more massage with the black seed oil and I was able to sit, to stay on my left leg and walk up and down the stairs without holding the railing.

I can't tell which one of my methods made the difference, but I wanted to share this anyway, as you might just not get acupuncture right away, but some Lugol and black seed oil can be easily purchased and have at home , just in case.

This same black seed oil helped me to clear the phlegm from my bronchi which was stuck for the past 7 days, and wouldn't clear out. Maybe somebody, somewhere could use this info.

FWIW

 

[Ant22]

(...) This same black seed oil helped me to clear the phlegm from my bronchi which was stuck for the past 7 days, and wouldn't clear out. Maybe somebody, somewhere could use this info. (...)

Shared Joy, this is a really helpful post! Although I haven't experienced any muscle strain issues recently, I've been looking for a natural product that would help my grandma with phlegm issues in her lungs and bronchi. This has been causing a really bad cough and she can't sleep at night. Her doctor gave her antibiotics that made no difference whatsoever and now they seem to be clueless about what to do next. I'll order some black seed oil for her to see if it helps.

My grandma's health is very poor, I tried giving her iodine (one drop) but she had a very strong reaction to it. Maybe black seed oil will help. I used to take it myself because I was given a bottle of it as a present but since I had no immediate health issues to resolve I didn't notice any difference. I read up about it back then but I totally forgot that it actually has all these benefits.

I know your post was meant to help someone with muscle strain but by ricochet you gave me an idea about resolving another issue. Thank you Shared Joy!

 

[Galaxia2002]

What is weird is that given the very good measures you take the pain continued its raising to reach a top, I have observed the same in myself. It seems that there is nothing one can do to effectively kill the pain before intensive exercise (without resorting to pills, ie), there is always a frame of 2-3 days to start to feel better, maybe less painful if you do Some massage after and before doing the training. I have tested also lugol's for muscle pain and it helps, but it has to be diluted (2% for example) because the skin peels off if it is more concentrated, it is suppose to act as irritant in muscles.

The black cumin oil has as principal component thymoquinone, an interesting molecule:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymoquinone

Thymoquinone is a phytochemical compound found in the plant Nigella sativa. It is also found in select cultivated Monarda fistulosa plants grown and steam distilled in the USA producing an essential oil.

In 2010, an Iranian pilot study was done where thymoquinone was administered to children with epilepsy. Thymoquinone may have anti-convulsant action in pediatric epilepsy.[1] Thymoquinone and other components of N. sativa may be neuroprotective.[2]

As of November 2013 there were no clinical trials for thymoquinone registered by the U.S government.[3]

It has antioxidant effects and has been shown to protect against heart, liver and kidney damage in animal studies[4][5] as well as having possible anti-cancer effects.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

It also has analgesic[13] and anticonvulsant effects in animal models.[14] It is an angiogenesis inhibitor.[citation needed]

In 2008 in-vitro tests showed it was an HDAC inhibitor, affecting genes such p53, Bax, bcl-2 and p21.[15]

Thymoquinone has been studied for its potential effects on colon cancer cells. It reduces mouse colon tumor cell invasion and inhibits tumor growth in animal models of colon cancer.

So this is a good alternative to methyl salicylate based creams to calm the pain.

 

[Shared Joy]

My grandma's health is very poor, I tried giving her iodine (one drop) but she had a very strong reaction to it. Maybe black seed oil will help. I used to take it myself because I was given a bottle of it as a present but since I had no immediate health issues to resolve I didn't notice any difference. I read up about it back then but I totally forgot that it actually has all these benefits.

Hi Ant22,

maybe in case of a chronic obstruction it would be better to use some chlorella in the first2-3 days, as a buffer, to help clean the toxins which will be released, I mean it would prevent their re-absorbtion in the intestines. Next I would try some enzymes to break down the biofilms which microorganisms tend to form to protect themselves, like serrapeptase and a good enzyme complex which contains bromelain.
After that I would use the black seed oil (internally and externally), and if it can't do the work you can use olive leaf extract or grapefruit seed extract as a joint effort, along with some N-acetyl cisteine and zinc gluconate.

Of course, you will want to replenish the good bacteria in the guts by giving her kombucha tea and sauerkraut, or probiotics in the evening.
Just my 2 cents!

 

[Shared Joy]

What is weird is that given the very good measures you take the pain continued its raising to reach a top, I have observed the same in myself. It seems that there is nothing one can do to effectively kill the pain before intensive exercise (without resorting to pills, ie), there is always a frame of 2-3 days to start to feel better, maybe less painful if you do Some massage after and before doing the training. I have tested also lugol's for muscle pain and it helps, but it has to be diluted (2% for example) because the skin peels off if it is more concentrated, it is suppose to act as irritant in muscles.

Hi Galaxia2002 and thank you for your contribution. I used a 2% Lugol, indeed.

I am still amazed at the rapid pace of healing...yesterday I was able to do the whole hour of training.

I think the reiki I was sending to my clients also helped me, otherwise I can't explain the sudden disappearance of that excruciating pain. Yes, I know that rest and massage helps the blood to flush out the lactic acid, but what I felt was worse than soar muscles does, more like when one is hit by a motorcycle, so to say.

It feels so good to be able to move, walk freely again !!!

 

[Ant22]

My grandma's health is very poor, I tried giving her iodine (one drop) but she had a very strong reaction to it. Maybe black seed oil will help. I used to take it myself because I was given a bottle of it as a present but since I had no immediate health issues to resolve I didn't notice any difference. I read up about it back then but I totally forgot that it actually has all these benefits.

Hi Ant22,

maybe in case of a chronic obstruction it would be better to use some chlorella in the first2-3 days, as a buffer, to help clean the toxins which will be released, I mean it would prevent their re-absorbtion in the intestines. Next I would try some enzymes to break down the biofilms which microorganisms tend to form to protect themselves, like serrapeptase and a good enzyme complex which contains bromelain.
After that I would use the black seed oil (internally and externally), and if it can't do the work you can use olive leaf extract or grapefruit seed extract as a joint effort, along with some N-acetyl cisteine and zinc gluconate.

Of course, you will want to replenish the good bacteria in the guts by giving her kombucha tea and sauerkraut, or probiotics in the evening.
Just my 2 cents!

Shared Joy, thank you very much for additional info! So much useful stuff, I'm looking into it now. I'm pretty sure my grandma should have most of these supplements at home as I left them behind after my last holiday in my hometown. It didn't occur to me to check which one of them might help her as I take them for different health issues. Thanks again!

Also, I'm about to re-join my military fitness classes which are super intense so I guess I may have a chance to put your advice on muscle strain into practice. I started these classes in October and I had to stop in December. I'm more of a bookworm than a sporty type so the first two classes turned me into a blob, to the point that I had to ask my colleague at work to pick up my pen when I dropped it. Magnesium bath helped a little but I was in massive pain for over a week. Let's see how it goes this time :)