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Posted 3/25/2014 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
I'm wondering if anyone has experienced muscle constriction that lasts for days or weeks. The muscles in my arms stay constricted no matter what I try to make them relax. Worse at night and keeping me awake with the pain. Within days of the beginning of the constricted muscles I start having tremors in my hands and loss of coordination. Although the constriction is much worse in my arms, it seems to be all over and causes me to ache all over and feel exhausted. I have read that muscle constriction causes a decrease in blood flow which leads to the pain and tremors. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to relieve the constriction? I have tried a muscle relaxant but didn't have good results. Thanks
Posted 3/25/2014 2:27 PM (GMT 0)
All true.

It creates knots and "ropeing" feel in your muscles. To get them flowing again, look up the Active Release Tecqniue website to find a provider that does this-usually a younger chiropracter (not oldschool). Once muscles are softer, the nerves are no longer being pinched and tingling will ease also.

I have reserched lyme muscle fatige and tightness in depth, the above works as long as you are not on any tendon harming antibiotic (just a couple of them are).

Pyhsical therapy will NOT work and can make you worse if you have adhesions, roping and knots from lyme in your muscle fiber. Fact. You need to do ART before even thinking of building muscle back with phys therapy. I wish more "muscle, and body structure profesionals" knew this.
Posted 3/25/2014 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
I must say, I never really had this problem but I have heard of it.

Have you tried a bath with 1-2 cups of epsom salt? (some use more) There is magnesium in epsom salt and that can help relax muscles. I use a heating blanket at night to keep me warm but it also relaxes my muscles too.

I'm sure others will chime in shortly with some suggestions.
Posted 3/25/2014 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
I've experienced that. I've found that Magnesium powder, very careful gentle massage, and sitting in a spa can all help. Even just a heat pack can help, but that only works on one spot.

Astroman, with your knowledge of muscles in Lyme, can you please answer my thread?
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3027978

Post Edited (Jasmine Grace) : 3/25/2014 8:46:36 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/25/2014 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
Jasmine-

for some reason search will not find this:

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3027978

What was the header that appears?

Mag powder in a bath helps, mag lotion by Morton is better for specific areas after massage or ART and saves time. Mag is reponsible for ionic transfer (bridging) of muscle nutrients. We are after all, a liquidy electrical generator, and salt (mag) is the conductor.

Still for severe muscle adhesion and knotting mag is only temporary, not a real fix. The muscles need actual fixxing to realight the tissue grains in the parallel elongated direction that their supposed to be in, and will not nessesarily do this on there own 100%. That is probably what the CDC calls post lyme symptoms that never go away. They just dont know how to make them go away. Some of us do.
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