Exercise

Georgia Hunter-

OK, youve improved, (and you joined in 2012 I see).

At one point I couldnt walk a block without pain either.

I started a immune support "program" with suppliments way before ABX -helped my gut, did nothing for muscle tightness though.

I have yet to find any nutritional deficiencies. Magnesium glycinate in the only vitamin that helps with my tightness.

For many years I've tried body building amino acids, BCCA, as well as good old creatine, gluatamine, different protiens- did nothing for tightness.

Testing with MTRFR soon.

No sinus issues. I healed Gut / digestive issues couple yrs ago.

I used to take supplemental potassium, I felt nothing.

Sodium, like most, I get too much almost. Its still in range though.

Funny you mention lithium supplementation.!! I just asked about this in a post. Its very seldom brought up. What else do you know about it-any links? Horowitz mentions it for lyme I was told. Lithium is not mentioned on any muscle/fitness sites on the web that I found. The RX which is a little different was used primary for bi-polar.

Magnessium is also a huge part of the puzzle for muscle ATP, recovery and nuero issues. Its one of the "salts" for the "ionic" transfer. This helps a lot, but obviousl;y not completely.

btw… I'm still having pain/tightness in my left calf. it feels deep—not just the muscle, maybe the muscle, it's weird and I can't tell exactly what is going on or what triggers it. It's not necessarily pulling when I stretch it but does hurt when I flex. And—this has been going on for almost 3 wks.

I rub and massage and can't feel a knot but don't really know what to feel for either.

Thoughts?

-p

OK —thanks for suggesting a diagram! (duh - not sure why I didn't think to look at one before now).

So the pressure/tightening seems to be on the inside of the gastronemius. But I do not feel two different muscles. BUT… when I tried to massage, it's the outside of the gastro that was sensitive.

You know, I just remembered that my LLMD wrote a script for physical therapy. I've been so overwhelmed just getting trough the holidays that I haven't found a place yet but maybe this annoyance will get my butt in gear.

Thanks-

-p

Ahh- OK. THanks for that info! Looks like there are quite a few viable practitioners in my area.

-p

This is great info. Thanks so much.

I was going to do some PT because I'm having trouble walking—since the joint hip pain, my gait is all screwy and it's like my legs forgot how to coordinate to walk. But thought maybe we could also tackle this muscle thing.

But I think you're right - it's been so long since I was running, I'm riding my bike mainly now—even more than I'm walking. So I'm sure there is a bunch of muscle strength imbalance. I love the idea of hidden muscle!

-p