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Posted 8/6/2018 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
Some of my very first symptoms involved my tendons. I get pain in my knees when squatting down and both lcls are weak. Also, if I keep either arm bent for too long, I start going numb in pinky and ring finger. I read this is cubital tunnel syndrome.

Is there any way to alleive these issues?
Posted 8/6/2018 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Kind of a repeat of what I usually mention with muscle/tendon issues:

I had this too. Treated that specific area it before ABX.

The ulnar gets pinched in the tricep area, making your pinky go numb- the elbow will feel goofy too. Its gets stuck between the tri and delt muscle if I remember. Any way its common in non lymies too. Work your way up your neck too. If you hand are too week from lyme- find a proffesional ART person. (this is not the Dr K ART).

I treated this like everything else- deep massage, self active release, magnesium gel and DMSO - all in the tricep area and sometimes forearm- there are u-tubes on this. its easy.

This is forced circulation and your circulation is impaired right now.

Post Edited (astroman) : 8/6/2018 9:19:19 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/6/2018 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much astroman. It's just weird that it's in both arms. Well, I guess not.
Posted 8/6/2018 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
I've got the exact same ulnar nerve thing in BOTH hands (mine is also when they are not bent, but my hands go numb when bent). Would it be possible to have the same nerve pinched on both sides? Seems strange to me and I thought it was more rooted in the spine if both nerves connect in same spot? I'm also getting to the point if I lift anything somewhat heavy my hands get slow and don't open properly if I try to grip something. I've had MRI's of cervical spine and nothing showed up.

I also get bouts of numbness at night. This was constant when I first started this journey. But now I just get flares where it happens for a few weeks then goes away.

Sorry, I've not found anything that helps with the numbness in pinky/ring finger. I hope it's not permanent. We do seem to have a bit of an overlap in our symptoms. You just posted about urinary issues too, right? I have those as well. Maybe it's all Bart. Or mold, candida?

Do you have any dental work? I recently saw a chiro and he did electrodermal screening and it came up dental materials for me. He then tested me doing ART and found it was one of my crowns. I am not sure how much I believe all this. Seems too easy! I'm nervous about forking over $1,000 to replace a crown. It literally took 6 months for the nerves to settle down when I got it the first time (red flag?). I had all my amalgams out about 10 years ago and have 3 crowns now. My symptoms did start after my first crown (rosacea on face, tinnitus, heart palps, some joint pain in knees). Anyway, just curious.
Posted 8/6/2018 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
Both of you:

If your medial and radial nerves are OK (non-pinky fingers), you might still be able to do this with the help of u-tube vs seeing a Active Release Technique provider.

You also will most likely have some tight junctions on the INSIDE of your elbow and where the meaty forearm muscle (top side) joins the topside front lower part of your elbow. When these tighten up, the fascia pulls on the back side (from the front) of elbow fascia entrapping the ulnar nerve.

Try sleeping with a straight elbow. A kids soccer shin guard oe skateboarding elbow gaurd can be velcrowed to the inside of your elbow to stop bending at night.

Refrain from holding your head up with elbow on a desk top.

All together this can make it feel better slowly in a few weeks, but can be longer with lyme.

None of this is permanent, it may linger, but will get better. Many non lymies have this to as it is part mechanical flaw the way you were made. Lyme takes advantage of any "design" flaws we were born with.

Post Edited (astroman) : 8/6/2018 11:23:41 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/6/2018 5:57 PM (GMT 0)
I will try this and let you know!
Posted 8/6/2018 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
When I mention ART - its tendon and muscle release manual therapy which has its own web page for clinicians (usually newer generation chiros). It a US trademark too, the below is not:

Dont get it confused with the "vodoo black magic ART" Dr K stuff - has nothing to do with that at all.

(Yes, "Dr K" ART might work for other things though.) -Klingert, Klighart ...spelling, you know who I mean.
Posted 8/6/2018 7:25 PM (GMT 0)

astroman said...
When I mention ART - its tendon and muscle release manual therapy which has its own web page for clinicians (usually newer generation chiros). It a US trademark too, the below is not:

Dont get it confused with the "vodoo black magic ART" Dr K stuff - has nothing to do with that at all.

(Yes, "Dr K" ART might work for other things though.) -Klingert, Klighart ...spelling, you know who I mean.

I can't say for certain if ART (automatic response testing) works, but I do respect Klinghardt. *If* I get my crowns replaced and my health improves I will be a believer for certain. But I won't hold my breath.
Posted 8/6/2018 10:24 PM (GMT 0)

astroman said...
Both of you:

If your medial and radial nerves are OK (non-pinky fingers), you might still be able to do this with the help of u-tube vs seeing a Active Release Technique provider.

You also will most likely have some tight junctions on the INSIDE of your elbow and where the meaty forearm muscle (top side) joins the topside front lower part of your elbow. When these tighten up, the fascia pulls on the back side (from the front) of elbow fascia entrapping the ulnar nerve.

Try sleeping with a straight elbow. A kids soccer shin guard oe skateboarding elbow gaurd can be velcrowed to the inside of your elbow to stop bending at night.

Refrain from holding your head up with elbow on a desk top.

All together this can make it feel better slowly in a few weeks, but can be longer with lyme.

None of this is permanent, it may linger, but will get better. Many non lymies have this to as it is part mechanical flaw the way you were made. Lyme takes advantage of any "design" flaws we were born with.

YouTube it is. Thanks again astroman.
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