Mending the Body: My Broken Arm
No, not sticks and stones — stairs!
I recently (24th July) broke my arm, so just over a month ago. I slipped backwards off the stairs at the fourth step and fell heavily. My elbow took my whole body weight.
My husband and I had been arguing, things have been a bit fraught money wise this year, and I simply was not concentrating on what I was doing, just cross.
I managed to smash into two large framed prints so there was broken glass everywhere too! My legs still bear testimony to the shards.
But this story is not about my poor legs, but the remarkable healing I experienced with my arm and a protocol I wanted to share with you all so that it might help someone else in a similar way.
I went to the local hospital the following morning after a somewhat painful night and had an X-ray which showed a hairline crack in the elbow joint. I had no other broken bones which is remarkable given my doctor is determined that I have Osteoporosis (which does run in my family).
I would hazard that maybe that is not the case given my whole weight went on my arm and it only had a simple, small fracture.
After being given a sling we returned home and I proceeded to apply comfrey oil to the joint and then a tourmaline elbow patch which fortuitously had arrived two days previously!
I was given paracetamol at the hospital but took none thereafter as I am wary of drugs (ironic isn’t it?) and was not in sufficient pain to warrant them.
I then continued to apply a variety of oils, comfrey and castor oil, and also cayenne pepper to the joint to induce heat and frozen peas to ice it. The plan was to induce circulation to the joint by alternating heat and cold, the oils are known healers, and the magnetic tourmaline would keep bringing blood to the area.
The local large hospital insisted I go to the fracture clinic even after I was able to type within two days of the break. (I am working on another book so I did not want to interrupt my work.) I was able to chop and cook food within 3 days. We were there for 4 hours only to be told there was no appointment despite the hospital making it!
Less than two weeks later I had full use of the arm. There is a little residual pain but nothing spectacular. At the original examination I was told that it would take 6 to 8 weeks! I don’t think so…
I sprained my ankle a few years ago and was informed that it could take up to 6 months to heal; it took three weeks.
Both times I used Comfrey Oil which is nicknamed “Knitbone”. It is described as helping in the following way:
· Pain relief
Comfrey oil can help treat pain, inflammation, and swelling of muscles and joints, including those caused by degenerative arthritis, sprains, contusions, strains, and acute myalgia. It can also be used to help with back discomfort.
· Wound healing
Comfrey oil can help soothe and aid the healing of wounds, broken bones, superficial cuts, scratches, and scrapes. It can also help reduce the likelihood of leg ulcers becoming infected.
Comfrey oil has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and also has mild astringent and drawing qualities.
All of these qualities would have helped with pain, inflammation and mending the bone.
I also used castor oil also known as Palma Christi for its exceptional healing benefits which include supporting the lymphatic system which would seem important in bone renewal.
Cayenne pepper brought heat and blood to the bone and periodic icing kept down the inflammation.
As of today, the 25th August, I have full use of my arm and no residual damage except the scars on my legs which are now healing faster due to applying the same two oils to them.
I do not advise falling backwards off the stairs or breaking anything but I hope that this might help someone else if they do have an accident and are doctor adverse as I am. I am glad I had an X-ray though as I then knew what I was dealing with and could formulate my own treatment.
The Trauma Clinic do not believe me! I have just finished a qualification in Applied Kinesiology so I did know what I was doing; doing the course meant that I have not been writing regularly but I shall return in September with excerpts from my new book.
Thanks for reading. Any comments are appreciated.
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