About 8 months ago I woke up unable to move my right arm. The pain was excruciating in my shoulder and could not think about fastening a bra. Getting dressed and undressed became a dreaded daily task. Not really one for going to the doctor, whilst medical science has produced some fantastic pharmaceutical breakthroughs I don’t really trust big pharma companies these days and prefer a more holistic approach to healing so with the help of dr. Google and speaking to my hairdresser who had experienced the same problem and been visiting a physical therapist, I self diagnosed a rotator cuff injury and set about a routine of gentle daily exercise, a combination of yoga and stretches my hairdresser shared from her physical therapy sessions.
It took about 4 or 5 months but eventuallly it did get better. Then the worst thing possible happened, it started on the other side, except this time the pain was worse and started waking me up at night. Every night. I continued with the same exercises, it felt like it was improving and then it worsened. I tried Ibuprofen and paracetamol for a couple of days neither made any difference so I began looking for a herbal homeopathic remedy that may help.
This is how I discovered Kelly at KH Holistics in Leicester, making Magnesium Balm with camomile and lavender from home. IT’s an all natural remedy made from pure magnesium flakes and essential oils. A small independent female led business and growing brand sold at local markets and fairs and luckily for me by my local beauty therapy practitioner Amanda at Leyton beauty in Countesthorpe, Leicester.
The calm magnesium balm I purchased costs £20.
The advice for use is massage the balm into your feet at night, focusing around the ball of the foot, the Reiki point for the shoulder. I began the recommendation.
I will say here, I also massaged directly into the injured area, a mistake. This made things worse and stopped using the balm altogether for about a week until things settled down.
However I did return to the foot massage only and I have to say, even though the shoulder is not completely better yet, the sleep interruption has subsided so of course I am feeling much better about the shoulder and managing the discomfort and exercise routine much better.
The balm is not greasy, massages into the skin very easily and smells absolutely divine. Even without an injury it would be amazing for anyone with any kind of sleep disturbance or if you just want to deal with ugly dry cracked feet. The improvement in the skin is marked just from a couple of weeks use.
There are also other handmade products Kelly offers so if you are like me looking for homeopathy and want to support a small independent local made in the UK brand I can recommend the Magnesium balm. It has certainly helped me to sleep with a very dodgy shoulder and got me back on the road to recovery.
Anyone suffering in the same way who wants the best exercises to get their shoulders working should try these. don’t expect miracles over night you have to push through the pain and not give up. It going to take time.
Stand 8-12 inches away from a wall (depending how long your arms are) and walk your hands up and down, I count to about 14, stretching the painful shoulder as far as you can stand. I do it three times before I go to bed. Then I sit on the edge of the bed and squeeze my shoulder blades down and together, hold for 10 counts and release. I do this 5-6 times. And then I take my elbow of the damaged shoulder in my hand and gently pull it across my body as far as I can stand. Not pulling it high or low, parallel for 10 counts and release. All the time breathing deeply. I do this 5-6 times. Like I mentioned progress has been very slow but it is getting better.