Bones clicking and popping.

[TexasLisa]

Smart choice! 😍 I cant stomach it, but there's evidence to support this remedy for reducing blood glucose! Here's one link, there are more pieces of published research to support ACV for blood glucose reduction after eating. Scholar.google.com can help you find more if you are curious.

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Same here Tortoise. I had been on PPIs for 30 years and thought I would try the ACV. It made things worse for me. Doctor got all over me for taking it. She said it wasn't for me.

I finally quit the PPIs and I am eating foods I haven't been able to eat in a long time! I still watch what I eat but I am doing really well in that area.

 

[Britesea]

You could try making Raspberry vinegar. This was a favorite drink in the days before sodas.

2 cups raspberries
1/3 cup vinegar (the original recipe called for red wine vinegar, but you could try this with ACV and see)
1/2 pound sugar or 1 heaping cup of sugar for 1 cup extracted juice (2 cups raspberries yields 1 cup juice)

Instructions

1. In a nonreactive bowl, combine the vinegar and raspberries. Cover and let macerate for 3 days.
2. After 3 days, mash the raspberries in the bowl, then strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth. Twist the cheesecloth into a ball and squeeze to extract as much juice as possible.
3. To every 1 cup of juice, add ½ pound of sugar. Combine the juice and sugar in a saucepan.
4. Bring to a boil and simmer (gently!) for 12 - 15 minutes (depending on how thick you want the vinegar to be).
5. Let cool, then pour into a clean bottle. Keep refrigerated for up to 3 months.

 

[Marie2020]

I'm surprised joint hypermobility didnt come up in this conversation (yet). About 10% of the population has benign or non-generalized joint hypermobility. Lax ligaments allow more motion in the joint which permits excess popping and clicking.

In females, ligament laxity is more pronounced in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. (And during pregnancy, and thereafter a second pregnancy).

Vitamin C may help over long term. Glucosamine sulfate may help in those who also have allergic symptoms. Glucosamine sulfate inhibits mast cells in connective tissue. Theres a hypothesis (research pending) that mast cell activity causes the degradation of collagen in hypermobility disorders.

Prolotherapy and physical therapies are the best current treatments for hypermobility. A physical therapist can teach you how to move without stretching the joint capsule.

Clicks can be tendon snaps. If so, a physical therapist can help you with that too.

Massage therapy is not recommended in general for hypermobility, except if needed to correct a subluxation or relieve pressure on nerves.

Sorry to write a book! I hope it helps the next person who searches fir or stumbles upon this thread!

I was told massage was not recommended for my conditions, its not safe for everyone. But as for glucosamine I regret that I stopped taking this ,after reading your input I think I will order it again. Thanks
Please don't stop, this is very interesting to me and thank you for your post.

Now you may find me a little to chatty but I'm excited about finding this....
I came across a one clip posted by a chiropractor on YouTube last night. For a curved neck, he did these four stretch motions. He described these movements as Y W and L, the fourth was placing your shoulders back and arms behind then holding each wrist as you turn your head.

I tried it out and it felt so good, so as I got out of bed this morning I did it again.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Massage is appropriate if provided by someone who is licensed, and knows what they are doing. Massage works to improve muscle balance, and to promote circulation, which can promote healing.

 

[Marie2020]

Massage is appropriate if provided by someone who is licensed, and knows what they are doing. Massage works to improve muscle balance, and to promote circulation, which can promote healing.

I miss being massaged

In some circumstances, I'm sorry I do not have the correct term for this other way of massage other than the suction method, just as an example. The suction could be a little harsh for some people, so I think lifting rather the pressure may be a better option.

Vitamin C, I agree is a very important for many ailments and as a preventative.

 

[baymule]

Mac n' cheese out of a box! With powdered cheese!!!!

 

[Britesea]

I have to be very careful about the shoes I wear also. Not bone spurs, but I tend to grow plantar corns if I wear cheap shoes, and those can be painful! I found a style of shoe by SAS about 30 years ago, and that's been the only dress shoe I buy now. They're expensive, but with care they last several years.

I gave up on Birkenstocks a long time ago. The only times I ever sprained my ankle was when I was wearing Birks. I think the hard sole prevents you from adjusting your balance quickly. Plus, they make you clomp around like Frankenstein's monster- not very attractive, lol.

 

[Britesea]

sometimes leg cramps can be caused by a potassium deficiency, which could happen if it's warm and you are sweating a lot. a half-teaspoon of cream of tartar can alleviate that.

 

[Marie2020]

I get a charlie horse on the left middle of my ribcage on my chest. I have to be bending far forward and holding it for it to start. It doesn't happen all the time. It's always the exact same spot.

Now Mom suffered debilitating leg cramps for years. Ones that would wake her up screaming. Magnesium deficiency can cause them as well so she took that. She had many health problems that got worse but the leg cramps were horrible. The Hyland leg cramp pills were one of the few things that helped.

Mom is diabetic and had been on a long acting insulin for years that I cant remember the name of. In 2018, her blood sugars had become so erratic that the doctor took her off it and she was using regular insulin for a month while they tried to find another one for ber to try. Her blood sugars stablized and and dropped. She actually needed less insulin by the end of the month. She asked to just stay on that for a while. Within 6 months a huge amount of the health problems she'd been having disappeared.

That included the leg cramp issue. It just vanished. She hasnt had one in over a year and a half now. Doctor has her listed as unable to take that other insulin. Her A1C is at 6.2 now and she needs very little of the regular insulin.

I've found that cider vinegar helps me when I get the warning signs of to much sugar.

 

[tortoise]

I've found that cider vinegar helps me when I get the warning signs of to much sugar.

Smart choice! 😍 I cant stomach it, but there's evidence to support this remedy for reducing blood glucose! Here's one link, there are more pieces of published research to support ACV for blood glucose reduction after eating. Scholar.google.com can help you find more if you are curious.

Google Scholar

scholar.google.com