Aromatherapy to Alleviate Ankle Pain
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Do you know…………. Ankle injuries can affect people of all ages. They are frequently caused by repetitive overuse,
Aromatherapy for Ankle Pain
weakness and instability in the ankle, twisting, obesity, poor posture during exercising – walking – running, and falling or diseases like arthritis, plantar fasciitis, or nerve damages in the feet and the surrounding areas. Such an injury may lead to inflammation, redness surrounding the injury, ankle and heel pain with inconvenience in walking. Minor injuries can be treated with the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) method at home for a sprained ankle or achy knee, or wrist after playing sports for next 24-72 hours to speed up healing. It’s common in the United States for individuals suffering from minor sickness and pain to use over the counter medicines to treat various ailments, but if pain or swelling gets worse and doesn’t go away, consult a doctor.
Ankle sprains are the result of overstretching ligaments, which connect bones in ankle joint. That is why when we get our ankle twisted during a fall or playing a sport, connective tissues - tendons and ligaments, get stretched past their normal lengths, and sustain micro tears, which is damage to cells in the tissues, there is often blood leaking from damaged capillaries into intracellular space that cause additional swelling, bruising, pain. As a result, there is a loss of blood flow to surrounding cells and blockage of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products moving in and out of those cells, which leads to cellular damage beyond the original injury.
Pain could be managed with Aromatherapy using Essential Oils. Essential oils are natural, concentrated, volatile, liquid extract of different parts of plants which has been used since centuries to cure variety of ailments. Essential oils possess property to penetrate cells quickly, improving circulation and providing oxygen to inflamed joints. There are several essential oils that can be used to relieve the pain, muscle tenderness, to reduce the inflammation while assisting the body in its healing process due to their anti-inflammatory, analgesic (pain-relieving), and circulatory stimulating properties:
Birch, Frankincense, Lavender, German Chamomile, Cypress, Peppermint, Clove Bud, Helichrysum, Black Pepper, Ginger, Turmeric, Birch, Wintergreen
Ankle-Muscle Pain Rub
1/4 Cup Shea Butter or Aloe Vera gel
1/4 Cup Coconut oil
20 drops Peppermint essential oil
15 drops Turmeric essential oil
10 drops Black Pepper essential oil
10 drops Frankincense essential oil
10 drops Lavender essential oil
7 drops Geranium essential oil
Warm up half cup water in a saucepan on medium heat. In a glass measuring cup combine Shea butter (if using Aloe gel, don’t have to melt it) and Coconut oil, place in the warm water and allow to melt. Remove from sauce pan and turn off heat, pour the mixture in a 6oz glass jar, allow to cool to room temperature, add essential oils, stir well to combine all ingredients, cover, label. Rub on affected area 2-3 times daily or as needed.
Om Healing………..Uma
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