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Homemade Remedies to Help Heal an Injury

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As a Licensed Acupuncturist and RN, I specialize in helping people heal from traumatic injuries. Typical injuries on a given day might be: rib fractures from a mountain bike wipe out, low back pain after lifting a heavy suitcase or neck pain following a motor vehicle accident. This blog is about safe and easy to make homemade remedies you can use to help heal after an injury.
Homemade hotpacks after injury

Nutrition, supplements and topical patches that help with healing after injury

Supplements & Nutrition for Healing Injuries

•Please temporarily cut grains out of your diet, especially gluten. Grains aggravate inflammation. When your body is healing from an accident, gluten is like gasoline being thrown on an already raging fire. This is the case irrespective of whether your are sensitive or allergic to gluten or not.

•As long as you have no allergies or medication conflicts, supplement orally with Turmeric capsules.
Start with 1,000mg/day by mouth. You can work up to 2,000mg/day x 30 days maximum. Then reduce dose back to 500-750mg/day.
•As long as you have no allergies or medication conflicts, supplement orally with Omega fish oils 1,000mg/day by mouth. Nordic Naturals is a quality brand you can find in health food stores.

Arnica Patches for Healing from Injuries

•Here is how to make topical night time Arnica patches. 
Before bed, liberally apply to Arnica ointment to the skin over your injury site. Do NOT apply to broken skin. Loosely tape small square of Suran or plastic wrap over site to maintain absorption while you sleep. This is far more effective that spot applications of topical Arnica.
NEVER place plastic wrap around full circumference of any limb(s) or your neck. Use only a small strip or square of the clear wrap. Loosely tape into place with bandage tape. If you have sensitive skin, you’ll want to buy paper bandage tape versus adhesive bandage tape.
If helpful, you can wear Arnica patches during the day too. Just make sure you change the patch at least once per day.
Cleanse skin at least once per day and allow to skin dry thoroughly before reapplication. Stop if irritation, discomfort or excess moisture noted.

Kinesiology Tape for Healing from Injuries

•Kinesiology tape (aka “K-tape”) is helpful for joint support for some injuries. Sporting goods stores and many drugstores carry an assortment of different kinds. You tube videos are execellent resources for wrapping directions of various joints.  Kinesiology tape should not be binding or tight, simply supportive.

Kinesiology Tape use after a traumatic injury

Kinesiology Tape can be used for support of joints after an injury

Do keep in mind you’ll need to remove that K-tape at some point. That being said: it may be wise to shave or use a depilatory product before application. That way it will be less painful later. If shaving, do your best not to nick the skin.

Do not apply K-tape over broken skin.

Topical Hot Packs for Healing from Injuries

For pain relief, better circulation and reducing inflammation, you can make the following topical hot packs

•Epsom Salts Topical Hot Packs

Epsom salts hot packs are soothing. These are ideal for pain, especially bone pain. The salts are used in full rock form. They are not dissolved.

Epsom salts hot packs are helpful for pain after a surgery or traumatic injury

Epsom salts hot packs are helpful for pain after a surgery or injury

Directions:

  • Place 1-2 cups Epsom salts into pillowcase. It is better not to buy salts with essentials oils in them or they will cake or solidify more.
  • Warm salts in microwave or to comfort level for your skin (perhaps 1 minute).
  • Apply to: painful or injured areas or lean against pack while seating or reclining.
  • Salts can be reused.
•Castor Oil Topical Hot Packs
Castor oil hot packs are more detoxifying. This style hot pack is  better on an injured area which is inflamed or perhaps red.

You can order The Palma Christi Castor Oil Pack Kits from Amazon or you make your own Castor Oil hot packs.

Directions:

  • Place liberal amount Castor oil onto washcloth.
  • Warm in microwave to comfort level for your skin (perhaps 1 minute).
  • Apply to:  Painful joints or Injured areas (but NOT to broken skin).
  • Do not re-use washcloths. Use a fresh cloth for each application.
Castor oil may stain so do use a towel to protect linens, clothing, furniture etc.
Thank you for reading and I hope you are feeling better soon!
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Questions and Answers About HPV and Newest Vaccine

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Welcome to my three-part blog series, examining Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the most recent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil 9. This is Part II where I am addressing common questions and answers about HPV and the newest vaccine. As I was reviewing research, it became clear that HPV infections have serious impacts to millions of people in all countries. Long term community health risks of HPV infections, development and use of HPV vaccines, and opposition are all complicated topics. Please know that as a public health issue & research focus, HPV extends well beyond our United States. The World Health Organization has published on HPV as well as Australia, France, Japan, Scandinavia, and Italy to name only a few other countries.

For more detailed information about recommended ages for Guardasil-9 vaccination, please see Part I of this series at: http://kreynoldsacupuncture.com/womens-health/what-are-the-recommended-ages-for-the-new-human-papillomavirus-hpv-vaccine

The topics of vaccine ingredients, legal issues of clinical research, and community responses will be discussed in Part III of this series. My hope is that you consider the information for yourself, discuss with your medical team, and make decisions which are personally best for you and your loved ones.

How do you get an HPV infection?

HPV is spread by skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal or oral sex. It can be passed even when your partner has no signs of infection.

Are all types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) the same?

The short answer is no. There are some 200 different types of Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) and a small number of those are known causes of cancers. HPV related cancers can happen in both men and women. Specifically: HPV is linked to cervical cancer. As I’ve stated in Part I of this blog series: 500,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and 250,000 die of it.1 

Please know that cervical cancer is not the only type of cancer which HPV infections cause. (See below for further detail). That being the case: most people agree that HPV is a giant public health dilemma.

Your body’s immune system will clear most HPV viruses, most of the time. However, there are some types of HPV which lead to cancer. HP 16 is the type of HPV which is most likely to cause cancer and HP 18 is the second most risky. Therefore: not all HPV infections are the same.

This is also why the newest Gardasil 9 vaccine is designed to target the 9 specific types of HPV which do most harm. Scientific research findings showed that simply vaccinating for one type of HPV does not give protection for other types.

Here is a sobering quote from esteemed NIH researcher Dr. Douglas R. Lowy:

Guadasil9 vaccination targets the 9 most dangerous forms of HPV which lead to cervical, anal and oral types of cancers.

HPV infections and the cancers they cause are world wide public health issues. HPV vaccinations prevent HPV related cancers later in life.

“Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are attributable to HPV infection.” 2

At what age should you get tested for HPV?

It is recommended that women start being tested at age 21. Please note that that HPV vaccination is recommended for both sexes.

When do HPV related cancers develop?

HPV related cancers typically develop 15-25 years after an initial infection. This means an unknown exposure during youth can have life threatening risks in midlife.

HPV cancers occur long after and HPV infection: 15-25 years

HPV is the known cause of many cancers such as cervical and oral cancers. These cancers typically occur 15-25 years after an initial infection.

What types of cancers does HPV cause?

HPV infections are known to cause: cervical, throat, anal, vaginal, vulvar, and penile cancers. HPV also causes genital warts, which are not cancer per se.3

Does Gardasil 9 contain HPV?

No. The Gardasil 9 vaccine is made with lab technology using what are called virus-like particles (VLP). VLP are not dead HPV cells. So: the vaccine does not expose your body to human papilloma virus or the genetic viral material of HPV. Instead the laboratory made VLP particles are proteins which copycat the ones normally found on the outside (capsid) of HPV.

Copycatting the “envelope” of the HPV stimulates your immune system to make cells (antibodies) to immediately attack anything your body sees as being similar. Having a hardy army of antibodies to crush HPV before it creates an infection is important.

Why should I get a vaccine if cervical cancer, genital warts, and other HPV related problems are treatable?

The short answer is this: it is far easier, cheaper and less stress to your body to prevent infection than treat it. It is preferable to prevent disease than to treat it after it has developed. Consider this: would you rather develop cancer and need to undergo surgeries and medical treatment as opposed to preventing the cancer from ever happening at all? Which possibility would you prefer for your daughter or son?

An absolutely reasonable argument is that HPV vaccines are expensive and pharmaceutical companies are profiting from them. I agree. That being said: consider costs for surgical procedures, monitoring, medications, office visits, travel time, recovery time off work and all of the fall out of needing to treat an HPV related cancer.  It is overwhelmingly less expensive to prevent HPV related illness than to treat cancer.

Why is the vaccine recommended for males and females as young as 9 years old or a child who is not even sexually active?

HPV vaccinations are recommended as young as 9 years of age because the immune system response better in that age range.

Adolescent aged children have superior immune systems as far as making antibodies which prevent HPV infections. Their immune system is even better than a teenager or young adult.

For most vaccines, your body responds most efficiently when you are young. Remember: your making antibodies is required to prevent HPV infections. Adolescent aged children produce higher levels of antibodies than even teens or adults. In fact, research found that adolescent aged children who had only 2 of the recommended 3 doses of the vaccine during a  6-month period had antibody levels equal or better than 16 to 23-year-old individuals who completed the recommended 3 vaccinations within 6-months. Considering the physical strength of the immune system of a young person, the HPV vaccine is best given before initiation of sexual activity. 4

Thank you for reading! In Part III of this series I will address controversial ingredients of vaccines, some legal regulations which influence development, testing and release of vaccines, as well as opposition opinions.

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1Lowy,  D. R.  (2016)  . HPV  vaccination  to prevent  cervical  cancer and  other  HPV-

associated  disease: from  basic  science to  effective  interventions.  Journal of Clinical Investigation,  126(1) ,  5-11. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI85446.

 

2Ibid.

 

3DiPinho,  R. A.  (2015) .  A  Shot to  End  Cancer: HPV  Vaccination.  Retrieved  from    American  Society of  Clinical  Oncology website:  http://www.ascopost.com/issues/december-25-2015/a-shot-to-end-cancer-hpv-vaccination/

4 Lowy,  D. R.  (2016)  . HPV  vaccination  to prevent  cervical  cancer and  other  HPV-

associated  disease: from  basic  science to  effective  interventions.  Journal of Clinical Investigation,  126(1) ,  5-11. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI85446.

 

 

 

What are the recommended ages for the new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine?

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The newest HPV Vaccine is now recommended for women and men up to 45 years of age. It is called GARDASIL 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant).

In 2006 the first version of the Gardasil HPV vaccine was released. At that time, it was recommended for girls and women 11 to 26 years of age. Currently as of October 2018, the FDA is advocating broader age ranges and is urged for both men and women. The newer Gardasil-9 vaccine covers a total of 9 different types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). In comparison: the original Gardasil vaccine addressed only 4 types of HPV. 

What kinds of cancers does HPV cause?

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, distinguised NIH researcher has devoted more than 30 years to the study of HPV and preventing the cancers which it causes.

The source is Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, MD. Dr. Lowy is an NIH distinguished researcher of the Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, Maryland. For more than 30 years, he has focused studies on HPV. Each year approximately 500,000 women develop cervical cancer and 250,000 die from it.1

Cancers caused mainly by HPV

  • Malignant anogenital tumors
  • Anal carcinomas
  • Vulvar cancers
  • Vaginal cancers
  • Penile cancers
  • Oropharyngeal cancers ¾ of which are in men2

“Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are attributable to HPV infection.” 3

~Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, MD. (Chief of Laboratory Cellular Oncology & NIH distinguished researcher of the Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, Maryland)

Tomorrow I am posting an expanded blog about HPV and this newest vaccine. Is this vaccine good for you or your children? Please visit my blog to help make a decision for yourself.

Thank you for reading! 

•Please leave any questions you may have here and I am happy to answer them. 

~Karen Reynolds, RN, MS, LAc

All content here is written personally by me in with the goal that it is be helpful to you. As long as you include the link for this blog entry to credit me as the author, it is fine to repost or share if you wish. 

Citations 1,2,& 3:
Lowy, D.R. (2016). HPV vaccination to prevent cervical cancer and other HPV-associated disease: from basic science to effective interventions. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 126(1), 5-11.

How do you prevent the spread of contagious infections?

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We are officially in cold and flu season. Do you get a yearly flu shot and/or regularly see an acupuncturist during cold and flu season? That is perfect to boost your immune system and keeps you safer from inevitable exposures. That being said, how do you prevent the spread of contagious infections? Beyond the common cold or flu, some people will develop more severe infections this season. Many such infections are very contagious. 

This blog helps you prevent the spread of highly contagious infections. Below are recommended precautions if you or a loved one is diagnosed with a highly contagious infection. I have noted the specific infection names below so you can keep them in mind.

You will see 3 transmission precaution categories for patients in hospitals or care facilities. 

Contact precautions

Contact Plus precautions

Droplet and Airborne precautions

Highly contagious infections like those noted in this blog can be transmitted by contact or in some instance can be airborne.
Handwashing and personal protective gear like gowns and gloves are required for Contact precaution infections.

Contact precautions are for:

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
  • Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

MRSA and VRE need Contact precautions because they are spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient’s environment. Therefore being in the same room with your loved one means you need safety precautions. These types of infections often occur after a hospitalization or while in skilled nursing facilities. 

What are Contact precautions?

Before entering the patient room:

  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.
  • Put on a disposable gown over your clothing. (Remember to tie your gown securely.)
  • Put on gloves. (Pull gloves over your gown cuffs.)

When exiting the patient room:

  • Remove your gown first then gloves. (Pull gloves off so that they roll inside-out as you dispose of them.)
  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.

Contact Plus precautions are for:

Handwashing before and after contact with individuals with contagious infections is key. See this article to determine additional recommendations for protective gear such as gloves and gown as well use of hand sanitizer.
Contact Plus precautions for infections such as Clostridium difficule and Norovirus require handwashing specifically with soap and water after contact with the patient. Hand sanitizer is not effective on spore forming agents.
  • Clostridium difficile (CDI)
  • Norovirus

Clostridium difficile (CDI) and Norovirus are also spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient’s environment. However, with these infections, spores are shed by the body. Additionally, patient rooms and equipment need to be cleaned with sporicidal agents like bleach. Also: when you exit the room of a person with a virus requiring Contact Plus precautions, you must wash your hands with soap and water, not just sanitizing gel. 

What are Contact Plus precautions?

Before entering the patient room:

  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.

Put on a disposable gown over your clothing. (Remember to tie gown securely.)

  • Put on gloves. (Pull gloves over your gown cuffs.)

When exiting the patient room:

  • Remove gown first then gloves. (Pull gloves off so that they roll inside- out as you dispose of them.)
  • Wash your hands with a soap and water, NOT sanitizing gel. 

Droplet precautions are for:

  • Bordetella Pertussis
  • Influenza virus
  • Neisseria meningitidis
General face masks are required for being near people with infections requiring Droplet precuations. This includes: Pertussis, Influenza, and N. Meningitis.
Infections, which are spread by droplets suspended in the air, require visitors to wear general masks to preven spread of infection.

Some pathogens like Pertussis, flu and Neisseria meningitidis cause coughing or runny nose. These infections can then be transmitted by droplets which hang in the air. Hand washing and wearing a simple mask creates a barrier to help prevent contracting illness. 

What are Droplet precautions?

Before entering the patient room:

  • Put on general face mask.

When exiting the patient room:

  • Remove mask.
  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.

Airborne precautions are for:

  • Rubeola virus aka Measles
  • Varicella virus aka Chickenpox
  • Mycobacterium Turberculosis aka TB
Infections like Measles, Chickenpox and TB require Airborne precautions to prevent infecting others. This is because infected droplet materials can remain in the air over long distances. Specific N95 or PAPR face masks are recommended.
Specialized protective masks are needed for infections requiring Airborne anti-transmission precautions. These include N95 masks and/or PAPR masks.

You may notice that Airborne precautions are similar to Droplet precautions. However with Airborne precautions, you need face masks with advanced filtration. Airborne precautions are for infections in which droplets hang in the air and travel over very long distances. This is used for Measles, Chickenpox and TB. Loved ones who are hospitalized and require Airborne precautions will also be placed in special Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AIIR), aka negative pressure hospital rooms.

What are Airborne precautions?

Before entering the patient room:

  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.
  • Family members typically wear N95 Respirator masks
  • Staff may wear a Powered Air Purifying Respirator mask (PAPR)

When exiting the patient room:

  • Remove N95 Respirator masks or Powered Air Purifying Respirator mask (PAPR)
  • Wash your hands with a sanitizing gel OR soap and water.

These are the infectious disease and currently recommended safety precautions for you. I hope that you and your family will remain happy and healthy this season. If your loved one does develop some of the specific infections discussed here, I hope this blog will be helpful to you.

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Breast Infections (Mastitis)~What You Can Do

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Are you postpartum or post-piercing and having breast redness or pain?

If so: you may be suffering from “mastitis”. Mastitis is a general term for breast infections. These can happen while breast feeding, but also can develop even in women who are not breast feeding. Some non-breast feeding related causes are: cracked skin of the nipples or when healing from nipple piercing. Skin breaks from dryness or trauma can allow bacteria to get into your milk ducts and wreak havoc.

beast infection mastitis

Are you having breast pain related to breast feeding or a piercing?

Common signs & symptoms of mastitis (breast infection)

  • Breast tenderness and warmth.
  • Classic wedge-shaped area of redness pointing toward the nipple.
  • Fatigue.
  • Body aches and flu-like symptoms.
  • Increased pain or burning during breast feeding.
  • Fever often 101 F or greater.

 

Specific causes of mastitis

Milk back up in your breast’s milk ducts is one mechanical reason for mastitis. This might happen if your baby favors one breast over the other or has some trouble with attaching. It may also occur if your baby is eating irregularly. With nursing challenges, you’ll find consultation with a lactation specialist helpful.

Other causes of mastitis can be bacterial infections. It is important to be examined by your MD to be certain a mastitis is not bacterial in nature.

Usual bacterial culprits:

staph MRSA

Bacterial causes of mastitis most often are from staphylococcus aureus or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Staphylococcus aureus

or

Methicillin-Resistant

Staphylococcus

aureus (MRSA) (“mer-sa”).

Staphylococcus aureusis normally found on the skin and in nasal passages.

About 20% of the general population are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA but have no symptoms. It can also be transmitted from your baby to you from the infant’s mucous membranes.

 

MRSA is typically found in institutions such as hospitals, gyms, schools, athletic facilities, military barracks etc. To get it, you usually have to come into direct contact with someone carrying MRSA. To survive, MRSA needs moist settings like your skin after a work-out or exercise. A nasal swab culture is the most common way of testing to see if you or someone you know is a MRSA carrier.

 

Things to do to help prevent staph infections

  • Shower routinely & immediately after exercise.

    MRSA staph infections

    Staph infections & MRSA are frequently found in gyms, schools, hospitals & crowded locations.

Various types of Stapholcoccus can enter the body through hair follicles. MRSA also can live on the skin. However if it’s only a short contact, it can be washed away. So: the sooner you shower after exercise the safer you keep yourself.

Keep sportswear, sports bags & equipment clean too. Regularly wash gear like elbow pads& knee pads.

 

  • Place silica gel packets in your gym and sports equipment bags.                 Silica packs enclosed in many types of shipping boxes are excellent to reuse by dropping them in the bottom of gym bag pockets. They will dry moisture and make it inhospitable for staph to grow. Do of course take care to keep gel packs away from small children.

 

Things you can do at the start of a suspected breast infection

Used at the earliest stages of discomfort, I have seen the options below be quite successful. However, I do want to stress that seeing your MD & taking antibiotics may be necessary if a mastitis is worsening. It can progress to what is called a breast abscess, which is far more serious condition.

If you are having rising fevers, increasing pain, thirst, or hard areas forming on your breast, it is best to seek medical attention.

Sometimes clients in my private acupuncture practice are very concerned that antibiotics will be disruptive to their baby’s bodies and to the necessary E-coli in their baby’s intestines. It is true: issues can occur after courses of antibiotics. However, the risk of a breast infection becoming widespread in your system is a substantial. Please keep in mind there is a time and place for medicines. The ultimate health of you and your baby is the prime factor so please discuss in detail with your doctor.

 

topical compresses for mastitis

Topical compresses can help reduce pain for breast infection/masititis

For an acute mastitis:

  • Get acupuncture and use topical Chinese herbal compresses/washes.    There are classical acupuncture protocols, used for thousands of years, which alleviate pain, improve circulation and help detoxify the breast. The treatments are quick, relaxing and relieve pain. (By the way: acu-points directly on the breast are NOT used.)

 

  • Get breast massage from an experienced practitioner such as a doula, a lactation specialist or birth educator. Proper massage will encourage your blocked ducts to open and relieve pain. Essential oils mixtures of lavender, tea tree, German chamomile, Roman chamomile, & thyme can be used during breast massage too. Consult an essential oils specialist for recommended amounts and carrier oils.

 

  • Sometimes women erroneously think they must stop breastfeeding if they develop mastitis. Usually this is not the case, but do consult with your MD if you have questions. In fact, continuing to breast feed and/or using a breast pump can help open congested ducts and ultimately ease the situation.

 

Topical remedies for acute mastitis

  • Apply cool cabbage leaves 

    to the breast. Leaves can be tucked into the cups of your brassiere.

  • Pain alleviating natural compresses for reddened breast areas 

Moisten the affected area with water. Sprinkle a small amount of papain extract (meat tenderizer) on the affected area.

Saturate a cloth in chilled vinegar. Hold cloth against the breast directly over the area to which the papain was applied.

Do not use this remedy on broken skin.

Do notapply this remedy to the nipple or aerolar area.

Only apply papain/compress to the red area, not the entire breast.

Cleanse the breast before breastfeeding.

Note: this remedy works exceedingly well for bee stings too.

 

I hope these options will be useful for you in the event that you are developing mastitis (breast infection)-like symptoms. Always consult with your doctor as well and never allow for symptoms, pain, or fevers to worsen.

Thank you for reading!

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For scheduling information and appointment availability, do please visit my website at: https://kreynoldsacupuncture.com/

Be well!

~Karen Reynolds, RN, MS, LAc

Statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. All information on this site is provided as education and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. No information on this site is intended to replace or delay the use of any conventional medical treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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