do epsom salts work?

[pete]

i'm hearing conflicting reports.

from playing soccer every week, i have some lingering soreness pretty much all over my body. i hear that a hot bath with epsom salts will help, but some have told me it don't do nuthin.

what say you?

 

[Adre]

i'm hearing conflicting reports.

from playing soccer every week, i have some lingering soreness pretty much all over my body. i hear that a hot bath with epsom salts will help, but some have told me it don't do nuthin.

what say you?

Certified Massage Therapist.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

I've been doing it once a week. My skin has never been softer. It's lavender scented.

 

[pete]

Certified Massage Therapist.

had one last month, but it's too spensy to do that every single week.

 

[girlsmiley]

i'm hearing conflicting reports.

from playing soccer every week, i have some lingering soreness pretty much all over my body. i hear that a hot bath with epsom salts will help, but some have told me it don't do nuthin.

what say you?

Be very careful not to get any in your mouth.

Have you heard that old saying 'Go through you like a dose of salts'?

Yeah.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Actually, the recipe is epsom salts, bleach and Mr. Bubble. Just don't get it in your eyes...

And then about 12 pumps of a good moisturizer all over afterwards. Always moisturize.

 

[trysail]

I think it qualifies for the appellation "Old Wives Tale."



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[ms_ann_thrope]

Be very careful not to get any in your mouth.

Have you heard that old saying 'Go through you like a dose of salts'?

Yeah.

Makes your colon sparkling clean.

 

[bronzeage]

i'm hearing conflicting reports.

from playing soccer every week, i have some lingering soreness pretty much all over my body. i hear that a hot bath with epsom salts will help, but some have told me it don't do nuthin.

what say you?

A soak in epsom salts will draw excess fluid through the skin and reduce swelling in the feet. I don't know of any benefit to a physically fit person.

 

[pete]

Be very careful not to get any in your mouth.

I think it qualifies for the appellation "Old Wives Tale."

A soak in epsom salts will draw excess fluid through the skin and reduce swelling in the feet. I don't know of any benefit to a physically fit person.

cool, thanks y'all

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

A good non-steroidal anti-inflammatory is indicated.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I just learned to get used to a certain amount of discomfort. The pills didn't help, and neither did any soak, save for stretching my back in a very hot shower.


Stretching religiously is the only thing I have found to be of any extended benefit, but you must stick with it.

 

[LadyFunkenstein]

A big box costs about a buck. Splurge, give it a shot

 

[pete]

Stretching religiously is the only thing I have found to be of any extended benefit, but you must stick with it.

i'm a terrible athlete - i almost never stretch, before or after.
doesn't matter if i'm lifting weights or playing a game, i just never bother with it.
i don't drink much water, either.

luckily i'm not much of a complainer either, this thread is about all the bitching i'll do about soreness and pain

 

[girlsmiley]

I just learned to get used to a certain amount of discomfort. The pills didn't help, and neither did any soak, save for stretching my back in a very hot shower.


Stretching religiously is the only thing I have found to be of any extended benefit, but you must stick with it.

Do you do the cat/cradle exercises? And the one arm on the wall and in with your hips exercise? Every morning and every night for me. I take celebrex when the pain in my back is too much. A soak in the bath might help, but when I'm really sore I won't dare get in the tub.

 

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[Wat_Tyler]

i'm a terrible athlete - i almost never stretch, before or after.
doesn't matter if i'm lifting weights or playing a game, i just never bother with it.
i don't drink much water, either.

luckily i'm not much of a complainer either, this thread is about all the bitching i'll do about soreness and pain

I'm very flexible and strong pound for pound, but I don't stretch with any consistency, and I am dragging around a lingering hip cramp. I get it stretched out sometimes, so it doesn't hurt, and then I celebrate when it stops by . . . that's right . . . quitting my stretching regimen.


Go figure.

Do you do the cat/cradle exercises? And the one arm on the wall and in with your hips exercise? Every morning and every night for me. I take celebrex when the pain in my back is too much. A soak in the bath might help, but when I'm really sore I won't dare get in the tub.

I have a set of stretches that a physical therapist gave to a friend of mine which I am starting with. See above for how long it's likely to go on.


I guess when I give up on starting and stopping, I'll then start and stay started.

 

[Kitty]

Actually, the recipe is epsom salts, bleach and Mr. Bubble. Just don't get it in your eyes...

And then about 12 pumps of a good moisturizer all over afterwards. Always moisturize.

Are you trying to kill him?

 

[DiskoTroop]

It does make it easier to remove splinters should you have any splinters

 

[Kitty]

My experience is also that Epsom salts do wonders for feet (sore, achy feet and/or feet recovering from injury).

Ohh I thought it was just a placebo effect.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Are you trying to kill him?

He's pretending to ignore me. There is no cure for what he has.

 

[Que]

Fill a very large tub with water as hot as you can stand, add Epsom Salts and a masseuse. Climb in and enjoy.

http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/E-Z1YsAJDxFKb_Od2xHEZg/ls.jpg

Optionally: Add Wine.

 

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[silver gurl]

Funny you should ask, as my husband is currently soaking in a bath of Epsom, after moving heaving equipment all day.
I use it, as I have RA. Does it help? Unsure. But I do know that it is relaxing.
Epsom salts have magnesium, which most of us lack. Magnesium is better tolerated through the skin than orally.

 

[Aquagal]

Epsom salts works for inflammation in the body for whatever ails you.

And also for softer skin.