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Originally Posted by HeadDoc  ZKT, please keep us all up on what you find on the topic of arthritis and adrenal fatigue. Are you investigating inbalances at the molecular level, using one of the diagnostic labs? I have some self induced trauma on my left index finger knuckle. The ache only comes out on my pulling day at the gym. Lots of pull-ups, deadlifts, rows, etc. I enjoy lifting heavy. I also had this knuckle injured while moving a feral cat into a cage---the knuckle required around 10-12 stitches around 3-4 years ago. (My wife and I have been feral cat caretakers for many years---we try to socialize the kittens and place them once they have been neutered or spayed. I was moving this particular cat after we concluded that our socialization program was not making progress and we were moving her back to her pride). |
Talked to 3 different docrtors about this and they wouldnt consider methyl prednisolone other than Rxing a 24mg dosepak every 6 months. They werent too interested in ordering labs for me either. So, since paying for a lot of tests out of pocket is not something I want to do- It`s all subjective observations.
Interesting that you had a previous injury at the OA site. So did I and 25 years ago at that. Big dog tried to eat my hand. Many stitches on and around the afflicted joints. The literature says that OA can set in many years after the original injury. I beleive it.
In a nutshell, once subchordral bone, or even tendons or cartlidge, is injured it signals the immune system into local action which increases cirulation in the effected joint. This enables subchrondral bone absorption and redepositation, ie. bone spurs, and subchrondral cysts to delevop mostly around the perifpery of the joint, This reduces mobility and causes pain when you move the joint so as to put pressure on the spur or cyst. I have actually felt these cysts burst with refeif of pain for a while. The increased soft tisue pressure due to inflammation also causes pain. The entire remodeling process is de-[endant upon increased local circulation that conmes with the imflammatory response. Stop the inflammati0nand you stop the pain AND the damage the body is doing in its failing attempt to fix the situation. Thats where the Medrol comes in . IN some cases a wekks treatment might suffice. Didnt for me. I have found it necessary to hold the doseage at a particular level for a few days in order to eliminate Sx. Sout of play it by feel. Then decrease the doseage to zero and baby the hell out of it and try not to give the body the idea that the joint is still injured. Appears to me that there is some kind of memory effect going on here. I contend that given the chance the body will forget about the initiating injury eventually and full painless range of motion will result. I have been playing with this for about 6 months now with various dosing protocols. I had followed the above treatment and was off the medrol and painless then got carried away and hurt it again by overuse. I will take it much easier this time.