Breaks and Fractures and how to fix them

One of the things that is almost unavoidable for many is a broken bone or fracture. This, of course, is common with a fall but some have experienced this from sneezing or sudden impact. Dealing with broken bones and fractures becomes a part of life for many and knowing what to do to get back on track is important. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to speed the healing process.

  1. Provide your body with all the energy and good calories you can. Healing requires energy. This comes from numerous sources such as food, herbs, etc.
  2. Increase your protein intake. Healthy forms of protein from meat, fish, vegetables can help you get the protein needed for healing.
  3. Increase anti-inflammatory nutrients such as whole-food vitamin C and Quercetin. Herbs such as Turmeric are great for addressing inflammation. A therapeutic dose is considered to be 1.3 grams. Most commercial brands fall short on this. Also, you want to make sure you use whole-herb Turmeric, curcumin alone has shown to be less effective in studies. Oregon’s Wild Harvest brand is the best, and most potent that I’ve found. You can also make your own. Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb.
  4. Boost your mineral intake. All the minerals listed in the Supplements For Osteoporosis
  5. Increase your vitamin intake (other than vitamin C, increase A, B complex, E (high antioxidant healing properties), etc. Adding a whole food multivitamin may also be a good idea.
  6. Avoid smoking, alcohol use, and caffeine.
  7. Avoid NSAIDs (Aspirin, Ibuprofen, etc.) These destroy the gut lining and lead to Leaky Gut.
  8. Apply either whole leaf of comfrey (also called knit-bone) or a poultice made from the mashed up leaf with water or oil such as castor oil) (fresh or dried) to the area of the break or fracture.
  9. Another herb that has a long history of being used to mend broken bones is Eupatorium Perfoliatum (also known as boneset). Supposedly, it has no such properties to heal bones, yet it’s been used for centuries for this reason and others. Eupatorium has a long history of being used for fever relief and for its antibacterial/antiviral qualities. But folklore behind its name is often brought to mind. Many in the field of herbalism have struggled to isolate the common compounds one would expect to see assisting with bone health. Still, historical evidence brings repeated stories of people who’ve successfully used its leaves for broken bones. Matthew Wood, well known herbalist and author, reconciles this in the sense that it appears to increase blood flow to the periosteum, the fibrous membrane covering the surface of our bones. Both Eupatorium and Comfrey are easy plants to grow and may be wise for those with conditions where bones are broken or fractured easily. (B/F 01)
  10. Take Symphytum Officinale which is a homeopathic formula made from comfrey.
  11. Apply Castor Oil Packs twice a day. Castor Oil has the unique ability to draw fresh blood to the areas in contact with it, bringing fresh nutrients and helps detox the inflammation.
  12. Consider taking CBD or CBG (harder to find in quantities sufficient for a good dose. In one of the most well-known studies on the subject, researchers from all over the world at Tel Aviv University in Israel found that a combination of THC and CBD accelerates the healing process of fractures in rodent test subjects. The test also concluded that CBD alone exhibited the ability to strengthen collagen tissues, which are essential to skeletal healing. In n a separate study conducted by the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army in China, lab rats with spinal cord injuries were treated using CBD. After only 14 days, bone volume and thickness improved. They came to the conclusion that CBD not only enhances bone volume and thickness but makes it durable. (B/F -1)(B/F -2)(B/F-3)
  13. Physical Therapy and Excercise can also speed the process (B/F -4)
  14. Consider using Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). There are two options used by a number of athletes for promoting repair. A review of 8 studies has noted that both of these treatments can be effective in speeding tibial fracture healing.

One of the papers reviewed found a reduction in healing time of 12 days among non-smokers treated with LIPUS (84 days versus 96 days) for clinical healing, and a reduction of 33 days for healing with PEMF (96 days instead of 129). Even in smokers using these therapies healing time is reduced, 103 days versus 175 in the control group using LIPUS and 96 days versus 175 in the control group using PEMF.

In another of the studies, this time evaluating fractures of the radius in the arm, the effects of LIPUS treatment on patients receiving 15 minutes of therapy per day were measured. For patients in the treatment group, the clinical fracture healing time was 32 days on average, as opposed to 40 days in the placebo group. (B/F -5

14. Another treatment is an Apple Cider Vinegar (and Salt) Pack. A pack is any type of wrapping such as a blanket, sheet, or towel—wet or dry or hot or cold—placed around the whole person or a limb, or it may be a simple compress applied to a body area. Because of the addition of apple cider vinegar (and/or salt) to the compress, this pack is technically a stupe. For this remedy, there are several types of applications. Pour the vinegar by itself onto a towel and place it on the skin. Or you may add salt to this compress. Or make a paste by dampening the salt with the vinegar and massaging it into the area. Or create a salt pack, using a pillow; heat the salt and pour it into the pillow, then place it, like a heating pad, onto the vinegar-soaked towel. Sometimes vinegar is also added to dampen the salt in the pillow. What are the effects of the salt and vinegar combination? (B/F -6)

“ . . . The reaction of this acid with the sodium chloride is to produce to the system a drawing from the glands and from the soft tissue of the body those poisons in the form of a perspiration . . . ” 

— Edgar Cayce reading 829-1

Written by Douglas K. Johnson – Life, Health and Wellness Coach, Herbalist, Nutritionist, and Author

This will be a part of the “Opening the Doors To Reversing and Healing Osteoporosis” (2020)

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