Flux Health Forum

Bone Chips in Elbow

Joints & Arthritis
#1

Hello all!

I am having surgery after a wrestling season for 7 bone fragments in my elbow (some loose body, some bone spurs) causing locking, pain, and poor RoM. I had this surgery 14 years ago when the injury originally occurred and the surgeon could not get all of the bone chips out. I’ve been told I will need this surgery every 10-15 years as I have no cartilage in my elbow anymore and the bone in my joint will continue to grow bone spurs and eventually break off due to my continued athletic involvement of bjj and wrestling.

I plan on using my c5/m1 post surgery to speed up the internal healing process (it did wonders when I tore my LCL), but I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on whether or not continued use may cause bone spurs / chips (if the surgeon can’t remove all loose bodies) to calcify and grow at a quicker rate?

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks!

#2

I can’t comment on bone spur growth and C5 but I would say that organic castor oil packs applied and left on overnight on spurs/chips and done consistently over a period of time dissolve bone spurs, as per the statements in videos Barbara O’Neill has made about castor oil being a great healing aid.

I’ve got one on my knee and I’m going to give it a try. I hope this information may be of benefit to you.