Intro & 1st post: PEMF for shoulder & elbow osteoarthritis (OA)

[Spineful_1]

Hello all. Referred here by friend and PEMF user GV.

Interested in recommendations for unit(s) and regimen that may improve my shoulder and elbow osteoarthritis.

SUMMARY

• 64YO female
• worsening L&R shoulder pain and decreased range of motion for ~10 years
• trying to avoid surgery
• currently receiving steroid injections into shoulder joints every ~four months – good response
• currently doing PT and swimming 3x weekly for shoulder rehab – good response, and would like to build on this

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
LEFT shoulder demonstrates glenohumeral joint space narrowing, alignment of the AC joint, no unusual calcifications or bony erosions.

RIGHT shoulder demonstrates mild glenohumeral joint space narrowing with anterior osteophyte formation of the humeral head, alignment of the AC joint, no rib fractures. No bony erosions or abnormal calcifications.

RIGHT ELBOW: Imagery and diagnosis TBD; symptoms consistent with OA.

Open to recommendations and shared experiences of others with similar symptoms. Retired scientist here, happy to be a part of gathering data!

[TajD]

Welcome to the community! What has helped me me the most with my shoulders are (your mileage may vary, we may have totally different challenges):

1. Hanging on the bar as recommended by Dr. Bob and eventually working up to doing pull ups

2. ICES PEMF on the shoulder

3. This peptide cream has helped me incredibly https://biolongevitylabs.com/product/bioregenix/. I never would have believed a topical peptide cream could have the effect that it has, but my mobility and lack of pain is remarkable.

Quite honestly, I needed all 3 to really feel like I am back to being able to work out the way I want to.

More posts you should read (all on the same thread):

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Ongoing log of wife's treatment of tendinosis

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Ongoing log of wife's treatment of tendinosis

Thanks to you and @Bob for mentioning the bar hang for rotater cuff pain. My M1 has gotten me back to 90% in the last 2 weeks but I felt something was still “off.” I tried the bar hang and can already feel like the mechanics and even feeling in the rotator cuff area are feeling better. I found the following youtube video which references the following book helpful. [Shoulder Pain: Fix by Hanging From a Bar-Impingement, Cuff Tear, Etc.]

[Joel_Stolarski]

Thank you for posting the wonderful information. This RA thing is quite a miserable issue to deal with. Still ahve an ongoing flareup, cyst on thumb, and now this big lump on right heel. To make matters worse, I guess the golf elbow has decided to start hurting. Been going to gym every other day. Last couple of months,have some kind of flareup of my RA. Really been tough to muscle thru this one. I need a pemf that has about 5 coils to hit all the sore spots. Have the A9 which has helped alot. Finished my simple pemf, so now have 2 units to use at same time. Feel like an old car,now. Fix one thing. Then another spot needs to be fixed. Going to try the peptide cream. Thanks for the link.

[TajD]

My pleasure. Depending on how deep you want to experiment/do self research, a couple others

1. Infiniwell BPC-157 oral capsule compounded with SNAC for increase bioavailability (Rapid or Delayed versions) (again, self experimentation /use at your own risk, etc).
2. BPC-157 / TB 500 peptide blend for self injection (again, self experimentation /use at your own risk, etc).