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My right calf and my left foot often feel like they're in a bunch. It's not painful. The neuro gave me baclofen for it and it helps. Just wondering if this is a Lyme issue or something else. It came on after my Lyme symptoms started.
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both of my legs, from the knee to the bottom of my foot feel like someone is squeezing them really hard.
I'm not sure I understand spasticity and in a bunch. Is it like I'm feeling - squeezing?
I've been treating Lyme since Jan with Antibiotics and supplements/herbs. Just started treating with ART for Babs a week ago.
Have chronic lyme for at least 20 some years (possibly 50). Misdiagnosed as Fibromylagia until this year.
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Yes. It feels like squeezing and it makes it hard to walk when I don't take my Baclofen. When the doc hits my knee with the hammer he has to stand out of the way cause I'll kick him.
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Yes, I've had this & been on Baclofen for it myself. Check Vitamin B12 & magnesium status, as a deficiency in either one may contribute to spasticity.
I don't know if it's Lyme, Bart., or something else, but definitely can be part of the whole Lyme/coinfection picture.
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- Of course, lyme & other stealth infection can be at the root but, along the way certain deficiencies also need attention. And there are some other supports of note. Gotu Kola can help in many ways.
Best if you can find a LL ND (naturopathic doctor) to guide you with support methods.
- by Komarova E.L., Doctor of pharmacological science
Excerpts:
. . . Traditionally Gotu Kola was used for wound healing and to treat skin lesions. Nowadays, due to its wound healing properties, its ability to prevent scar formation, and to enhance the integrity and vascularization of connective tissues . . . .
. . . especially the healing of connective tissues . . . .
. . . Only a few plants can stimulate the increase of collagen synthesis, and according to in vitro studies on fibroblasts Gotu Kola has proven its efficacy in this. . . .
. . . Another important property of Gotu Kola is its ability to improve the circulation of the blood, including venous and capillary.
Its ability to improve peripheral circulation, reduce oedema and pain in the extremities, allows the use of the plant for the treatment of phlebitis, varicose veins, spasms and other cases of venous insufficiency. . . .
. . . A common misconception is that gotu kola contains caffeine, which is simply not true . . . .
. . . Researchers have found that gotu kola contains several glycosides that exhibit wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities . . . .
. . . Gotu Kola has been found to have significant results in healing of skin, other connective tissues, lymph tissue, blood vessels (decreasing capillary fragility), and mucous membranes.
GOTU KOLA - YouTube 3-minute video from Nature's Classroom
[Starts off with discussion about the nutrients] . . . full of minerals -- calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorous, manganese, chromium, zinc, selenium, iodine, silicon, germanium and cobalt --
. . . it contains awesome phytonutrients known as triterpenoids. Triterpenoids promote collagen formation and have been shown to concentrate antioxidants into damaged tissue and increase the blood supply . . . .
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