SOME UNIQUE WAYS TO HEAL KNEE PAIN ( BURSITIS ) NATURALLY, AND A MIRACLE!

We all have the habit of taking things for granted, until we really face an issue with it; and then, all hell breaks loose or heavens fall. We fret, panic, we try to wonder where we went wrong...blah blah...all kinds of worries buzzing through our heads! A great example of it is ~ our legs and its functions.

Our legs and walking are the duo we take for granted the most esp. walking! And when we face limitations on our mobility due to a leg injury/problem is when, it really hits hard. I faced this issue couple of years back and damn...I never felt so limited in my whole life. The issue lasted well over two years until it finally subsided ( with a miracle ), after me having endured those two long years of agony.


So, it happened when I was trying out some squat exercises. My ankles were feeling bit warm, but, I ignored it and went ahead. It was an exercise being shown by a famous celebrity ( who had shed many pounds ) - walking at squat position - yeah, exactly as it sounds - its similar to a housemaid mopping the floor on their fours, only here, we were simply trying to take few steps. It was not that difficult and I managed couple of rounds easily. But, maybe, I overdid it, because, the next day I felt a piercing pain in my knees. The pain shot up the thighs and down to the ankles, on my right leg. And it got only worse from there. I stopped exercising for few days, hoping, the pain would recede and if any damage occured would heal. But no, the pain persisted. And it was such a throbbing pain; that gradually, even taking few steps became difficult. I had to drag my foot and limp. Climbing up and down the stairs had become a torture. At night, the pain would double. I had to lie straight with a folded towel supporting the calf area, and any movements would be so nasty, that I'd writhe in pain. I was alarmed at the intensity of that pain - its indescribable! And I feared, maybe, this was it - that, I'd never be able to walk properly again. I searched online for natural cures, because, I was terrifed to go to a doctor. My mother had suggested me to go to doctor, but, I declined. One of my aunts had come and told me she'd take me to some ayurved practitioner, I refused. I'm paranoid of handing over reigns of my life to some stranger - a doctor in this case. I decided to give it time to heal itself. I'm a great believer, that the body is designed to heal itself. So...I just thought to give it time. But, it only got worse. My mother was insistent on me consulting a doctor to atleast find out what was wrong. I decided to find out myself.


knee cap...didn't really work as I thought...

From my studying across various online journals and medical websites - I diagnosed eerr... analysed myself, that it could either be some tendons that got ruptured during my exercise, or, a bursitis - when the sac containing fluid which cushions the joints, had burst or got compressed or enlarged. It had to be either of the three ( I had done nothing that would've broken my bones or knees ). Whatever it was - first thing that had to be done was - stop panicking. Your illness shoots up manifolds when you are stressed out. So, I cut down on the stress bit, and accepted that it was my fate and I'll try to better it with sheer will power and little bit of my own tinkering, here and there. At first I was using haldi paste along with that compressing knee cap - they were not working so, I stopped doing that. I also stopped the hot and cold compresses that were suggested on youtube. I put aside the walking stick I had bought to help me walk. I zeroed in on three options only and decided to concentrate on them.

1. Massage - I took 2:4 ratio of Eucalyptus+Jojoba Oil ( threw all other oils ), and started massaging the area several times during the day. Clockwise, then, anti-clockwise. I did it religiously. If nothing else, massaging helps in blood circulation.

2. Muscle stretching - Either stand on your heels and toes for couple of seconds each. It can be done while being seated as well. This stretches the calf and leg muscles and I found it quite helpful.

3. Imagination - Everynight I slept, I willed my knee and body to get better. I closed my eyes and tried to 'feel' the sore parts and imagined them 'mentally' getting better and better, till I got rid of the pain. It was trying to heal with imagination - manifesting a recovery, mentally.

The above three methods didn't completely cure me, but to large extent I felt comfortable. The discomfort was reduced to say 70%. At times, I did feel the piercing pain at times, but it wasn't constant like before.


While I did the above three options, one day a nightmare occured first, and then, a miracle happened.

The nightmare - I was taking a walk, and decided to walk a small playground. It was uneven, and before I could realise I slipped forward. I bruised my knee badly - yes, that knee! Can you imagine? It was such a bad fall that the cloth at my knee area had got ripped and blood was oozing out. I was like - I'm now done for life! I'll never be able to walk again. The fall had to happen on that place only. God was testing me and how. In despair, I somehow limped back home. It was the end of my world.

The miracle - Although I bled in that knee profusely, I noticed some golden-yellowish fluid oozing out from that bruise as well. It was strange. I had never seen something like that. Couple of 'mls' of that sticky yellow thing came out. I was like did my knee melted or what? Anyways, from next day onwards I felt a different kind of feeling on that leg. The pain was gone! I could walk without limping. And yes, the bruise had not dried yet. But I didn't feel a spectre of pain anymore. Maybe, that yellow thing that went off from my body was the answer. And yes, it was a miraculous cure.

Its been almost three years now, the pain hasn't come back in that leg!


UPDATE : Couple of weeks ago, I did twist my other leg while rushing to catch a local train. Something just popped in my knee ( made a sound ) and I immediately buckled down. Since I wanted to continue with the trip, I limped on. It was unbearable. By evening when I returned home, it was a horror climbing four floors - as my building didn't have a lift. Next few days, I stayed put in the house. Going down was unthinkable. I ordered all my food from swiggy/zomato. However, from past experience I had learnt to let my leg heal itself. So, I simply relaxed at home. I was sure, God would heal it. He had done it previously too. So, I left it to him. It was painful to go around the house the first 4-5 days. But, by 6th day or so, my pain had subsided a lot. And by end of the week itself, I could go down the steps. So, from my experience, instead of running to doctor - I'd let the wound or injury heal by itself. I did massage my leg with Eucalyptus & Jojoba Oil combo, but its the 'rest' that does its ultimate magic :-)