A-Z of Dance and Sports Injuries - 7
Shoulder Strain
Contact sports-Boxing-Throwing
Injury to muscles and tendons. Use the ice method for ten minutes at a time and after forty-eight hours use the heat compress or flannel method.
Three times a day massage all the arm and shoulder area with the following:
Ginger | 10 drops |
Chamomile | 10 drops |
Nutmeg | 10 drops |
Diluted in 30 ml vegetable oil |
Thigh Injury - Ham Strings
Dance-Gymnastics-Running-Competitive sport
An injury to the ham string tendon which connects the thigh muscle at the back and side.
Use the ice method and ice packs for at least ten minutes four times a day. Also massage three times a day using the following.
Rosemary | 10drops |
Eucalyptus | 10 drops |
Chamomile | 10 drops |
Lavender | 5 drops |
Diluted in 30ml vegetable oil |
Wrist Ganglion
See Foot ganglion
Wrist Strain
Contact sports- Pole Vaulting-Skiing-Bowling
Over-stretching of one or more ligaments in the wrist. Apply an ice pack three times a day. Afterwards massage with the following oil:
Ginger | 20 drops |
Nutmeg | 17 drops |
Clove | 3 drops |
Diluted in 30ml vegetable oil | |
Use an elastic bandage between treatments. |
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