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Earthing/Grounding

Posted by cgm @cgm, Jun 12 7:06am

Anyone try earthing/grounding for pain relief?

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kmekate707 | @kmekate707 | Jun 15 10:56am

Somewhat similar in science, I have recently had two biomagnetism sessions and have noticed some improvements. There may be someone near you who offers similar. For more info and testimonials:
https://globalbiomagnetism.com/
https://globalbiomagnetism.com/therapy-testimonials

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katcollins | @katcollins | Jun 15 2:22pm
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@megz

What a great movie that is, and it makes perfect sense. Our bodies are electrical and direct skin contact with the earth discharges the excess we hold and recharges the good stuff that rebalances and heals all sorts of things, including inflammation.

Years ago an old guy told me that whenever we're not feeling right, we need to ground ourselves by getting our hands in the dirt gardening. I thought he meant the effect was psychological, which it certainly can be, but this is physical and the movie shows some impressive results.

I'm starting slowly with as many short 5 minute outdoor bare-feet-on-the-ground sessions as I can manage a day in this Australian winter. Challenge accepted. Let's see if this helps PMR.

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Gardening is one of the best things you can do for your body. There are many grounding techniques that I’ve used. Also, gentle yoga helps for pain.

Kat

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megz | @megz | Jun 15 9:08pm
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@katcollins

Gardening is one of the best things you can do for your body. There are many grounding techniques that I’ve used. Also, gentle yoga helps for pain.

Kat

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I absolutely agree with gardening for health - and for natural grounding, as it turns out - and was getting outside several times a day till a couple of months ago when metatarsalgia (ball of the foot) pain, along with a PMR flare, made walking hard. So a couple of months was spent inside limping.

The penny has now dropped that the sudden DVT thromboembolism I developed after that (which has put me on blood thinner Apixaban/Eliquis) may even have been partly caused by being indoors wearing thick-soled synthetic orthotic shoes for the metatarsalgia, with no grounding at all. And of course prednisone itself raises blood clotting risk.

So for now, it's back to small frequent gentle gardening sessions. I can't ground much with those insulated-sole orthotic shoes except for taking them off briefly outdoors, so I'll do it through hands in the dirt gardening.

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megz | @megz | Jun 16 8:14pm
In reply to @kmekate707 "Somewhat similar in science, I have recently had two biomagnetism sessions and have noticed some improvements...." + (show)
@kmekate707

Somewhat similar in science, I have recently had two biomagnetism sessions and have noticed some improvements. There may be someone near you who offers similar. For more info and testimonials:
https://globalbiomagnetism.com/
https://globalbiomagnetism.com/therapy-testimonials

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Biomagnetism isn't for me. The training for practitioner certification is only 4 days and can be done solely online (cost AUD$1500 to AUD$2200), yet the practitioners' websites claim to know all about every ailment and say they can fix them. They even charge for "distance treatments". How does that work? One practitioner training offer says "A Pathway to a New Career Building your professional competence as a complementary therapist. Change your Career in 4 days! Become a Certified Applied Biomagnetic Therapist (CABT)." That rings alarm bells for me.

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kmekate707 | @kmekate707 | Jun 16 8:41pm
In reply to @megz "Biomagnetism isn't for me. The training for practitioner certification is only 4 days and can be..." + (show)
@megz

Biomagnetism isn't for me. The training for practitioner certification is only 4 days and can be done solely online (cost AUD$1500 to AUD$2200), yet the practitioners' websites claim to know all about every ailment and say they can fix them. They even charge for "distance treatments". How does that work? One practitioner training offer says "A Pathway to a New Career Building your professional competence as a complementary therapist. Change your Career in 4 days! Become a Certified Applied Biomagnetic Therapist (CABT)." That rings alarm bells for me.

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Certainly does not have to be for you @megz
You’re welcome to skip right over and ignore my post(s)

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megz | @megz | Jun 17 5:14am
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@kmekate707

Certainly does not have to be for you @megz
You’re welcome to skip right over and ignore my post(s)

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Looks like I've been told!
I remember now that you aren't on prednisone and are trying out whatever you can for some pain relief. Fair enough, if it does no harm and doesn't rip you off financially. Fingers crossed that you find something that helps.

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