Overall, vitamin D is central to fracture healing and vitamin D status has been shown to be an independent predictor of functional recovery after hip fracture. Vitamin D, in conjunction with vitamin K, stimulates the transformation of fracture site stem cells to bone building osteoblasts. I was already taking these, but doubled my dose. According to the BioSil® website, “In clinical trials, BioSil® increased bone collagen formation 15% and increased BMD 2.00% at the critical hip region over and above what calcium and Vitamin D alone could do after 1 year.” Silica aids in the flexibility of bone collagen matrix. I noticed the stiffness in my knees went away with it and the extra omega-3s. I knew about it vaguely for joint pain, but now read that boswellia encourages formation of new blood vessels at the site of injury. Adam gave me this supplement (it’s Indian Frankincense). Eat foods such as nuts and seeds, seaweed, and plain yogurt. Don’t forget to eat other foods that help with healing: all the greens like kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, bok choy and broccoli. Other foods rich in collagen are canned salmon and sardines, as long as they have bones. On the subject of smoothies: some days I used whey protein in an additional protein shake because there is evidence that whey protein stimulates bone-building osteoblast cells, too. Knowing that it is the most abundant protein in the human body and is the substance that holds the body together, I sipped bone broth or used collagen powder to make smoothies.

Years ago, an MD told me for any “itis,” inflammatory condition (arthritis, for instance), to take 9 capsules of 1,200 mg fish oil a day for 10 days – three capsules with each meal (always take with food), then to back down to 3-4 capsules a day. I took high amounts of omega-3 fats to amplify the effect of the herbs and spices, to help reduce inflammation and to keep the blood thin so blood clots wouldn’t become an issue.My mother taught me that symphytum should be taken only after the bone has been set, or is in place. It is also recommended for pain in old fractures.” Symphytum is indicated in cases where the healing of fracture is delayed e.g.

It increases the activity of new bone forming cells (osteoblasts) in the area of fracture…. Symphytum acts as a catalyst in this situation. Vikas Sharma, an Indian homeopath says, “When a bone fractures, osteoblasts need to go into an overdrive around the fracture site, to lay down more collagen fibers and minerals on top to strengthen them. Have any of you tried it for weak bones?)ĭr. (It’s also said to help with osteoporosis.

Nicknamed the knit-bone remedy, symphytum is said to stimulate osteoblasts, the bone building cells. O I alternated this with Newton Homeopathics “Accident-Injury Rescue,” a combination arnica formula that also has remedies specifically for joint injury and for bone knitting. O I took King Bio’s Advanced Arnica because it is a multi-potency arnica.

Arnica – of course! Arnica Montana, a homeopathic remedy, works for symptoms associated with injury, trauma, surgery, pain, bruising and inflammation.

Of course I used ice to reduce acute soft tissue swelling.īelow is the protocol I’ve followed to speed up my recovery. Instead of NSAIDs, my choice was to use ginger and turmeric and the supplements below to help with pain relief and healing. I know there are many folks who do great work, and a part of me is sorry I won’t hurt myself again so I could try them all!įor the record, I do not have osteoporosis, and so the break did not happen because my bones were weak. Jeffrey Levin and Nancy Ames were able to give me massages. McInnis at Orthopedic Affiliates Clare Mathews from Emerson Home Care Susan Hirshon, Pilates at the Thoreau Club and Jose Nieuwenhuizen-Donovan at NovaCare Rehabilitation. Who were my experts? The folks in the ER at Emerson Hospital, Dr. My bones knit ahead of schedule, and I am still ahead of where I was predicted to be. John McInnis called me the poster child for recovery. Why am I sharing what I’ve done? Because Dr.

I will never look at an ankle, or any bone or joint, the same way again. Both sides of my left ankle were each the size of large grapefruit. I hobbled around the rest of the day, did cooking for a New Year’s Day party with a darling daughter-in-law, and then the next day while scooting around the store on a utility cart was persuaded that the emergency room was a good idea. I insisted I would be fine, that it was just a bad sprain. Four cars on Commonwealth Avenue stopped, four kind men leapt out to help me up. Two days before New Year’s I was hurrying into an exercise class called Ageless Grace when I skidded on black ice and took a spectacular fall. Who hasn’t broken a bone or doesn’t know someone who has?

Symphytum and bone healing