Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 21 February 2025

PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah, I’ve hurt my knee. Pes anserine bursitis at a very educated guess. Got a bag of Epsom salt glad wrapped to it… And elevated.

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I didn’t know you could use Epsom salts like that, it honestly never occurred to me. Does it work well? I’ve always just dissolved it in a bath.

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Apparently using them like that can also help to remove a splinter. It didn’t work for me, but that’s probably because the “splinter” turned out to be a small stick requiring surgical intervention. But the whole osmotic pressure thing is supposed to work on normal splinters.

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      • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s magnesium sulfate, mangnoplam splinter gel is pretty much Epsom and a carrier like solugel or Sorbonne.

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    • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It creates some osmotic pressure to pull edema. It’s a bit of an old timey solution. Whenever I recommend it to clients I was sure to inform them that the science was weak.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I must have walked at least 5k yesterday, probably my longest walk in a year. I’m a bit tired but also glad my back isn’t sore from it. 🙂

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