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I have bumps on my knees which I've been told by a friend are Calcium Deposits. However, when reading other people's accounts most have mentioned that their Calcium Deposits are very painful. I don't have this problem. I was wondering if all Calcium Deposits cause pain, if so what else could these bumps be and what types of treatment are available. Thank you.
In Reply to: Calcium Deposits posted by Lindsey on April 18, 2002 at 07:47:35:
I can't comment on what they are but if they ARE calcium deposits, this is what can be done.
Calcium needs especially vitamin D, boron, silica, magnesium and vitamin K for absorption. A deficiency of any of these can result in increased concentrations of calcium in the blood. You can get vitamin D from sunlight and cod liver oil, and you can get vitamin K from vegetable juices. Boron, silica, and magnesium can be obtained from a whole food mineral supplement such as fruits of life or water of life minerals. Also, eliminating chocolate, caffeine and refined foods will keep your calcium in better balance.
Now, another interesting thing about calcium deposits, is that they form at the weakest points in the body. They tend to form on arthritic joints and in weak parts of the arterial system. The only way from stopping them from forming in the first place, is to strengthen the weak structures of your body. There are 2 structures that need to be strengthened,....muscles and ligaments. Muscles can be strengthened with exercise but ligaments cannot. They do not contain muscle fibers and are unresponsive to exercise. The only way to strenghen them is with a technique called "Prolotherapy". Go to www.prolotherapy.com to read more about it. You know if your ligaments are weak if a joint feels loose, if the joint is stiff, or if you hear grinding, clicking, popping or snapping. This is especially true if any of these symptoms are felt in the joint you suspect has the calcium deposits.
Once your joints are stable, the body does not need to deposit calcium there and the process simply stops. To reverse the calcium that is already there, you would need the nutrient therapy, possibly EDTA chelation (oral or IV), or the new ultrasound technique that Dr. Stoll mentions from time to time. If the caclium deposits are in the arteries, follow the same protocol but you need extra amounts of vitamin C and L-proline to strengthen the collagen that makes up your arteries. once they are strong, caclium will not deposit there.
I hope this info helps you
-HY
In Reply to: Calcium Deposits posted by Lindsey on April 18, 2002 at 07:47:35:
IN the skin or under it?
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Calcium Deposits posted by Walt Stoll on April 19, 2002 at 11:41:50:
They're under the skin. It seems that they are attached to the shin bone.
I don't know if this information is necessary but, I've done gymnastics for a large portion of my life. I'm assuming that is one, if not the cause of them.
In Reply to: Re: Calcium Deposits posted by Lindsey on April 22, 2002 at 03:03:50:
Thanks, Lindsey.
Bumps like this are normally from minor injuries to the tibia that produce bleeding under the periosteum and eventually that accumulation of blood may draw calcium to the area. They are harmless and nothing is normally done about them. If you keep "bumping your shin" the bumps may get larger and HUGE ones can be removed by chiseling them off but then you will have a scar for each one removed.
Hope this helps.
Walt
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