By Michael Mooney, November, 2009
Updated May, 2013
DMSO amazed me by healing my torn Achilles tendon (30% tear) and three torn ligaments that stabilize the foot, without other medical intervention.
I was about to have surgery to fix these injuries, but I didn't need to. I couldn't have the surgery for four months because of my work travel schedule, so I consistently rubbed DMSO on the areas to reduce pain two or three times a day over the four months. I applied it to reduce pain. I didn't know it would heal the injuries.
My foot surgeon, Dr. Robert Joseph, had never seen a torn Achilles tendon heal without the foot being immobilized in a boot and all weight taken off of it by using a crutch. He had also never seen ligaments heal the way mine did without immobilization.
He confirmed by MRI analysis that the Achilles was "rock solid" and the ligaments were fully functional, and said I could quote him, even though he said, "It's considered to be medically impossible."
Read more on DMSO at http://www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htm
Please also see the YouTube videos of CBS TV's three "60 Minutes" reports on DMSO at:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0i7jARfKeI&
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfh4x2vxbA&
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvHNN2XbkqU&
60 Minutes did THREE shows on it because DMSO was considered to be one of the three major medical miracle discoveries of the Twentieth Century.
A friend with knuckles so swollen by rheumatoid arthritis that she couldn't get her wedding ring of her finger for two years found that twice daily applications of DMSO to her knuckles allowed the ring to slide off her finger easily after only 10 days.
DMSO Stops Pain - Migraines and More
Two friends who get migraine headaches found that when they rubbed DMSO on the area where their head hurts, the migraine would disappear within about five minutes.
More recently, a friend who suffers sinus headaches found that rubbing 90% DMSO gel (available from DMSO.COM, fifth product from the top) stopped her headache and continued to whenever she started to get one. She always has a jar of DMSO gel in her purse.
As well, DMSO stopped the pain she experiences from carpal tunnel syndrome. Needless to say, she is amazed.
DMSO is anti-inflammatory, anti-pain and anti-swelling.
Drinking DMSO
On another note, after reading DMSO: Nature's Healer by Dr. Morton Walker about how people with rheumatoid arthritis are treated by DMSO doctors in Oregon and sent home to drink a little DMSO every day, and after my own careful review, I began to drink one teaspoon of DMSO in a cup of orange juice occasionally, usually only when there is something painful or inflammatory going on in my body.
(The liquid is available from DMSO.COM, first four products from the top)
Drinking DMSO over the long-term can stop aches and pains and reduce arthritic join problems.
DMSO has an aroma that's a cross between oysters and garlic and I don't want to smell like DMSO all the time, so I reserve its use somewhat. (DMSO tastes terrible by itself, so it must be diluted with something with flavor, like a cup of orange juice.)
The first thing I noticed after starting to drink DMSO occassionally was the clearing up of an odd problem I was having with small pimple-like irritations (inflammations) on the back of my head. I'd have one to five of them appear occasionally. I tried everything from antibiotic cleansers to white vinegar to Listerine to control them with some success, but rarely did I get rid of them entirely. My dermatologist cultured them and found nothing unusual and admitted to me that he had the same problem a few years ago without being able to find a solution.
Drinking a small cup of orange juice with a teaspoon of DMSO in it once a day cleared them up entirely within a few days. DMSO has strong anti-inflammatory properties as well as being anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Maybe that's why drinking DMSO cleared them up.
When I had shoulder surgery I found that drinking DMSO reduced the swelling in my arm and shoulder that occurs after shoulder surgery for about six hours after drinking it.
Anti-Aging?
The core of cellular aging is inflammation, so I don't think it's going too far out on a limb to hypothesize that DMSO might be an anti-aging molecule, too, although I'm sure that FDA wouldn't like me saying that. But I do think it has anti-aging effects and this is one other reason I drink it occasionally.
A small amount, like a teaspoon a day is all that's required for its effects.
The book DMSO: Nature's Healer said that DMSO doctors have their patients with rheumatoid arthritis drink one teaspoon twice a day.
Caveats
When DMSO is applied to skin it causes a hot, itchy feeling as it absorbs over about 15 to 30 minutes. This is normal.
It also dries skin where it is applied. When I tore my Achilles tendon and the foot ligaments I was applying DMSO 2 or 3 times a day for four months. The skin became very dry. Don't worry. After you stop using it your skin will return to normal.
Michael Mooney
www.michaelmooney.net
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