Home Care

What to look for

· a tingling or numb feeling in the hand or fingers

· shooting pains in the wrist, forearm, and sometimes extending to the shoulder, neck, and chest, or foot.

· difficulty clenching the fist or grasping small objects.

· dry skin and fingernail deterioration.

Occurs when a worker spends long periods at a keyboard. It produces symptoms of pain in the affected joints which is difficult to relieve and is aggravated by movement of the joint.

Many people think this disorder came about with the onset of the computer keyboard. In fact, it has been around a long time but with the amount of keyboard users now, the problem has become more widespread.

CTS and other forms of RSI are most common in middle age and tend to affect women more than men, especially if the women are overweight, pregnant, or menopausal. The injuries are easily prevented and entirely correctable if recognised early. It is vitally important for injuries involving repetitive stress that the patient stops or changes the activity that brings on the problem. Failure to do so can result in permanent, irreversible damage to the nerves and muscles in the hand, wrist, or other parts of the body.

Blisters are one or more bubbles of skin filled with clear fluid, ranging from pinpoint size to more than one-half inch in diameter usually accompanied by pain, swelling and inflammation.
Most blisters form as a reaction to irritation or other damage to the skin from an external source, although some can result from a disease or other ailment. Blisters can form on any exposed area. Blisters can result from the rubbing of skin against another item such as from the wearing of new shoes, which causes an abrasion to form. This can happen quite quickly and is very painful.

These are reddened painful skin caused by the loss of blood supply to the skin due to continuous pressure on the affected parts.The areas usually affected are the heels, ankles, knees, base of the spine, buttocks, hips, elbows and shoulders. They begin being red and sore and can quickly turn into a slow healing, painful open sore.
Care must be taken to keep the patient with bedsores dry at all times as the bedsores can easily become infected if the skin is left damp. The people most prone to bedsores are those with diabetes, who are underweight, overweight, paralysed, people with poor circulation or heart problems.

These are conditions in which a white, cheese-like material appears under the nail and the nail itself may crumble. Conventional treatment requires you to use anti-fungal preparations. If you want to try natural approaches, you can bathe the nail in a calendula solution, eat more natural yogurts as well as brewer’s yeast. This problem usually occurs when the skin under the nail is wet or damp for too long.

Lime has strong citrus overtones with a characteristic reviving quality. Lime is similar to lemon in many ways and will improve the aroma of many blends.
Emotional Applications

· aids closeness with other people

· to take a fresh approach

· helps tired minds and apathy

Physical Applications

· Aids infections - sore throat and mouth ulcers - gargle

· Colds/flu - inhalation

· Oily skin - use topically in oil free base cream

· Nervous tension - vapouriser, massage

Eucalyptus is very popular as an antiseptic worldwide. It is sweet smelling and is a top note. It is without peer as an antiseptic and decongestant and can be used many ways.
Emotional Applications

· to gain more energy

· to gain freedom from disease

· purifying

Physical Applications

· Relief of symptoms of colds and respiratory problems - vapourisation and steam inhalation

· Bronchial coughs, and congested sinuses - as above