Good solution. Sounds like your thumb was slightly out of joint. I have been
there and benefited from an IR protocol similar to what you have done.

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From: "ron_the_desert_rat" <ron_the_desert_rat@...>
To: <LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:03 AM
Subject: [LEDeffects] LED success


> I've had a sore thumb for 10 or 12 years. I hesitate to say it is
> arthritis since there was no swelling of the joint. At any rate the
> soreness was at the base of the thumb and deep into the large joint.
> Always sore to squeeze and sometimes it would flare up for a time.
> I began applying the 42 LED array to the palm side for 20 to 30
> minutes and then to the back a couple times a day. After 3 days there
> was substantial improvement and after 6 or 8 (whos counting) there is
> very little soreness. At least an 80% improvement. This is holding
> even thoughI have not used the LED now for 3 days.
>
> I originally got the unit because I had broken two ribs on Nov. 29th
> and there was still soreness at the very bottom of the rib cage. I had
> been treating with a FAR infrared lamp. At first I applied the LED
> against the bottom ribs but it seemed not to help any. Then I sort of
> rolled it under the rib till it was aimed up and a little inside. Just
> a couple of times a day for two days and there is a substantial
> reduction in soreness. I really think that I would have been much
> better off with the large array LED instead of the FAR lamp during the
> first 2 or 3 months of healing.
>
> Wonder if it would be good applied to the scalp to treat thinning
> hair. :).
>
> Ron