Anonymous wrote:Amazon has 50 lb bags. I buy special feed for my horse from online places in 50 lb bags and I can lift it myself, despite back trouble.

Well now we have the source of said back trouble.

Anonymous wrote:Epsom salts have magnesium, sulphur and oxygen. When you soak in it, your body absorbs these nutrients. I soak my feet in Epsom salts and it helps with my lower back pain. I hate baths, so a 20 minute foot soak is the next best thing.

+1

Idk why people talk about the placebo affect. The magnesium does the trick.
Seems scientific.

Anonymous wrote:Does it raise your blood pressure?

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The magnesium in epsom salts lowers blood pressure.

Anonymous wrote:Can I get any of the benefits with a shower only, no bath?

you need to soak in it and absorb it through your skin, so no, a shower isn't really going to work.. You can try just doing a footbath?

Can I get any of the benefits with a shower only, no bath?

Anonymous wrote:OP did you try any other magnesium supplements? I didn't have pain as bad as yours, but magnesium citrate has done wonders for my muscle tension and soreness.

Yes, just started these as well.

Anonymous wrote:How are you getting the salt to your upper back?!

You dump it in the tub, swirl it around, and sink down into the water.

Anonymous wrote:OP can you post a link with what salt you use? DH is in a lot of pain. Thinking maybe he should give this a try.

Dr Teals. It's pretty cheap.

How are you getting the salt to your upper back?!

OP did you try any other magnesium supplements? I didn't have pain as bad as yours, but magnesium citrate has done wonders for my muscle tension and soreness.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it raise your blood pressure?

Nope.

I ask because DH and I drove out to Hot Springs a few years back and I felt like my BP rose, and I had never given BP a thought before that in my life.

In general, magnesium lowers blood pressure. But heat can raise BP, and I have no idea what other naturally occurring minerals might be happening out at Hot Springs. It's also possible that, without actually taking your BP, what *felt* like a BP rise was something completely different.

OP can you post a link with what salt you use? DH is in a lot of pain. Thinking maybe he should give this a try.

Anonymous wrote:You have vitamin deficiencies- the salts are filled with magnesium and other things that enter t body through your skin.

You are welcome.

+100

Not PP, but big fan of arnica gel and tumeric. I believe in medicine and will take drugs if needed. But both work well for me.

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Anonymous wrote:OP can you clarify the amount you use? How do you even get a 50 gallon drum delivered? I would think just moving around a drum like that would cause back pain.

Three cups per soak.

Amazon.

Husband.

If you're using that much salt, have you ever thought of having a salt water tub created instead? I don't have one, but a friend does and you just leave the water in the tub.

I rent. Can't install some other tub.

Amazon sells inflatable bathtubs.