Essential Oils: Muscular / Skeletal Disorders

Whether its achy joints, sore muscles, or something more serious, essential oils can help ease pain and reduce swelling. Modern medicine now believes that the nation’s leading diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease are all linked to one problem: inflammation. Essential oils offer us a natural remedy for reducing and preventing inflammation for these various conditions in the body.

Essential oils such as Oregano, Thyme, and Winter Savory are high in carvacrol, a phenol that can be very effective as a natural anti-inflammatory. In addition, the oils will help your body eliminate inflammatory wastes, improve circulation, and help speed up the recovery time.

Essential oils documented as being antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic (pain-relieving) and more will easily penetrate the skin and can be carried through the bloodstream to strained or torn tissues within minutes where you need it most. For instance, Birch and Wintergreen are the only plants in the world that naturally contain methyl salicylate and have been documented as having cortisone-like effects that can relieve pain quickly.

Essential oils that increase blood circulation and have a warming effect, acting as natural muscle relaxers include Basil, Cypress, Marjoram, Rosemary, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Lavender, and Wintergreen just to name a few. With so many oils possessing these properties, you will see some overlap in the lists below.

Aches and Pains/Backache

Arthritis (Rheumatoid)

Bone (Bruised, Broken, Calcification, Spurs)/Joint Pain

Bursitis/Joint Stiffness

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chronic Pain

Cramps and Charley Horses

Gout

Herniated Disk and Deterioration

Inflammation (from Injury)

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscle Pain

Muscle Weakness/Poor Muscle Tone

Multiple Sclerosis

Osteoporosis (Bone Deterioration)

Restless Leg Syndrome

Rheumatism

Sciatica

Sprains/Strain Muscles/Torn Ligaments/Tendonitis