there is a test when it comes to Joint infection. wonder if this would be a clue as why people have such joint pain with covid
https://www.zimmerbiomet.com/medical-professionals/diagnostics/synovasure-alpha-defensin-test.html
Alpha Defensin
Alpha defensins are produced mainly in neutrophils and Paneth cells, while the beta defensins are widely expressed in epithelial tissues, including those of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and reproductive systems and the skin.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/alpha-defensin
Wonder how many of those with severe joint pain will need replacement surgery in the future...
I have been wondering if the “pain” of early Covid was primarily of the muscles or primarily of the bones/joints, or both. Can anyone clarify this for me. If for the muscles, in addition to the big 3 of C, D3, zinc, I would add calcium and magnesium as muscle relaxants, and also for bone. For joints collagen, and a therapy I learned about years ago for joint health.
Get some good (Norwegian?) cod liver oil (CLO). First thing in morning before eating, take a small jar, like a baby food jar, put 2 oz. of milk and one tablespoon of CLO, Then shake well and swallow. Do not eat for two hours. This is supposed to allow the CLO droplets enter the intestines without being digested, enter the blood circulation and go directly to the joints for lubrication. Do this every day. You can either wash the jar, a bitch of a job getting all that CLO washed out; or as I did, rinse in hot water, then refrigerate until the next morning. Whether it worked from actually lubricating the joints or merely from the added D3, I don’t know, but it is a harmless treatment, not very expensive and might do some good. Let me know if anyone has an “anecdotal” report. Cheers