A few days ago my sister visited my house. We had a great time, sharing stories from years gone by. I could tell she was a little uncomfortable, feeling the aches and pains from a knee injury that never quite went away. In fact, this pain was almost a daily occurrence, stemming from a car accident that caused it happened several years prior.

I will admit that I cannot just sit idol when I see someone is in pain. I will offer whatever I can for someone who is not a medical specialist, like an ice pack or warm rice pack. This time I took out a bottle of Transderma magnesium oil. I know that sounds strange, but this stuff is topical, and even if it did nothing else she would get a little mini massage of the area, right? I suggested to her that she could apply some to her knee after her shower that evening.

Later that night we relaxed with a warm fire and a movie on TV. “My leg hurts”, she said, pointing to her right leg. I thought the magnesium oil didnt work. “I put the oil on my left leg, and it feels great, but now I notice my right leg has been hurting, too”. I was a little bit surprised the oil worked so well.

So this whole magnesium oil experiment turned into a one-sided story, but in a good way. The magnesium absorbed in quickly, and the aches and pains that she had learned to live with disappeared. One sided, yes, for she had still not applied it to the other leg.

The interesting thing about transdermal application of magnesium is the broad range of effect. Yes in this case we did a topical application right on the spot with pain. The magnesium contained in this topically applied Transderma magnesium oil is quickly absorbed and distributed to wherever it is needed.

The next morning I asked again to find out how well the Transderma magnesium oil worked. My sister reported that there was still no pain in the leg that she applied the magnesium oil to, but she did still have pain on the other leg. Time to take out that bottle and finish the job, no one-sided stories in this family!