Thanks alot for the reply and the links.
No problem, I pinched some of the links from another window cleaner somewhere, might have been Karl in Spain.
The Amazon books all seem to be related to the back, kneck and knees rather than the shoulder though.
Don't worry about that, everything's connected.
Are you familiar with Neuromuscular Therapy? This involves massage and is supposed to treat RSI.
Certainly am. I attended a practitioner of this method called John St Mary about 12 years ago. After you'd been with him for a while you'd be really loosened up and he was going real deep. If that's what you're receiving, or are booked in for, it'll do you good. (Just remember that all pain is relative, and although it might feel like it, he won't REALLY disconnect the muscles from the bones!) John gave me a "recipe" for a hot bath after treatment which I still use if I'm achey or coming down with a cold or flu. Eucalyptus is best after a workout or a treatment from a therapist.
I've passed this on to stacks of folk, so here's your personal copy reproduced below, Glen. Everyone else is free to use it as well, of course!
(Napiers is a herbalist's shop in Edinburgh, please supply your own. And this IS quite old so the price of Epsom Salts has probably gone up a few bob)
Doctor Davie’s Miracle Cure
You'll need:
A timer
A deep bath of water as hot as you can take it
A shower (or spray head attachment for the taps)
Essential Oil of Eucalyptus (try Napiers at the Infirmary)
A great B - I - G bag of Epsom Salts (you can get 3 kilo bag on order at a chemist for about four quid which will last you a while)
What to do:
Make sure there's someone else in the house before you start.
Run the bath as hot as you can take it and put in 4-5 big handfuls of the Epsom Salts or until you can just feel a few undissolved grains on the bottom of the bath, then add 4-5 drops of the Eucalyptus and swish it about to disperse the oil.
Set the timer for 30 minutes from when you get in. Submerge as much as you can in the bath, i.e., the only bits that are above the waterline are your ears, nostrils and the rest of your head.
You might feel as if you want to get out after 20 minutes, but stick with it, stay in for the full 30, but no more!
This is where you need someone else in the house, just in case, because when you get out of the bath you'll feel very light headed when you stand up. Shower to get rid of the salts and oil from your skin (very important) and wrap up warm in a bath robe. Lie out on your back on top of a bed for another half hour with towels covering your legs and head, so that you’re more or less cocooned, and then say the words first uttered by James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, .... "I fee-ee-eel good!" - you’re now ready to hit the town. On the other hand, if you weren’t quite 100% before you started, you’ll probably be in a deep sleep by now, if so, get someone pre-warned NOT to wake you up.
Lavender, Juniper, Lemongrass, Sandalwood and Ylang Ylang all have different properties too, and they can be mixed!. Ask at Napiers for a leaflet describing various Essential Oils. If you want to concoct your own mixture, mix a few drops of the oils and a small amount of shampoo in a wee bottle, shake well, and add some to the bath, this disperses the oils much better.