Subject: Tendonitis

From: Peter Goering <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 07:48:54 -0700 (MST)

One morning at the shop I saw a guy roll up his pant leg and give his knee a 
liberal dose of WD40. I asked him what the knockerloose was for, and he 
stipulated that it was the ONLY thing that helped his arthritis.
I thought he was kooky.
Then one day, my sweetie was experiencing her usual knee discomfort 
(orthroscopic surgery on both knees), and a friend suggested she spray 
them with - WD40. 
She declined.
Now comes last week, I'm visiting with my veterinarian friend, and he 
tells me that WD40 contains DMSO which has been getting a lot of 
attention in the medical literature. Seems there might be something to it.
But it has one known side affect. It gives you a strong garlic taste in 
the mouth instantaneously. So spray on a squirt and tell everyone you've 
just had Italian!

Pete G.

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From: "Szucs" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:48:19 -0500

> the mouth instantaneously. So spray on a squirt and tell everyone you've

	Pete,

	Forgive me but this is not a good idea.  One of the properties of DMSO
	is it's ability to enormously enhance the absorbability of substances.

	E.g. there was a time when DMSO was used to increase the effectiveness
	of a dose of LSD.

	Using DMSO is fine as far as I know, but **WD40**??!  There's all kinds
	of other components in WD that I've little doubt you'd want absorbed
	into your tissues.

	Better that you find a source of pure DMSO (many pharmacies carry it)
	and use it directly or in conjunction with some other medicinal
	compounds to aid in absorption.

	-Andy V.