“I Used to Hold the Jug With Both Hands” The Office Worker Who Got Her Grip Back

Rachel used to hold the kettle with both hands.

Not because it was heavy. Because her fingers wouldn’t close properly around the handle. Every morning, the simple act of making a cup of tea had become a two-handed operation – a quiet reminder that her body wasn’t cooperating.

“I couldn’t get the grip on it properly,” the Palmerston North woman explains. “My fingers would only close halfway. It felt like they were stuck.”

Rachel works in an office. Typing is her job. But her hands began to have issues.

“Three of my fingers were effected badly,” she says. “I went from touch-typing to one-finger typing. Hunting and pecking like I was learning all over again.”

Anyone who’s worked in an office knows the feeling of being watched. The sideways glances when you’re slower than usual. The colleagues who don’t say anything but clearly notice. Rachel felt it every day.

“It’s not productive, is it?” she says. “Tap… tap… tap. Everyone else flying through their work while you’re struggling to send a basic email.”

But the keyboard was just the visible part. The invisible part was worse.

At home, Rachel found herself calculating every movement. Which jar lids she could open. Which buttons she could fasten. Which tasks she could still manage alone, and which now required help.

“You start to feel like you’re losing yourself,” she says. “Your hands are how you do everything. When they stop working, you stop working.

She’d tried the usual creams. Deep Heat. Pharmacy brands. The kind that smell like a rugby changing room and promise more than they deliver.

“Nothing worked,” Rachel says flatly. “I’d tried a lot of different things, hoping to get some sort of relief. Nothing.”

The turning point came during a visit to her sister in Christchurch. They were walking through town when her sister steered her into a pharmacy.

“She said, ‘I’m buying this for you,'” Rachel recalls. “I said, ‘No, it’s okay.’ But she insisted. Her partner Tony uses it for his stiff neck, and she’d seen the difference in him.”

Rachel was sore that day. Her hands were particularly bad. She figured she might as well try it.

“I thought, what have I got to lose? I’ve tried everything else.”

The cream was called Koru FX. Made in New Zealand. Natural ingredients. Rachel applied it that night, not expecting much.

“The first thing I noticed was the smell,” she says. “It was actually pleasant. Not that chemical burn you get with other creams. Just… nice.”

But what happened over the following days surprised her.

“I put it on in the morning, before work. Within a week, I noticed I wasn’t struggling as much. My fingers were moving more freely.”

The real test was the keyboard. Rachel sat down at her desk, positioned her hands, and started typing. Not one finger at a time. Properly.

“I could just work,” she says. “I came in and got on with it like everyone else. No hunting and pecking. No tap… tap… tap.”

Her workmate Peter noticed before she said anything.

“He asked if I’d changed my medication,” Rachel laughs. “He could see my fingers moving differently. I told him no – I’d just found this cream.”

These days, Rachel carries Koru FX in her bag wherever she goes. Morning application, evening application, and a top-up if she feels stiffness during the day.

“I can close my fingers properly now,” she says, demonstrating. “Before, they’d only go halfway. That probably sounds like nothing to someone with normal hands. To me, it’s everything.”

The first thing she did was tell her mum.

“Mum gets a sore back from gardening. She puts it on before she goes outside now. She didn’t believe it at first – thought it was one of those things that doesn’t really work. So she tested it. Went out one day without putting it on.”

The result? “She was so achy that night she put the cream on anyway, and admitted I was right. It works.”

Now her mum has told her friends. Rachel’s other sister uses it for her thumbs. The whole family has become unofficial ambassadors.

“Every time I see someone struggling – rubbing their hands, grimacing when they grip something – I tell them about it,” Rachel says. “I carry it in my bag specifically so I can say, ‘Here, try this.'”

She’s lost count of how many people she’s recommended it to. The response is almost always the same. Scepticism first. Then surprise.

“People say, ‘This is the stuff you need,'” Rachel explains. “Not Deep Heat. Not those other creams. This. Because it actually works.”

The kettle? She picks it up with one hand now. Doesn’t even think about it.

“That’s the thing,” Rachel says. “When something’s working, you stop noticing. You just live your life. That’s all I wanted. To stop thinking about my hands every minute of every day and just live my life.”

She pauses.

“And now I can. I’ve found myself again.”

But how is it possible for a little-known Kiwi cream to be building such a following?

The secret is in Koru FX’s unique formula, unlike anything else currently available.

It harnesses 16 natural oils. Black pepper, nutmeg and rosemary widen surface vessels so nutrients can pass through the dermal layer; peppermint, eucalyptus and mānuka trigger a rapid cooling of over-excited nerve endings; antioxidants such as calendula and chamomile then flood joints with polyphenols for hours of comfort.

The approach is based on Nobel-winning science by American biochemist David Julius, who showed that botanical compounds like peppermint can modulate temperature-sensing nerve channels that influence pain signalling.

By working with our bodies built in signalling system, the makers of Koru FX have been able to deliver the fast-acting, long-lasting comfort people are looking for – but without all the nasties.

Professional sports trainer Ricki Jacobs says this sort of joint and muscle relief often delivers wider benefits too. “When people can move without fearing a flare-up, their confidence, social life and even sleep rebound just as quickly,” he notes.

Koru Nutrition, the Christchurch company behind the product, offers a 60-day money-back guarantee acknowledging that everyone is unique and has different challenges when it comes to joint health.

“I think it’s really important people can try Koru FX for themselves with the peace of mind of 60-days to give it a really good go.”

“There’s no such thing as a silver-bullet but this way people can know if it works for them just as it has for thousands of others,” says André Linton, Managing Director of Koru Nutrition.

For those who want to give it a try, Koru Nutrition are offering readers discounts of up to 40 per cent.

Many users are already taking advantage of the multi-offer saying, “I’ve got no intention of missing another song sitting to the side.”

You can learn more about Koru FX and Koru Nutrition by going to https://go.trykoru.co.nz/koru-fx-ncoa.

What makes Koru FX #1 for Joint Relief?

What makes Koru FX so effective is its unique blend of 16 essential oils and plant extracts, carefully selected to work together in perfect synergy. Ingredients like peppermint and eucalyptus provide deep, antioxidant support, while nutmeg and black pepper extract supercharges the absorption process. These key elements help dilate the skin, allowing the soothing nutrients to penetrate faster and reach the joints where they’re needed most.

Deep Absorption

Fast-Acting Comfort

Long-Lasting Support

This advanced absorption technique was first discovered by David Julius, an American biochemist, who won a Nobel Prize in 2021 for his groundbreaking research on how the body perceives pain. Koru Nutrition has since applied his findings to develop New Zealand’s most effective natural joint relief cream.

It’s this fast-acting, deeply penetrating formula that’s turning people from a sceptic into believer – with thousands of Kiwis trusting Koru FX every single day.

Over 52,429 Happy Customers and Counting

Reading the reviews, it’s easy to see why so many Kiwis are turning to Koru FX for natural relief…  

People like Mary who wrote in to say, “I have been using Koru FX cream for at least a couple of months now. I decided to give it a go, it is marvellous. I told my hubby to have a try and he also swears by Koru FX. We can only say you have to try this product and find out for yourself.”

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