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Post by RickW on Sept 18, 2008 14:36:39 GMT -5
Went back this morning, had another treatment - and I'm feeling pretty good. Still some pain there, but not constant. I'm going to take it easy and stay off the guitar for a while longer. When I can play without hurting after, then I'll assume I'm fixed. Need to do some of the exercises Larry gave me, too - part of this is simply being old, losing muscle tone, and not doing anything about it.
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Post by billhammond on Sept 18, 2008 14:45:51 GMT -5
Rick -- Have you tried Aleve? I take one each morning and each evening and find it has greatly helped my wrist and thumb pain, as well as various and sundry other aches.
I think Millring is also an Aleviac.
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Post by John B on Sept 18, 2008 15:48:04 GMT -5
So... what is a physio? Physiologist? Physiotherapist? Physiollatime? Uninformed Midwesterner would like to know...
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Post by millring on Sept 18, 2008 16:02:07 GMT -5
Rick -- Have you tried Aleve? I take one each morning and each evening and find it has greatly helped my wrist and thumb pain, as well as various and sundry other aches. I think Millring is also an Aleviac. Yup. Anything else (Tylenol, Asprin, Ibuprofin) might as well be chalk tablets, but Naproxin actually works for me. |
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Post by RickW on Sept 18, 2008 21:40:03 GMT -5
Physiotherapist, John.
I take Glucosamine to ward off athritis, and despite my mother developing it early, have not had much of an issue yet. Just wearing out in parts. Ibuprofen usually is sufficient for me. We call it vitamin I around here.
I'm not trying to get around the pain, Bill - trying to get over this, so I don't end up with a chronic problem.
What I find hilarious about my various aches and pains, (not the tendinitis,) is that my knees, shoulders, hips, thumb and finger problems are all from sports. Remember how much we were all told to get involved in them, because exercise was healthy and good for you? So, I have bad knees and hips and thumb from hockey, knees made worse by running, bad shoulder from softball, bad finger from football. I'm still old and out of shape, and beat to crap on top of it.
Telling my kids to take up cards. It's safer.
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Post by millring on Sept 19, 2008 5:43:22 GMT -5
I'm not trying to get around the pain, Bill - trying to get over this, so I don't end up with a chronic problem. Well, if that's the case, I go back to my original suggestion -- find the way to exercise the opposing muscle groups. When they get out of balance is when the chronic joint pain (not related to RA or other genetic or trauma problems) starts. What I find hilarious about my various aches and pains, (not the tendinitis,) is that my knees, shoulders, hips, thumb and finger problems are all from sports. Remember how much we were all told to get involved in them, because exercise was healthy and good for you? So, I have bad knees and hips and thumb from hockey, knees made worse by running, bad shoulder from softball, bad finger from football. I'm still old and out of shape, and beat to crap on top of it. Telling my kids to take up cards. It's safer. Try one week off of simple carbohydrates. Try bacon and eggs for breakfast and figure out ways to get more of your calories from protein. And unless you have health reasons to avoid fat, don't avoid fat in the manner that North Americans seem obsessed to do. Just one week. Then see if you feel less joint pain in ALL your joints. |
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Post by RickW on Sept 19, 2008 9:35:03 GMT -5
Beein trying to do a bit of that John. It's just so easy to load up the plate with extra rice, isn't it? And I don't need to avoid fat. Cholesterol is not an issue with me, and I'm 6' 3", and 185 lbs - just about perfect for my height.
And I totally agree on the exercise. Especially as age creeps up, gotta get that overall tone together, or more of this stuff is going to happen. Back to yoga, going to try some pilates.
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