Thread: sore joints et al.

I have lived a rather rigorous life. My occupations have always been physical and I have often had to push myself beyond my physical capabilities. This of course has taken its toll on my joints. I notice the pain when I slow down but at work the pain disappears so that when I need to push myself I don't notice the pain but my knees are getting worse and if I lay on my right shoulder just right while sleeping I wake up screaming...I have learned to stay on my left side while sleeping. To summarize my pains: my left ankle, left and right knee and also the tendon behind my left knee, both elbows, my right shoulder, sometimes my right ( or is it left? ) hip and sometimes I get an odd pain in my back bone.

Getting old and having to pay for my younger years is a bitch but yet I still push myself when needed and the thought of a desk job literally makes me sick to my stomach so I ask all you out in SRP land, what do you do to deal with your pains when you have no choice but to keep going? A friend of mine advised fish oil but there are so many brands on the market place. I have also heard that glucosimine (sp?) is a good product for joint troubles but again, so many brands. Home remedies, pharmaceuticals, whatever, just tell me how you manage. I have never been one to take pills for pain and will not likely start, what I am looking for however is something that will help my joints heal so that the pain will subside because there is no reason for the pain but not because I numbed the pain. Keep in mind, I am not a rich man so surgery and expensive physical therapy are likely out of the question.


I am surprised my hands don't hurt compared to the rest of my body as they have seen more action than all my other body parts.

Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Massage can help alot, especially with back pain. Fish oils are good, as are hot showers and baths.

TBH though, pain is your bodys way of telling you somethings not right and the only way to alleviate the problem long term is to give the body time to recover. Supplements, physio and drugs can help you keep going longer and mask/reduce the pain, but ultimately the problem will still be there and it wont stop until you let your body heal.

Originally Posted by Stubear

Massage can help alot, especially with back pain. Fish oils are good, as are hot showers and baths.

TBH though, pain is your bodys way of telling you somethings not right and the only way to alleviate the problem long term is to give the body time to recover. Supplements, physio and drugs can help you keep going longer and mask/reduce the pain, but ultimately the problem will still be there and it wont stop until you let your body heal.

We are in agreement which is why I pointed out that I wanted something to help in the healing instead of just hiding the pain...Jeez Stubear, you should learn to pay closer attention

Hehe! Hey, I mentioned massage and hot baths..!

Are you using any artificial sweetner? I used to use nutrasweet and had terrible joint pain. Once I stopped using the sweetner and diet sodas the pain didn't just get better, it went away. Completely. Gone.

I now drink lots of water and use natural sugar for my coffee.

That stuff is poison!

Well if it only hurts when you slow down...Don't bloody slow down ya lazy sod...
Fish oil and massage...Glucosimine is good while you take it but doesn't do you any good healing wise from what I've heard. Stretching and limbering exercise is a good thing. I had some of your issues too, and a light stretching routine daily, really sorted out some issues that I had. Would probably solve some of them if I wasn't so damn lazy about it too.


Mick

As a massage therapist I can say that massage can help a lot.
But you would want to pick the right kind of massage.

Your best bet would be to look for someone that does myofascial release and deep tissue massage.
Doing that along with some strength training and cardio can help a lot.

Also, something that has helped me a lot with pain, is getting the right kind of bed.
I just got one of those sleep number beds and it has help a lot.

I wish the best for you, hope that some of the ideas on this thread can help you out.

Regularly sitting in a hot tub at nights might make you feel better. If you don't have access to one then the next best thing is a hot bath. Try to ease the pain naturally. Best of luck.