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Post by patty on Feb 8, 2019 7:32:33 GMT
Tens machines sorta came in whilst I was working and we all regarded them as 'nonsense' but I think for some folks they work extremely well. Ive never used one so I dunno. I know all my aches are dormant ATM so summits working. Bit like the echinachia as cold holder at bay ..I take it daily but if I stop feel winter cold taking hold so I don't stop but is this placebo? ..I did read only 21 days max at a time so I really ought to ditch taking it for a while.
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Post by naughtyfox on Feb 8, 2019 8:24:11 GMT
For my ankle? Thought they were just advertised for fat knackers to stick to their bellys and avoid doing any meaningful excercise? How do they work? socks from Bridgedale Bridgedale socks are good. Have you noticed some are made in South Africa? Have a look at the packets next time you're in a hiking/camping shop.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:04:09 GMT
Bridgedale socks are good. Have you noticed some are made in South Africa? Have a look at the packets next time you're in a hiking/camping shop. Wot amazes me is that my Bridgedale Merino socks are yonks old, get thrown in to any wash, they are not "toasty" as they were in year 1, but they still work as socks. They are "an in vestment" Ho Ho Ho....
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Post by JohnV on Feb 8, 2019 9:08:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:09:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:17:32 GMT
Baby oil is good if your young lady is around. It won't help with the pain, but it may reduce some swelling. Just saying Rog
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:27:23 GMT
This morning, Ive been diagnosed with the onset of osteoarthritis in my left leg / ankle (which Ive had pinning operations on after a serious racing accident 15 years ago) resulting in my being unable to walk for a few days when it flares up.🙄 Ive led a completely drug free existence for onwards of 25 years ( with the exception of getting arseoled on Stella ) so dont particularly want to be loading up with / getting addicted to painkillers etc, but have noticed a sharp increase in attacks this winter. I presume, with this forum being used predominantly by owd duffers, its basically an elephants graveyard afterall, that others on here could suffer such stiffness / pain etc so how do you deal with it? Are there any hippy / treehugging wierdos with any herbal solutions ? I get quite bad with this in the winter months. I can't take prescribed medication for other reasons. Last year I started using cbd oil in my vape. Frankly, I'm bloody amazed with the results (initially, I was very cynical). I'm sure others will get differing results with taking cbd, but I found experimenting with dosages worked for me. It could be worth a try for you. 20 quids worth lasts me roughly six months.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:50:05 GMT
As my 98 year old mum says, “pain comes, AND it goes”.
I’ve had my fair share of severe back pain and foot pain and I have to say that this is usually true.
I think over focus on the pain is a large part of it but I do genuinely believe that our brain does usually turn down the ‘volume’ of the pain warning signal once it accepts it’s part of the ageing process.
In the case of joints. In my early 30s I was told that the pain in my feet was down to the fact the toe joints were riddled with arthritis. They suggested pinning the joints as that prevents the attempted movement which causes the pain.
I never had it done as it wouild really have restricted movement too much. However, I rarely notice the pain now (except after a long walk), the brain seems to have filtered out.
The same process seems to have taken place with my back and even my tinnitus which I also rarely notice unless I listen for it.
Pain is only supposed to be a warning signal after all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 9:54:03 GMT
Looking at the plates and screws in those x rays, I'm not too sure you'd have much success trying to ignore it Rog
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 11:26:18 GMT
Looking at the plates and screws in those x rays, I'm not too sure you'd have much success trying to ignore it Rog That’s not what I was saying Rog to be fair. I do think pain naturally subsides over time. In fact it’s often the fear that it won’t which locks us into it for longer. Focus is a factor, as we all must have experienced times when we’ve gained a bloody knee in sport, but only noticed the pain when we’ve looked down to see blood. Keeping ourselves occupied on. dare I say it, positive constructive things, definitely helps. We still have some choice how we deal with it. Ricco for example working on his physical heath in the gym. Everyone needs a purpose every morning we wake up. It’s when we give up, we go downhill quickly. Pain is a very important warning sign, without it we’d be a wreck much earlier on in our lives. Then again some people believe pain is designed to torture us?! If we thought like that, then how on earth can we change anything?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 11:29:44 GMT
Looking at the plates and screws in those x rays, I'm not too sure you'd have much success trying to ignore it Rog That’s not what I was saying Rog to be fair. I do think pain naturally subsides over time. In fact it’s often the fear that it won’t which locks us into it for longer. Focus is a factor, as we all must have experienced times when we’ve gained a bloody knee in sport, but only noticed the pain when we’ve looked down to see blood. Keeping ourselves occupied on. dare I say it, positive constructive things, definitely helps. We still have some choice how we deal with it. Ricco for example working on his physical heath in the gym. Everyone needs a purpose every morning we wake up. It’s when we give up, we go downhill quickly. Pain is a very important warning sign, without it we’d be a wreck much earlier on in our lives. Then again some people believe pain is designed to torture us?! If we thought like that, then how on earth can we change anything? You are getting dangerously close to 'positive thinking overcomes everything'...
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Post by JohnV on Feb 8, 2019 11:38:24 GMT
That’s not what I was saying Rog to be fair. I do think pain naturally subsides over time. In fact it’s often the fear that it won’t which locks us into it for longer. Focus is a factor, as we all must have experienced times when we’ve gained a bloody knee in sport, but only noticed the pain when we’ve looked down to see blood. Keeping ourselves occupied on. dare I say it, positive constructive things, definitely helps. We still have some choice how we deal with it. Ricco for example working on his physical heath in the gym. Everyone needs a purpose every morning we wake up. It’s when we give up, we go downhill quickly. Pain is a very important warning sign, without it we’d be a wreck much earlier on in our lives. Then again some people believe pain is designed to torture us?! If we thought like that, then how on earth can we change anything? You are getting dangerously close to 'positive thinking overcomes everything'... oh you sceptic you !!!
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Post by Andyberg on Feb 8, 2019 11:39:14 GMT
That’s not what I was saying Rog to be fair. I do think pain naturally subsides over time. In fact it’s often the fear that it won’t which locks us into it for longer. Focus is a factor, as we all must have experienced times when we’ve gained a bloody knee in sport, but only noticed the pain when we’ve looked down to see blood. Keeping ourselves occupied on. dare I say it, positive constructive things, definitely helps. We still have some choice how we deal with it. Ricco for example working on his physical heath in the gym. Everyone needs a purpose every morning we wake up. It’s when we give up, we go downhill quickly. Pain is a very important warning sign, without it we’d be a wreck much earlier on in our lives. Then again some people believe pain is designed to torture us?! If we thought like that, then how on earth can we change anything? 'positive thinking overcomes everything'... What a load of old horse shit! 😉
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 11:46:38 GMT
That’s not what I was saying Rog to be fair. I do think pain naturally subsides over time. In fact it’s often the fear that it won’t which locks us into it for longer. Focus is a factor, as we all must have experienced times when we’ve gained a bloody knee in sport, but only noticed the pain when we’ve looked down to see blood. Keeping ourselves occupied on. dare I say it, positive constructive things, definitely helps. We still have some choice how we deal with it. Ricco for example working on his physical heath in the gym. Everyone needs a purpose every morning we wake up. It’s when we give up, we go downhill quickly. Pain is a very important warning sign, without it we’d be a wreck much earlier on in our lives. Then again some people believe pain is designed to torture us?! If we thought like that, then how on earth can we change anything? You are getting dangerously close to 'positive thinking overcomes everything'... That’s the problem. The word ‘positivity’ does nothing. Doing something about it, or changing things (like medication, focus, lifestyle etc) does help. When I was younger I only focussed on the bits that were going wrong. Eventually as I got older I realised that was not helping. So now I try to count my blessings. Call that positive thinking if you like. I can say that I am much happier as a result It took a while for that change in approach to result in happiness though. It takes time to heal! You are right thogh, talking about it does help for a while, but in the end WE have to DO something about it. Another thing to bear in mind is the negative effect we have on those around us. They can only help so far.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 11:52:28 GMT
You are getting dangerously close to 'positive thinking overcomes everything'... That’s the problem. The word ‘positivity’ does nothing. Doing something about it, or changing things (like medication, focus, lifestyle etc) does help. That is the good side to positive thinking, but you can't wish away severe pain.
Maybe you can but trying less extreme methods is often worth a go.
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