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Originally Posted by Cincinnatus
So here's the question, how do you deal with pain without taking painkillers?
So... any suggestions? Anyone tried yoga? Acupuncture? TM?
Alcohol and shooting stuff seem to help, too, but...
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my cervical spine and both shoulders are arthritic...my lumbar spine and both knees are 'pre-arthritic', whatever that means...
#1 i stay as active as i can...when the doc at the VA examined me, he asked me what i did for a living...i told him i was a land surveyor...he told me to keep doing it, because it was working...he said that when i decided to retire, make sure i had a comfortable rocking chair, because if i got sedentary, i wasn't getting back up...
i have a bowflex, mostly for the shoulders and spine...i hate the damn thing, but it seems to help....
i hike and walk my dog evenings and weekends...
#2 i stretch...alot...often...my wife has some problems with her back and neck and yoga, tai chi and TM seems to work for her...i try TM, i fall asleep...
#3 when the pain gets to be a bit too severe, i go to the chiropractor...it works, keeps the pain away for a few days...i see him about five, six times a year...my wife has tried acupuncture, with mixed results...
#4 my wife is a Reiki master...i have no idea what is going on, but for a woman that has had cold hands all her life, they warm up when she does Reiki...she has taken some massage lessons (in exchange for Reiki lessons) and she'll massage the back and do some Reiki once a week...it works alot...
#5 alcohol and shooting works...breaking stuff works...hiding under the covers when a winter storm blows through helps, too...
