Hi All, I guess I'm just lucky that my pains and strains seem trivial to those mentioned in previous posts. I'm 70 now and entitled to have pains and strains of some sort. I can't run anymore- my knees can't take the pounding. I used to do 10 k races to stay in shape for paddling. I can't turn on a TV around here without getting endless adds for pain relievers. I dislike the notion of taking such medication to cover up the pain while you continue to inflict further damage to the irritated joints, tendons, etc. "take two for all day relief"!!! Blah-blah etc!! I use Aleve. I never take two. I don't use it to cover up the pain. When I am getting some such irritation, I take the view that the anti-inflammatory properties of Aleve, taken at supper time or shortly latter, suppress the inflammation and allow healing over night. Sometimes a couple of nights are required. This approach seems better than just trying to cover up the pain while the damaging behavior continues. Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM, skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> wrote: > > I use Aleve. I never take two. I don't use it to cover up the pain. When I > am getting some such irritation, I take the view that the anti-inflammatory > properties of Aleve, taken at supper time or shortly latter, suppress the > inflammation and allow healing over night. Sometimes a couple of nights are > required. This approach seems better than just trying to cover up the pain > while the damaging behavior continues. > You are indeed lucky that at age 70 you can control your pain with minimal medication. That approach seems to work for you. It does not work for everyone. Some pain issues are genetic, some are from injuries suffered decades previously... there can be a myriad of reasons why someone has pain. For many years the medical community treated pain in much the same as you seem to be advocating. Most of the medical community was young and healthy and many just assumed that anyone with severe chronic pain was merely making it all up. After all, *they* were just fine. For a while they were even withholding pain medication from people who were dying of cancer on the theory that they didn't want to get them "hooked" on drugs. What stupidity... to let someone with only weeks to live suffer needlessly. We are fortunate that most of society has moved on from that position. Sometimes the only "damaging behavior" is getting on with one's life. If covering up pain is the only way to still have a reasonable life - as opposed perhaps to simply sitting in front of the tv all day because walking is painful - then I don't think that's terribly unreasonable. Craig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
The evidence on this is murky. Good arguments have been made that exercise is good for "bad" joints and that it may well be better to take enough pain medication to stay active with this being better than "resting" those joints because of the pain that they cause. It seems intuitive that pain is sending you a rational message, and to listen without "covering it up" would be best. But there are probably many situations where this is NOT the case. The message is wrong and not listening is a better strategy... But it is a hard thing to study and come up with a definitive answer so there are many opinions. On Feb 19, 2012, at 11:38 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: >> This approach seems better than just trying to cover up the pain >> while the damaging behavior continues. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Aleve is my doctor's favorite NSAID, and he's not afraid to recommend two or even three if he thinks the problem requires it. Like Chuck, I'm loath to mask the pain entirely, or even to bring down fever unless it's dangerously high, as I figure they both have important purposes, and I like to monitor what's happening to me. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
For me, nothing masks the pain entirely. I just like to get it down to where I can walk. Craig On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Chuck Holst <cholst_at_q.com> wrote: > Aleve is my doctor's favorite NSAID, and he's not afraid to recommend two > or > even three if he thinks the problem requires it. > > Like Chuck, I'm loath to mask the pain entirely, or even to bring down > fever > unless it's dangerously high, as I figure they both have important > purposes, > and I like to monitor what's happening to me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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