With the change of seasons comes the bite of certain pain
conditions. During the summer your body
was enveloped in the moist heat of the summer sun or the ice cold nip of an
A.C. Much like being in Physical therapy
all day,,.. 20 minutes on , 20 minutes off… full body moist heat and/or
biofreeze. Perhaps you feel that the
closer to winter we get, the greater the impact on the body. Well, here are a few tips & tricks I’ve
learned over the decades that may help ease your suffering.
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If you’re someone with sensitive skin who is
unable to use OTC or Rx creams, rubs, sprays and the like there is a
solution. Granted, it is a bit of an odd
solution yet I have found that KY (or store brand) warming lubricants and massage
oils provide just the right amount of warmth for arthritis/joint/muscular
issues without the harsh impact of the sports rubs. However, be warned, do not slap the stuff on
haphazardly. The products are developed
for sensitive skin areas/mucus membranes,
it will take a bit for it to absorb into thicker skin. Apply a thin layer over the afflicted area
and wait to feel it. Give it a few
minutes,… you’ll start to feel it.
Reapply as needed.
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We often hear ‘a body in motion stays in motion’,
heck, it’s the premise of most NSAID ads.
Movement is essential. Long term
pain patients surely are no stranger to pt and aquatics with a list of
exercises that must be done when homebound.
However, no one can quite grasp the struggle it is to push through the
pain to force oneself to stand in one’s living room doing leg lifts or hooking
exercise bands onto door knobs… it tends to go the way of old exercise
equipment. However, being stagnant only
leads to increased pain. It is also
quite unhealthy for state of mind. Failure
you uphold daily movement will ultimately result in atrophied muscles,
worsening of other medical conditions and symptoms and each day becomes harder
to complete simple tasks. So it must be
done.
There is a way to accomplishment
movement without the dread, and perhaps risk of injury from failure to do the exercises
correctly. I have found that mimicking dance
moves which involve slow, fluid motions is a great way to get yourself
moving. However, before making any
changes to your exercise routine or medical care you must first consult your
physician, no ifs and or butts. The
videos below I’ve posted in the past so please forgive the duplication. If you notice the footwork and observe the
motions most are low impact to the joints and slow-controlled fluid motions
with the added benefit of music to spur you along. To each their own, everyone has their own
taste and methods yet perhaps the above will provide you with some sort of
foundation for change.
(watch for more pain mang. Tips & tricks to be posted
soon)
Disclaimer: The above
information is not a substitution for medical care. Before making any changes
or additions to your health care it is strongly advised to consult your
attending physician. Any injuries or Incidents
are not the liability of the author of this blog entry. The above is for informational purposes
only. Reader assumes all liability and
responsibility for their own health situation.
(sorry, … ‘tis the world we live in, soon, instead of saying ‘excuse me’
or such following a sneeze we’ll need to spout a disclaimer instead… ‘any
illness resulting from my discharge of germs from my sneeze yadda yadda yadda,
you get the point, :o)
