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What you can do: pain management
Re: What you can do: pain management -- Posted by Bruce on 02-13-05 09:29
Rheumy's are ok for pain management to a certain point, you then can ask,
and most Rheumy's are amenable to a referral to a pain clinic.
Bruce
"christinepitman" wrote in message
news:821fdbb9.0502110221.46d18ef1@posting.google.com...
> hi. my husband suffers from osteoarthritis and is a window cleaner by
> trade. He feels little pain during the day when he is working but as
> soon as he stops, his pain is almost unbearable. Does anyone have any
> advice on how to reduce this pain? He already takes co-codimol and
> ibuprofen. Thanks.
> "Zee" wrote in message
> news:<1105568675.447177.157300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>...
>> Paracetamol is acetominephen. One common North American brand is
>> Tylenol. I think you have the major hurdles cleared for your workout:
>> attitude and determination to succeed. It doesn't hurt that your gym
>> setting sounds magnificent and therapeutic. Zee
>>
>>
>> ziajade wrote:
>> > My sincerest thanks to you ZEE for introducing us to this
>> publication.
>> > It is not only informative, up-to-date, but goes even beyond. I
>> agree
>> > lifestyle changes are the wave of the future and also in the "now"
>> for
>> > those of us who already have the bloody affliction, I think we will
>> be
>> > forced to make significant changes in habits.
>> >
>> > I, too, take Glucosamine with Condroitin, Omega 3s, eat only fish and
>> > no other meat of any kind and haven't for the last 11 years. I am
>> into
>> > 32 oz of green tea a day, preferably gunpowder green tea. I have
>> been
>> > forced to live in my motorhome rather than my real house which is on
>> > top of a mountain in the midst of 300 acres of woods that are
>> entirely
>> > infested with the deer ticks causing Lyme's. The house is, of course
>> > for sale.
>> >
>> > So, it is hard to find much space to exercise in a motor home and my
>> > husband has purchased a small building which will be my workout room
>> > which will house a home gym that will allow me to work with weights
>> as
>> > I have done successfully in the past. The room serves a dual purpose
>> as
>> > we will use it for our recording studio for our music. The interior
>> of
>> > the building is almost done and within 2 weeks, it will be finished.
>> I
>> > do not need to lose any weight but I do need to tone up. I am
>> > reverting back to fresh salads for lunch and healthy food at night
>> > which will include steamed veggies. I am just determined to get the
>> > best of all the approaches. It will be my main focus to do whatever
>> is
>> > necessary to avoid knee surgery again and ultimately avoid knee
>> > replacements.
>> >
>> > By the way, what is paracetamol exactly? Does it compare to any drug
>> > approved in the US? I've not heard of it before.
>> >
>> > Again, thank you for the intro to the publication and the reminder
>> that
>> > there are many alternatives.
>> >
>> > ziajade
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