... eliminating pain medicine ....

the Q's picture
Posted January 5th, 2009 by the Q

... that is my new years resolution ... last year i elimnated 6 other prescriptions and this year i intend to get rid of the pain meds AND not live in pain ... to do that i must begin lifting weights again ... and probably some additional pysical therapy ... i am a million hour recipient of physical therapy so whats a few more hours .? ... lart year i had my right shoulder operated on - removing a lot of spurs and resculpting the bones ... fortunately i have regained full range of motion but the strenght is just not there ... plus i have a bulging disk at L-4,5 for which i have i recieved a total of 21 epideral steriod injections ( which is one reason i gained all the weight i had to lose ) - WAY too many steriods ... i just cannot go that route any more and another surgery does not appeal to me , so its weight lifting time for me ... i just have such an aversion to lifting weights yet it takes it to get the result i need ... so i guess i need any and all encouragement to just do it ... yeah i can tell other people to just do it , but i guess i am just not practicing what i preach ...

...........................milez of smilez, the Q

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Shoulder Therapy

David Berman's picture
On January 5th, 2009 David Berman says:

Some time ago I put a good amount of effort into writing a Squidoo Lens about shoulder therapy that I hope you will find useful. You can check it out at www.squidoo.com/shouldertherapy.

Keep in mind that rehab and functional restoration are not the same as bodybuilding - the methods and the motivations are different. Even though you may "lift weights" the kind of exercise is wholly different than that which is typically done in a gym. Maybe that will lessen your aversion!

Good luck to you.

David Berman, MS, PT, COMT, CSCS
www.failfaster.net
www.marvtec.com

... yeah i read the article

the Q's picture
On January 6th, 2009 the Q says:

... yeah i read the article and have heard rule # 1 so many times ... good info in the article as well as an abundanc of links ... you certainly put a lot of work int that ... and yaeh you make an excelent point regarding the differences in body building and rehabing ... percetion is important ....

. . . . . . . milez o smilez, suZeQ