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reible wrote:At present I can not blame my shopsmiths for any injuries.

I can blame my wonderlust for the shoulder pain I'm now having. Had to climb that ridge to see what might be worth photographing never mind I didn't have boots on. I was with in two steps of the top when I fell, saving the camera was more critical then saving my body.... The camera came away fine, me not so fine.

That was weeks ago and it is taking its sweet time getting better. I had the same problem back a few years with my left side, it took months to get back to normal. Now with this being on my favored right side I'm having trouble resting it. I've given up my efforts in the garage despite the addition of a heater this year nothing is happening due to my arm.

I'm really not one for setting around doing nothing, so I keep busy which is counter to what I really should be doing, which is doing nothing. Anyway my computer time is up for now. Wonder what if anything is good to watch on TV....

At least in my case my shopsmiths are not responsible for any of this.

Ed

I was just complaining now I feel bad having read your comments. At least I can still play with my shopsmith. Hope you get better soon.

Once I got my donor leg basically heeled my standing problem is about all from low back pain. I have had that off and on most of my life (mostly on in recent years). My old back has had a rough life. Lots and lots of very heavy lifting and scooping thousands of bushels of grain each year. Sitting on a bouncing tractors for long days and nights didn't help either. There is a lot of difference between exercise and abuse. I had reduced the problem before my bypass some but a period of reduced activity during early recovery seemed to make the back pain worse again. Now that I am much more active daily I hope to see reasonable improvement again soon. I keep a bunch of chairs in the shop (mostly for visitors) and I am keeping one out handy and I tend to work about 10 to 15 minutes then sit down for about 5 minutes. I use those sitting minutes to just sit and study the shop and plan my next move. That seems to keep the back thing manageable.
I do keep a pair of thick gel insoles in my outside work shoes and I am going to pick up a new pair of light shoes for the woodshop. I have several pairs of light shoes but it requires at least one size bigger to handle the thick gel insoles comfortably.
I haven't put my rubber mats down in the woodshop yet because I am still shuffling stuff all over the place and am not really working in one place very much yet.


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Farmer,

I'm only 33 and already have severe neck pain.

The disc between c1 and c2 is completely dried out ("desiccation").

I have spondylitis and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy from c4 through t2 (maybe more but only my neck has been imaged).

My right arm will go numb almost instantly during certain motions.

Ask a surgeon, they recommend surgery. Ask a chiropractor, they recommend adjustments. Everything looks like nails to a hammer...

Anyway, my point is that I have found significant relief from pain injections. It's a relatively safe procedure and requires only limited sedation. It's a temporary solution so retreatments are often required. I can usually get about 8 months to a year between injections. I'm sure this will stop being an option as my degeneration progresses.

joshh wrote:Farmer,

I'm only 33 and already have severe neck pain.

The disc between c1 and c2 is completely dried out ("desiccation").

I have spondylitis and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy from c4 through t2 (maybe more but only my neck has been imaged).

My right arm will go numb almost instantly during certain motions.

Ask a surgeon, they recommend surgery. Ask a chiropractor, they recommend adjustments. Everything looks like nails to a hammer...

Anyway, my point is that I have found significant relief from pain injections. It's a relatively safe procedure and requires only limited sedation. It's a temporary solution so retreatments are often required. I can usually get about 8 months to a year between injections. I'm sure this will stop being an option as my degeneration progresses.

Tried an osteopath?