[Tom White]

Yep, I got a draw full of anti inflamatory stuff and painkillers.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Full-Catastrophe-Living-mindfulness-meditation/dp/0749915854/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331487547&sr=1-2

This book has a very clever way showing how pain works, and how to deal with it and still function properly.

Thanks, I purchased the book.  It's always good to prepare for tough times when the going is good.

The book was cheaper here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0385303122/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

Mindfulness is pretty much mainstream stuff these days; it's got it roots in Buddhism, but it's normally taught as MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) in psychiatry.  One of my customers with MS has had lessons in it with the NHS.

[lee_dewing]

ho yes i have hip pains and knee pains been on painkillers 2years now and they are strong ones don't take al the pain away but do keep me going 

Knee problems a lot of the time are down to tight hip flexors and hamstrings.

I have just emailed a Pilates instructor, i think all us windies on the wrong side of thirty would benefit from Pilates or Yoga classes.

Long term pain killers are no good for the liver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PeQIBwdxc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWgH3sbjr4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAqY9E20ZvI&feature=related

Hope some of these are useful.
I see how i get on with Pilates and let you all know.

[Frankybadboy]

me legs are hurting like mad,but just done a half mararthon

[Londoner]

My mate Tony was a mechanic and a bloody good one. Today he is crippled with back pain. Virtually everyone he worked with is the same. Industrial injury is real  and takes its toll.
Get as much help as you can before it gets too bad.

[lee_dewing]

I work hard so that millions on benefits don't have to

How true

[Granny]

FFS Think I am getting into the wrong game if this is what is in store:o

[Dean Taberner]

I damaged my rotator cuff last year,

It was horrendous.

[CLEANCARE WC]

FFS Think I am getting into the wrong game if this is what is in store:o

  and this is just the aches & pains....dont get us started on the accidents! 

[mark dew]

   just wondering if anyone suffers from hip pain. starting to limp now.
it might be wear and tear after 25 years on ladders.
started wfp to late i suppose.
sorry i know its not a medical forum just dont want to suffer alone lol.

How are you working? Do you use a trolley by any chance?
I had a raised hip for about 16 months due to lifting trolley in and out of the van.
I went back to van mount and felt almost better within a week.
I suffered most when i was sitting down. When i was working i felt the pain less.

[C-Thru.]

For achy joints try this stuff its amazing!
Takes a month or so to build up in your joints but well worth it. And natural and cheap! less than £11 for a years supply, really good for arthritis too.

http://www.simplysupplements.net/product/349/glucosamine-sulphate-2kcl-1000mg/

[Tom White]

FFS Think I am getting into the wrong game if this is what is in store:o

We're all going to turn into worm food shortly, mate, so it's pointless worrying too much about it. 

[dotty]

thanks tosh

[Tom White]

thanks tosh

No problems.  It's not much fun working when you're in pain.  Now make that appointment and get yerself to the docs.

[lee_dewing]

c-thru,  good link, cheapest i've seen.

got all the supplements, but remembering to take em is the prob

[tompoole]

In the famous words of 4 para PT instructor
" pain is weakness leaving the body! "
chin up boys or on a good note " if you feel pain you are alive!"

happy window cleaning