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In reply to the discussion: Holy cow. For some reason, I aged 20 years today. [View all]soldierant
(9,006 posts)49. Arthritis does flare up and in unpredictable ways.
The Clinic that serves the Olympic Training Center says apply ice, never heat. When it's whole body, that's a neat trick.
I get the best results with a TENS but that's also a neat trick with whole-body. The unit I have can only supply at most four pads at a time. You have to use an even number, and they don't need to be near each other - as long as both or all are securelt touching the body, they will conduct.
But seeing a doctor is really the best idea. There are so many things we don't know about our bodies because we never needed to. When we don't know what we're sealing with, we are probably doing it wrong, whatever we are doing.
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Any reason you might have injured your coccyx ? I suffered a pull to my coccygeal ligament picking up a piece of paper.
eppur_se_muova
5 hrs ago
#24
I don't recall that they did. OTOH, I had no other health issues, and was (reasonably) young and healthy. nt
eppur_se_muova
5 hrs ago
#36
You didn't just STOP taking opioids today after having taken them the past couple of days?
AZJonnie
6 hrs ago
#10
Personally, I would head straight to E.R. or call 911 to come get me. Pain is a message.
LoisB
6 hrs ago
#15
Thank you. No...I drink 2 liters of water a day, plus 2 huge mugs of decaf.
LuckyCharms
5 hrs ago
#31