Chronic Pain Sufferers are being screwed by the..

[FlaGranny]

32. I don't know how

to say this. I hope you do not think I'm being judgmental. I'm not. Just want to tell my pain story. It took me many years of pain to really get my butt in gear and do something about it. It has been a little over a year of work and I'm nearly pain free. What work? The gym with a trainer. Most of my pain was from weak muscles. I do a well-rounded gym workout including aerobics. I got very frightened because I had difficulty walking and at my age (mid 70's) I was looking forward to a wheelchair. I've also lost weight. Some days it was a struggle to go because I didn't feel up to it, but it worked. Boy did it work! I had back pain, and generalized muscle pain. It still is not 100%, but I have another 25 pounds to lose and losing that weight and more workouts will probably give me even more benefit. I still have my underlying osteoarthritis but that is better too because my muscular structure is supporting my joints better.

If you haven't tried weight lifting/muscle strengthening, try it, but do it correctly so you don't hurt yourself more. I tried physical therapy but weight training did a better job.

If your pain is due to something other than muscle weakness, of course this probably will not work. Best wishes for recovery from your pain.