[TheForge] Re: shoulder pain OT

[Dann Johnson]

Ibprofein at the 800 mg prescrition rate is a pretty good pain killer.  You 
can sandwich that with 500 to 1000 mg of tylanol, and pretty much walk on a 
broken foot.  I only use that when the pain is really excessive. 

Reading the warning label on the prescription strengh form of alleve scared 
the crap out of me.   Won't use it. Don't like the effects on the liver that 
tylanol gives, and so  I use Tylanol ONLY  when pain is excessive and  then 
ONLY as a sledge hammer blow on pain, in conjuction with ibprofein. 

My left shoulder was so bad last summer that I couldn't lift the arm under 
its own power. I kept moving it without trying to injure it worse.. used the 
other arm to lift it above my head.  Eventually got to lifting small weights 
with it, and by spring I had pretty much full strength. 

The elbow of my hammer arm /  right arm  gives me fits if I "over do" it.  
Mostly I try to use a lighter hammer, and not work it more than an hour or 
two at a time.  I think that is how I injured the left shoulder: Lifting 
heavy stuff with the "weaker" left arm to avoid injuring my right. 

Dann Johnson 

Schade writes: 

> 
> On Dec 8, 2004, at 7:17 PM, Steve Smith wrote: 
> 
>> The reason they recommend ice is that the pain can be caused by swelling. 
>> Ice will shrink the swelling. Heat will make you feel better, but it can 
>> also make the swelling worse, not better. Ice is important, so is 
>> ibuprofen (or your favorite analgesic). 
>> 
>> Steve 
>> 
>  
> 
> 
> So far I've been getting some relief with Aleve (naproxen). 
> 
> Thanks to all for all the ideas. 
> 
> Bob 
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Dann Johnson