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I some similar problems along with significant pain, also caused by falls (and a fairly serious injury that compounded things). I had pain for years, until I s

I some similar problems along with significant pain, also caused by falls (and a fairly serious injury that compounded things). I had pain for years, until I stumbled onto a combination of things that completely resolve the issues as long as I stick to them. I'm telling you in case they help. If nothing else it shouldn't hurt anything. In order of importance: 1. Develop & maintain significant muscle mass, specifically in my upper & lower back. I'm not a huge musclehead by any stretch, but I can do 20+ pull-ups (not chin-ups) in a row and deadlift over 350 lbs. This had the biggest impact, and if I stop working out, the pain/symptoms come back. It literally took me years to get here, but is completely worth it to live pain/numb free. Health/aesthetics benefits are nice too. 2. Active Release Therapy - this broke up scar tissue that I had, may not be applicable to you. 3. Fish Oil Supplements - acts as a natural anti-inflammatory 4. Vitamin D/sunshine - Not sure if it's just because the sun & vitamin D makes me feel better overall, but I feel like it makes a small difference. Edited to clean up paragraphs

mattdanger 14y ago
I highly recommend active release therapy to treat muscle and joint pain.
driverdan 14y ago
Gaining strength / muscle mass and losing fat can help for many kinds of pain. My father had back pain for something like 20 years. He worked an office job and was 20-30 lbs overweight. After he started working out again, jogging on his lunch breaks, and lost the weight his back pain went away.
chimpingout 14y ago
what a load of balls... the average man should be light and active enough to do a few chin ups with ease and run for a while i have deadlifted over 350. it did nothing for my chronic neck pain and in fact only made it worse by over developing my traps. neckbeard lifting gurus are so full of shit
- pyre 14y ago
  You responded to: | This worked for me, I'm going to tell you | because it might help you too. with: | what a load of balls... and | neckbeard lifting gurus are so full of shit Way to keep it classy.
- flatline 14y ago
  Aside from the troll content here, you do have to be careful if you have e.g. spinal issues. Nerve damage can make even light exercise excruciating. I had to build back up carefully, never hyperextending, always keeping good posture, using light or (usually) no weight, focusing on weakened muscle groups, and never going to exhaustion, all of which is rather boring but was completely necessary. I do find that regular exercise helps with my neck and back pain, but it is certainly not a cure-all, and I worked out regularly before the pain started and definitely cannot do that type of workout any more. I've put back on about 15 pounds of muscle mass, but it's taken over a year of diligent work. On the plus side, my muscle tone is much better than it ever was from previous workout routines.
- onan_barbarian 14y ago
  This is really a case of 'your mileage may vary'. Some people's problems will be fixed by a bit of exercise, some won't. This is true whether or not you can pull 350 or 530, and/or do chins. As an old man by gym standards, I have both been broken and fixed by lifting weights, in different places. The most treacherous thing about this is that lifting weights (with a good warmup) often makes pain go away in a temporary fashion (while you're doing it), only to return big-time when your joints aren't all nicely lubed up.
- sneak 14y ago
  Do you even lift?
- geuis 14y ago
  Hi, do you mind crawling back under this rock I'm holding up for you? It's at least 350lbs so is getting kind of heavy.
temp453463343 14y ago
Word. I got hit by a car while biking 7 years ago and had all sorts of back problems afterwards. It wasn't like a sharp pain, but my back was always very tense and ache-y. What has really helped me is doing handstand-pushups. You do a handstand against a wall, and then do a push up, lowering your head towards the floor. It really engages all the muscles in the shoulders/back. You'll probably start off by just doing a handstand and then go from there slowly. Once you are a bit more confident you can also arch your back away from the wall engaging muscles lower in your back. Just like with any exercise, don't push yourself too much and make sure to keep proper form.
darkarmani 14y ago
> Active Release Therapy - this broke up scar tissue that I had, may not be applicable to you If this is comparable to the Graston technique, I think it works well, but it is far from comfortable. I had this after surgery for my Achilles rupture and it felt someone was carving my achilles out with a dull butter knife.
- jaggederest 14y ago
  Yes, that's roughly what it feels like. Bruised the hell out of me. That said, it's reduced my neuropathy and pain by at least 90% - I had tennis elbow badly enough it was starting to affect sensation in my hands.

mattdanger 14y ago

I highly recommend active release therapy to treat muscle and joint pain.

driverdan 14y ago

Gaining strength / muscle mass and losing fat can help for many kinds of pain. My father had back pain for something like 20 years. He worked an office job and was 20-30 lbs overweight. After he started working out again, jogging on his lunch breaks, and lost the weight his back pain went away.

chimpingout 14y ago

what a load of balls... the average man should be light and active enough to do a few chin ups with ease and run for a while i have deadlifted over 350. it did nothing for my chronic neck pain and in fact only made it worse by over developing my traps. neckbeard lifting gurus are so full of shit

pyre 14y ago
You responded to: | This worked for me, I'm going to tell you | because it might help you too. with: | what a load of balls... and | neckbeard lifting gurus are so full of shit Way to keep it classy.
flatline 14y ago
Aside from the troll content here, you do have to be careful if you have e.g. spinal issues. Nerve damage can make even light exercise excruciating. I had to build back up carefully, never hyperextending, always keeping good posture, using light or (usually) no weight, focusing on weakened muscle groups, and never going to exhaustion, all of which is rather boring but was completely necessary. I do find that regular exercise helps with my neck and back pain, but it is certainly not a cure-all, and I worked out regularly before the pain started and definitely cannot do that type of workout any more. I've put back on about 15 pounds of muscle mass, but it's taken over a year of diligent work. On the plus side, my muscle tone is much better than it ever was from previous workout routines.
onan_barbarian 14y ago
This is really a case of 'your mileage may vary'. Some people's problems will be fixed by a bit of exercise, some won't. This is true whether or not you can pull 350 or 530, and/or do chins. As an old man by gym standards, I have both been broken and fixed by lifting weights, in different places. The most treacherous thing about this is that lifting weights (with a good warmup) often makes pain go away in a temporary fashion (while you're doing it), only to return big-time when your joints aren't all nicely lubed up.
sneak 14y ago
Do you even lift?
geuis 14y ago
Hi, do you mind crawling back under this rock I'm holding up for you? It's at least 350lbs so is getting kind of heavy.

temp453463343 14y ago

Word. I got hit by a car while biking 7 years ago and had all sorts of back problems afterwards. It wasn't like a sharp pain, but my back was always very tense and ache-y. What has really helped me is doing handstand-pushups. You do a handstand against a wall, and then do a push up, lowering your head towards the floor. It really engages all the muscles in the shoulders/back. You'll probably start off by just doing a handstand and then go from there slowly. Once you are a bit more confident you can also arch your back away from the wall engaging muscles lower in your back. Just like with any exercise, don't push yourself too much and make sure to keep proper form.

darkarmani 14y ago

> Active Release Therapy - this broke up scar tissue that I had, may not be applicable to you If this is comparable to the Graston technique, I think it works well, but it is far from comfortable. I had this after surgery for my Achilles rupture and it felt someone was carving my achilles out with a dull butter knife.

jaggederest 14y ago
Yes, that's roughly what it feels like. Bruised the hell out of me. That said, it's reduced my neuropathy and pain by at least 90% - I had tennis elbow badly enough it was starting to affect sensation in my hands.