Reviveyourlife

A couple of years ago I had a bad shoulder problem. It stemmed from my years of body abuse in the building, mining and oil industries.

Anyway my left shoulder got painful all of a sudden and I couldnt raise my left arm up above horizontal in any direction.

Sound familiar? Being left handed it became a real lifestyle bother.

This shoulder pain was very debilitaiting, so I went and did the usual things with my doctor and eventually we got an ulstrasound scan. The diagnosis was a mild tendinopathy (tendinosis) of the supraspinatus tendon.

This paticular tendonitis will occur in about 1/3 of us as we age, because of the way our shoulder blade is made. There is a spot where the supraspinatus tendon can pinch if it becomes inflamed or in my case, filled with too much calcium.

Anyway after some physio treatment which didnt work, I eventually discoverd a way to treat myself and it was a success. If you are interested in finding out a bit more then I recommend you go to shoulderpainfixed and see what they have to offer.

In addition to what they told me to do, I stopped taking anti-inflammatories and within 3 months my shoulder was back to almost normal. I say almost becauue although it is completely pain free, I have some small issues with range of movement, which I don’t think I can fix - too old and too bashed up.

Now three months may sound like a long time but consider the alternatives.
Cortisone shots, which damage the tendon tissue long term and weaken it substantially. Who wants torn tendons as they get older because of some pain killing shots? And the core problem is still there.
Anti-inflammatories, which may or may not help, but don’t treat the underlying problem either.
Imagine what long term use does to your stomach and system knowing what we know now of how dangerous they can be (remember Vioxx?).
An operation? For what, to remove some liquid containing calcium? I am not a fan of surgery, except if it is a last resort, or the only way to fix something. Plus can you afford it and the time off from work, plus the rehabilitation time?

No.

Some types of shoulder pain needn’t be a lifestyle problem if you are willing to put time and effort and education into taking care of yourself.

Live Well, Live Long
Rick

I have a pair of clients, a highly motivated and conscientious husband and wife team.
We have been working together for about 6 weeeks now, and wanted some tangible form of how well we are doing.

I always take a clients blood pressure before training, and sometimes their blood glucose and cholesterols too, if they want.

So here are the BP results.

Margaret - before 154/90 (borderline hypertensive)
after 135/78

Rob - before 153/82
after 130/75

I am so proud of these folks, and their dedication to their fitness training.

How easy is it?

As easy as eating the right foods, walking briskly for an hour 3 mornings a week (we go together from 6-7 am Monday and Wednesday) and use the adult playground equipment so thoughtfully provided by the Gold coast City Council in the park behind Parasol Street at Ashmore.

Now that we are fitter, we can start more strength work, because for a couple in their mid fifties with active grandchildren, this is needed.

We are mindful that osteoporosis is a looming problem and know that strength training and good food is the best way to combat it.

So congratulations to Margaret and Rob for their achivements the last six weeks.

Are your fitness goals any nearer than they were six weeks ago?

Hmmmmm????