In line with Moose's comments here I'm reminded of my failing knee
joints. It was my intention to have both of them replaced at the same
time but the surgeon said; "No, I'll only do one at a time. So which
one do you want done first?" Because the left had been causing me the
worst pain I said: "The left." He said: "Now that's a surprise. You
have absolutely no cartilage in your right knee... it's bone on bone.
In your left knee you have about half of the cartilage left. Care to
reconsider?" I didn't truly understand but was at least smart enough
to say: "Do the right one."
Some long while after the knee replacement and after I had started
walking correctly again I noticed that my left knee no longer hurt.
Apparently I had been favoring the right knee and shifting most of the
burden to the left. Once the right knee was replaced and could hold its
own the left knee problem went away. Today, some 3 years later, the
left knee starts to complain a bit after about 1/2 hour of walking so
it's likely going to join its mate eventually. But that may be 5 years
or more after the initial surgery on the right.
I state all this just to emphasize that what hurts may not be its own
cause. Were I faced with your same problem I'd go see the physical
therapy guys who worked with me during the knee recovery and another
less traumatic problem. When it comes to muscles and bones these guys
make my doc look like an amateur. And they don't charge nearly as much.
Fortunately, the doc also knows when he is outclassed and is happy to
have me take my sore muscles and bones elsewhere. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/27/2012 4:56 PM, Moose wrote:
> A few years ago, I was suffering troubles in my left arm and
> shoulder, including pain, numbness etc. I was getting quite concerned
> and about to break down and look for help. Then I decided to actually
> pay attention to it, rather than ignoring it and hopping it would go
> away. I spent some time paying attention to what I was doing with my
> body and how it felt. It's all too easy to just go ahead with the way
> one uses one's body without paying attention.
>
> What I discovered was that I had taken to holding books, especially
> paperbacks, in my left hand alone, using my fingers to hold them
> open. This held my fingers and arm under constant tension and my body
> slightly angled to the left, sometimes for hours at a time. I
> consciously changed my reading posture to hold the book centered and
> held with both hands. Presto, in just a couple of days it was much
> improved and soon disappeared altogether.
>
> This is the kind of thing most medical folks, of whatever persuasion,
> tend to miss. They are trained to look for organic disease. I don't
> know if it applies to you in this case, but I've run across others
> who have various aches and pains physically removed from the bodily
> posture mistakes that have caused them.
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