Do you really think exercise is the answer to all chronic pain problems?

Question:

One of the first thearapies that I had for pain was physical therapy. Work hardening therapy was miraculious. Each time I went for therapy, a short time later, I would move the wrong way and another part of my body was injured. Eventually, I quit trying therapy. For all who say exercise and threapy are the answer, you are extremely wrong. It has been proven that exercise is not for all diseases and does make some people's diseases worsen.

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No, I have neuropathy and my doctor tried exercise therapy at first, but it only made things worse. Now I only exercise as much as I can, which is not much. I have a type of autonomic neuropathy that causes exercise intolerance. Meaning, I sweat and my heart races at very low levels of exercise.

However, some pain conditions are helped a lot by exercise, like some types of arthritis.

Other Answers:
No

Try smoking a Thai Stick no.
not at all

No, I don't - in some cases it can probably aggrevate certain conditions. sure,

It depends on what is causing your chronic pain but as we age it is true that our muscles get weak and can cause pain and pinched nerves.

Yoga would be a gentler approach. Besides having physical benefits, it also is very meditative and good for defusing stress.

No, but it helps sometimes.

The stronger your muscles are, the bigger load you'll take off your bones and cartilage — and the more relief you'll feel.

Joints that can move through their full range of motion are less likely to be plagued with aches and pains.

Exercise can lower your stress hormones, resulting in better sleep.

It burns calories, which can help you lose weight. This will reduce stress on your joints..another way to improve chronic pain.

It improves blood and oxygen flow to your muscles and contributes to a greater sense of well-being. Looking and feeling better can improve your confidence and image as well.

The best kind of medicine exercise is, is preventative medicine.

There's a few questions I have for you as far as your physical therapy goes.

What kind of physical therapist were you seeing?

Who recommended you?

Was he certified? What kind of certifications did he have?

The person you went to for therapy sounds like they went immediately into manipulation of your body, which isn't what a real physical therapist does, in fact manipulation is the last thing a real therapist tries. It sounds like you visited a chiropractor who happened to be in a state where he was allowed to give himself the title of physical therapist. (some states it's illegal to do so, some it's not)

ALL chronic pain problems do not necessarily have a treatment. In some of the worse cases, all you can do is treat the symptoms and not the causes.

I recommend you smoke marijuana for alleviation of your chronic pain. Studies have shown that it can help with the pain.

The health industry is rife with charlatans, it's unfortunate that there are so many bastards out there looking to make easy money in a hack industry claiming their legitimacy, ie relexologist, (some) chiropractors and those chiropractors who would call themselves physical therapist, etc etc.

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