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[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

30s as well. Only chronic-ish pain/discomfort is in the neck.

Too bad the world isn't getting any less tech-dependent to help with that. I wake up pain free but it accumulates over the day and sucks by the end of the day. I play it off as 'big brain issues' to make light of the situation when people see me wincing. Might have to seek out Chiro for the first time in my life for that.

Everything else is near optimum though. I think I'm still as fast and agile as ever. I'd imagine it helps to have had no bone breaks and only a small amount or contact sports played as well as staying regularly active.

No, you don't. Look up some neck exercises and do some stretching through the day. Any real doctor worth their salt will tell you under no circumstances should you let a chiro manipulate your neck. My kinesiologist gave me some neck exercises. They are actually trained for this stuff...

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Ha well my jet black hair has slowly been abandoning me in the last decade (to grey, at least there's still lots of it...), so aging gets a win on me there.

I know I'm still young-ish, I think my point was more that everyone has different lived experiences. There's guys in there 30's that feel like crap, and there's guys in their 50's or older who feel pretty great.

I may have been a bit dramatic as while I have some nagging issues, I'm still far fitter than the average man my age as I can get around a tennis court as well as the younger guys. The difference is that I just can't maintain my level for say a full weekend tournament as by Sunday (if I get there) I'm running on fumes as the body just doesn't rebound as fast as it used to. I'm not a broken down wreck and it's more that I feel like I went from Iron Man to mere mortal almost overnight and it was kind of jarring for me.

[Sr. Mints]

I burned my hand in the kitchen a few months ago, so my family doctor kinda flipped out, contacted the brain clinic where I'd been discharged forever ago now, and they arranged for an occupational therapist home/kitchen assessment, and now every f'ing week I have to do bull#### exercises with a therapy assistant for an hour, after re-arranging my perfectly arranged kitchen so everything is in reach within the hip to shoulder range. And today I got to do exercises where I would pick coins off of a table and put them in a tupperware container to build muscles or something. Sliding them off the table into the container is apparently cheating. I am serious.

On the one hand I guess I'm fortunate I have a doctor/medical team that cares, but we're going backwards five years here. There are people who wait YEARS to have these assessments if they even can (I also found out you can self-refer), and I don't know why I was prioritized, but it's just plain wrong and unnecessary and a complete waist of resources. But I jump through the hoops for fear of being labeled an uncooperative patient or something.

I mean I burned my hand grabbing a put that came out of the oven. #### happens. Life is dangerous.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Then how come the moment someone gets off the tools and onto the desk they always blow up 20 pounds in a year? Humans are meant to be active, not sitting around all day.

Because they probably aren’t making up for the loss of physical activity but that alone doesn’t put them at a greater risk of injury at work than someone working in a fast paced job that requires constant heavy manual labour.

Sure the potential of acute injuries is 1000% greater in labour jobs ( hence my bummed foot for life), but the chronic wasting that happens when your a desk jockey will #### you up top to bottom. Soft is the right word.

I'm lucky, I do desk work for my 9-5. but every morning, evening, and weekend I have endless manual labour at the farm. It's not even close which one makes me feel like #### at the end of the day. Given that I use Propper PPE at both jobs ( hearing is a huge exception for example).

The overwhelming majority of desk job injuries are far more easily preventable than the ones in manual labour jobs. There are a number of employers that have both office and clerical departments as well as manual labour positions working out of the same facility, I highly doubt you could find a single example of this type of workplace where the WCB claims for repetitive strain injuries from the office and clerical positions outnumber the WCB claims from the manual labour positions.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

I burned my hand in the kitchen a few months ago, so my family doctor kinda flipped out, contacted the brain clinic where I'd been discharged forever ago now, and they arranged for an occupational therapist home/kitchen assessment, and now every f'ing week I have to do bull#### exercises with a therapy assistant for an hour, after re-arranging my perfectly arranged kitchen so everything is in reach within the hip to shoulder range. And today I got to do exercises where I would pick coins off of a table and put them in a tupperware container to build muscles or something. Sliding them off the table into the container is apparently cheating. I am serious.

On the one hand I guess I'm fortunate I have a doctor/medical team that cares, but we're going backwards five years here. There are people who wait YEARS to have these assessments if they even can (I also found out you can self-refer), and I don't know why I was prioritized, but it's just plain wrong and unnecessary and a complete waist of resources. But I jump through the hoops for fear of being labeled an uncooperative patient or something.

I mean I burned my hand grabbing a put that came out of the oven. #### happens. Life is dangerous.

#### man, I did that last week! Please don't tell AHS on me.

[MoneyGuy]

I’m shocked that so many of you in your 40s are claiming body pains so early. It doesn’t bode well for the future.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I’m shocked that so many of you in your 40s are claiming body pains so early. It doesn’t bode well for the future.

What's so shocking about that? It's literally part of aging and of course people in their 40s will have more aches and pains than people in their 20s.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

No, you don't. Look up some neck exercises and do some stretching through the day. Any real doctor worth their salt will tell you under no circumstances should you let a chiro manipulate your neck. My kinesiologist gave me some neck exercises. They are actually trained for this stuff...

I'll reach out to my kines friends in that case.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Sliver

What's so shocking about that? It's literally part of aging and of course people in their 40s will have more aches and pains than people in their 20s.

Because I’m much older and don’t have those.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Because I’m much older and don’t have those.

Hahahaha alrighty then. So therefore, it’s not a thing. Good for you dude.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Because I’m much older and don’t have those.

But surely you're aware your individual life experience can't be applied to everyone. And I highly doubt you haven't known people throughout your life who have had injuries or ongoing pain situations.

Anyway, not trying to be argumentative, but being shocked people in their 40s can have aches in pains struck me as weird, that's all.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Sliver

But surely you're aware your individual life experience can't be applied to everyone. And I highly doubt you haven't known people throughout your life who have had injuries or ongoing pain situations.

Anyway, not trying to be argumentative, but being shocked people in their 40s can have aches in pains struck me as weird, that's all.

My point is that noticeable pain in the 40s is likely to be worse in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I don’t know the solution; maybe something like yoga, which I know nothing about but am considering it. I think the 40s is young is all.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

My point is that noticeable pain in the 40s is likely to be worse in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I don’t know the solution; maybe something like yoga, which I know nothing about but am considering it. I think the 40s is young is all.

After a lifetime of contact sports and running, my 40's was when my body started fighting me. Of course an office job and not doing all of the smart things to help did me no favours. I actually feel better in my early fifties but surgery is the most responsible for that (hips).

It's completely normal for people to start having issues in their 40's. Especially if you were hard on your body when younger or did nothing when younger then tried to make up for it as you got older. Genetics and body weight are also a factor.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

My point is that noticeable pain in the 40s is likely to be worse in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I don’t know the solution; maybe something like yoga, which I know nothing about but am considering it. I think the 40s is young is all.

I guess this is just sort of Captain Obvious territory.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Because I’m much older and don’t have those.

Any insight you can offer about your lifestyle that may have helped you to this point?

You can't drop a flex like that on a thread full of ailing people and not offer a little wisdom.

[Slava]

My wife and I go to the gym almost everyday. We often note that people who played sports and particularly contact sports are always modifying the exercises because of injuries and such. While we’re always in the “I can’t do that because my back/knee/shoulder are causing issues” people who have never been active do everything without issue. It’s kind of interesting.

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Any insight you can offer about your lifestyle that may have helped you to this point?

You can't drop a flex like that on a thread full of ailing people and not offer a little wisdom.

He used his Rand McNally Atlas as a dumbbell instead of reading it.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

My wife and I go to the gym almost everyday. We often note that people who played sports and particularly contact sports are always modifying the exercises because of injuries and such. While we’re always in the “I can’t do that because my back/knee/shoulder are causing issues” people who have never been active do everything without issue. It’s kind of interesting.

NSFW!

[monkey brewery]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Any insight you can offer about your lifestyle that may have helped you to this point?

You can't drop a flex like that on a thread full of ailing people and not offer a little wisdom.

Juggling two CP accounts builds terrific strength, stamina and endurance.

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by Slava

My wife and I go to the gym almost everyday. We often note that people who played sports and particularly contact sports are always modifying the exercises because of injuries and such. While we’re always in the “I can’t do that because my back/knee/shoulder are causing issues” people who have never been active do everything without issue. It’s kind of interesting.

... but you never scored the OT winner to put your team into the finals either.

I get to carry that along with my bad ankle.

#finewithit