Isn't aging just a wonderful thing?
If your leg is fractured rest it. Don't run, don't beat it up, bones only heal with rest.
There are options for arthritis pain - they aren't perfect but they can make a huge differece.
Go to
www.healthyaudio.com and look for Michael Mahoney's series of pain. He's a hypnotherapist in the UK; his research has been published in medical journals. It's a CD set that lasts 100 days - when you're done you'll be able to modify your pain and bring in under control - it doesn't get rid of it but the impovement is more than worth the cost of the CD's. I've found it totally remarkable.
Other options for pain - if asprin/IBU's hurt your stomach or if you just want something in addition, try MSM. You can get it in pharmacies - it's a compound our bodies make when we're young but not as we age. It's an antinflammatory agent but is not a prostaglandin inhibitor like asprin and similar drugs. It won't give you a stomach ache. You can use a lot of it - I've taken six caps a day with no problem when I had a bad day. It's about as effective as asprin or IBU's.
Another option for arthritis pain only is to talk to a doctor about biological replacement levels of cortisone. Oral cortisone must be done with care, but low levels that mimic what your body produced when it was younger aren't likely to be as fraught with problems. Prednisone or medral can be given at very low doses and make a huge difference in inflammatory levels.
Last but not least testosterone is a powerful inhibitor of inflammation. Guys, get your blood testosterone levels checked - it too declines with age. You never know till they check it where it might be. Testosterone can be prescribed as a skin cream and small supplementary amounts can help mediate overall inflammation and darned near everything else. A doctor friend of mine said once, "Everyone feels better with a little extra testosterone." He is correct. (Oh I can hear the jokes now about this one, but I'm serious...and many men never dream of it needing to be checked or how lousy you feel - in ways other than the obvious - without enough of it.)
Tedd be kind to your leg for a while. If you get it inflammed it will be sore when hunting season begins. Far easier to rest it now. Perhaps a second opinion is in order as well - or a consult with a physical therapist.
At 40 aging really begins...and it's a wild ride.
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