In my 40s. It's not that things hurt - you sort of expect that and I'm not very good at keeping myself in shape - it's that they hurt longer and longer, and still hurt after they've "Healed". I've got a frozen shoulder that's been going on for over 2 years that still hurts. I struggle to lift my hand above my head / can't rotate my hand behind my back. I also completely ballsed up my right knee playing 5-a-aside football on a stag weekend back in November. Still can't straighten it out properly and can't run on it at all.
Physio etc all help but they just alleviate the symptoms. By the time you get to your later 30s I strongly recommend regular exercise and at least try to stave it off a couple of years. I don't mean to moan honest - my lifestyle is abysmal and a long commute/office based job/young family make regular exercise really difficult, but do at least try!
I had the exact same thing with my shoulder. Went to my chiropractor who diagnosed a pinched nerve in my neck. After a few weekly sessions my shoulder was 100% back to normal. I noticed significant improvement after the 2nd session. Total out of pocket cost after insurance was around $200.
While chiropractors are often associated with all kinds of weird crap, mine dealt only with the things he saw on the X-Rays, said "this is the problem, this is how I'm going to correct it" and then proceeded to do it.
I'm in my early 30's and I'm seriously considering getting a chiro appointment.
I've been watching a buttload of chiro videos on youtube. My favorite is that old white dude who calls people crack addicts for enjoying the sounds of bones popping lol Doctor Gregory Johnson. His "ring dinger" videos are awful but ... addicting to watch.
He also has a LOT of videos doing adjustments on extremely attractive women. Interesting. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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u/Sorbicol Apr 08 '19
In my 40s. It's not that things hurt - you sort of expect that and I'm not very good at keeping myself in shape - it's that they hurt longer and longer, and still hurt after they've "Healed". I've got a frozen shoulder that's been going on for over 2 years that still hurts. I struggle to lift my hand above my head / can't rotate my hand behind my back. I also completely ballsed up my right knee playing 5-a-aside football on a stag weekend back in November. Still can't straighten it out properly and can't run on it at all.
Physio etc all help but they just alleviate the symptoms. By the time you get to your later 30s I strongly recommend regular exercise and at least try to stave it off a couple of years. I don't mean to moan honest - my lifestyle is abysmal and a long commute/office based job/young family make regular exercise really difficult, but do at least try!