I don’t get it. I’m over Gen X over 50 and don’t have this problem. Plenty of misadventure bending and breaking things because stupid when I was younger. What is wrong with you all?
Stretch and exercise.
It’s going to determine how long you live 99% of the time. Yes there are those rare people that can smoke 20 packs a day and live to 110, that’s not you.
If you don’t start stretching and exercising now, you’re not going to see past 60 and your life from 40+ is going to be nothing but pain, doctors visits and expensive medicine until eventually you die.
So just go do 10 minutes stretching and 20 minutes of exercise.
Heh, I was in the gym and doing the seated row. Went to pull back the handles at a reasonable weight, nothing I hadn’t done before and then I feel this thump in my back. Instant agonized pain, face goes white (a neat trick for me), sweat all over and i nearly black out.
Moral of the story? Work out, stay active, but also watching your form becomes much more important later in life.
Moving can’t hurt if you never move.
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I know this is supposed to be a joke but not moving makes everything hurt more. In case you haven’t tried, you should actually try moving ;p
yeah, i got a recumbent bike, and not moving while my body whizzes along the road and gets a little movement is so much better for it. all the little microadjustments the muscles have to make for the bumps and shit, you don’t get them in the fancy desk chairs. i’m healthier than i’ve been in years thanks to that thing, and some days i’m just exercising the throttle.
Give it ten years.
Helped a mate drag a washing machine from the attic the other day. My body is broken.
Whoever decided attics are a good place to put washing machines can go fuck his entire self and then some.
um. that was a unique decision, friend. you leave those on ground level or push them into the basement for all the reasons your back is currently telling you.
if that was your mate’s decision, like they designed the house or something, we need to think up the worst swears for them. fuck isn’t strong enough. i’d probably end up on “well poop”
A washing machine in the attic? Washing machines are a bottom-floor by-an-exit appliance. They can leak. You don’t want a leak in an attic.
Hey, Fellow GenXers. here’s a G.I. JOE PSA
You old, if your blood pressure is a bit high, it makes you feel like a stuffed sausage going up steps. Blood pressure medication is fucking awesome, and too many people put off getting it. I felt 10 years younger getting that sorted.
We need a whole series of PSA ads by our classic cartoon characters. Imagine He Man reminding us to keep our cholesterol in check, or Smurfette telling you get get your annual colonoscopy.
Id happily learn anything from the Animaniacs
Slop coming in 3…2…1…
I think Fensler is still kicking it around somewhere…
Ah, Gastrointestinal Joseph, my favorite
The little “ow” in the bottom right got me.
Several months ago, I was moving some boxes in the attic and torqued my lower back just wrong. Felt like I had a spear stabbed into me. Could barely move. Had to park myself on a heating pad and take a liver-destroying dose of an NSAID to recover.
huh, so my dad had back problems his entire life. he trained me to put cold on my back if i hurt it. basically, if there’s a pinched nerve, the cold reduces the inflammation. eases the pressure. whereas heat expands everything, and could (doesn’t always) increase the pinch on the nerve or cause a spasm.
and y’know, what you’re taught as a kid is what you think is normal. has putting heat on your back ever caused it to get worse? more i think about it the more that sounds bullshit to me.
Some recommend heat, some recommend cold, some recommend alternating between them. My back was ‘seizing up’ and the heat seemed to relax it. I mostly think it’s just something to do while waiting for the drugs to kick in.
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Thank you. I have a bruise on my ass.
If it’s the tailbone, it may be broken, and the only thing you can do is use doughnut cushions. Ask me how I know.
I started doing ghkcu, bp, tb, kpv, peptides and all the pain is gone. Carpol tunnel gone, and the pain i had in my shoulder blade. I feel 25 again.
What does all that letter soup mean? Genuine question
They are types of injection peptides.
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If you really did this at work, make sure they know and report. Then you can get medical care on their dime.
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I’m only 40 but my body feels like I’m 80. I moved apartments 2 years ago, 3rd floor to 3rd floor. I literally almost died, my chest was pounding I couldn’t stand I was struggling to breath. I ended up laying on the floor for about an hour, being wiped with wet washcloths to stay cool and trying to drink plenty of water.
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Take care of your body, mine is too late but hopefully you still have time.
It’s never too late to get in shape, but 40 is a really long way from being too late to get in shape.
My lungs are fucked from smoking, my liver is fucked by drinking, my internal organs are fucked by poor nutrition, my mind is fucked by well… Everything
It’s bots just shape, it’s every aspect of my body… Take care of yourselves kids!
Lol it wasn’t serious. Little bruise and a reminder that my body doesn’t enjoy that kind of abuse the way it used to. I should probably stay out of mosh pits from now on. But I’m learning that I can’t rely on youthful energy, caffeine, and processed sugar to get me through life anymore and I’m taking steps to keep myself in shape.
Ok, if it was just a minor bump I wouldn’t worry about it. I know I sometimes sit wrong and can’t walk right for a few days.
If you have decent health insurance, DO NOT go through workers comp. “Their dime” isn’t worth 2¢ and they’ll delay so long irreversible consequences will result.
If you fall and break your leg at work, drag your one-legged ass to your car, drive home, call an ambulance, and say it happened there, then use your insurance.
Never use workers comp unless you have no other choice. It’s not fair but it’s your health.
Edit: I’m being a little dramatic with the leg thing, obviously you need to take care of that immediately. But if you hurt your back, tell your doc you did it at home, ditto for anything that doesn’t require immediate attention. As soon as you involve workers comp your insurance won’t cover anything and you’ll be at the mercy of workers comp. A Google search will tell you all you need to know about that hellish experience.
I don’t know, I only had 1 experience (small-ish explosion causing temporary hearing damage and temporary back pain). I had multiple witnesses, approved procedure by ehs rep and video evidence of adhering to procedure. Co-worker tried to “help” and caused it. Never even saw a bill or got a single call for money. I think it may just vary by company.
Fuck you, fuck your mother, and fuck your mother’s dog. You deserve to suffer every day of your life for shilling for this bullshit.
A co-worker of mine lost the use of his arm due to delays from those assholes, another friend lost the use of both legs for years and still can barely use his legs with the aid of crutches, and I got off lucky with just some hearing damage that could have been mitigated if they hadn’t delayed. (Separate incidents at different employers btw)
Don’t listen to this asshole, if you have decent insurance, use it, don’t go through worker’s comp.
Maybe I just had a good company, I don’t know. I understand there’s assholes and bad situations. Maybe I got lucky. I’m just stating my experience and you stated yours. Yes they are different but everyone has different experiences.
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Weak skeleton BITCH. drink more cow titty juice to make strong adamantium bones. My Skeleton will go forth and conquer the world when I die. Your days are numbered.
