aches and pains

[builttoughf350]

i know im not the only one who wakes up every morning feeling worse than the day before. im 24, in good shape, but always have something that hurts... usually my shoulders. i dont know if its from chipping brush, or roping down branches... every couple months i have a shoulder problem. clicking, grinding, sharp pain, etc. i usually work around the pain, take it easy on certain excersizes at the gym, but always have something aching a few weeks later... im 6'1" 205-210, i should be built just fine for this kind of work, i guess im not!

a couple years ago i twisted my ankle working, took about 3 months to get back to normal... are there any ankle wraps that are comfortable to wear daily inside the boots while working to prevent ankle sprains?

any tricks you use to prevent aches / pains ?

 

[ASEMASTER]

excedrine

strech every morning and some sort of pain reliver to knock out the inflamation.

 

[FBX1986]

aches

a good streching (prework) and a hot bath after...... i tend to go easy on the advil etc. bad for the kidneys.

 

[John Ellison]

, take it easy on certain excersizes at the gym, any tricks you use to prevent aches / pains ?

Stay out of the gym, that stuff is hard on ya.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Try to find a good massage therapist that can help you with your specific problems; they can usually recommend some good stretching exercises as well as other strengthining exercises for you. I might also talk to a doctor or an orthopedic doctor and check out that "grinding" noise in your shoulder and make sure that it's not old "arty" arthritis. Talk to your local health food store about supplements like glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM to rebuild and keep your cartilage healthy. You're very young to be having these problems, in my opinion. Best of luck with everything.

 

[Beast12]

I know how you feel Rob. I am back into the trees again (got back into it in July after taking a year off) and now my back is bothering me again. I am only 25. I guess it is because I am such a hard worker and started doing this when I was 11. :bang:

-Matt

 

[Bermie]

Chingas bye! You're way to young to have these pains...

Do you one hand your chainsaw a lot? That can lead to shoulder pain plenty quick. Besides arthritis, shoulder pain can be caused by repetetive stress injuries (doing the same things over and over) you could have tendonitis, bursitis or rotator cuff injury...(had them all)
Get yourself to a good orthopedic doctor or physiotherapist, find out what the problem and cause are, then take remedial action. You need to tell them what you do for a living, so they can understand the forces you are exerting on your body, then they can make sure they design an appropriate treatment and recovery regime for you. The physio should be able to tell you what kind of exercises you should be doing at the gym to best fit your work.
In the meantime...
Reduce inflammation - ice, rest, ibuprofin - whatever is practical
Remove scar tissue - deep tissue massage, manipulation, ultrasound
Repair muscles, ligaments tendons - massage, ultrasound and gradually increasing strengthening exercises.
Work sensibly - check and remediate your work positioning, saw handling, lifting.
Stretch before, during and after work.

Good luck fella, you have many more years to stay healthy:biggrinbounce2:

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I also think that the change of the seasons, particularly from Winter to Spring, is difficult and really can make the aches worse. I had a very physical mid-to-end of this week at work, and went out today to split wood for my own use. I felt like I was about 2,000 years old; I REALLY had to push myself to keep going. I'm 46 and in pretty good shape yet; but today was a bear! It went from the upper 40's to low 50's on Thursday to near 70 today. If that ain't the reason then maybe I've had it!

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Check your diet.


Your body needs vitamin C to build & repair collagen. Few people get enough. If you are getting the official RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance), you aren't getting near enough.


If you are hurting like that at 24, you'd better get educated about diet and make some changes, QUICK.

 

[clearance]

Stay out of the gym, that stuff is hard on ya.

Right, if you are going to the gym, you are not working hard enough.

 

[Locoweed]

My theory is, that if it is muscles that ache, no problem. If your joints hurt, you could be doing some damage that you will pay for when you get much older. I would certainly avoid some of the things I did at your age if I had to do over again.

 

[Gologit]

The good news is that a certain amount of aches and pains is normal. Especially if you're engaging in physical activity that uses limbs and muscle groups in ways that you don't regularly use them.
The bad news is that, as you become older, this happens more. Nobody that uses their body escapes the reckoning. If it's something chronic and debilitating get it checked out. Otherwise just get used to it. :bang:

 

[treejackyl]

suck it up snack fairy

just kidding partner,im 43 sore every day all the guys i work around are in there 20's they say they hurt too...beats stayin home with the old lady all day

 

[nytreeman]

sore or not

I feel your pain,LOL,I'm 44 and do all the climbing for my small outfit and alot of the groundwork so even hurt or sore I gotta keep going,but the aches and pains do stay with me alot longer than they used to.Been sawing since i was a kid and have carpal tunel thing going on,and shoulder pain I do cut one handed alot,esp with my tophandles.I've got flat feet,was hit by a car on my motorcycle when I was 17 and all busted up,right leg is 3/4" shorter than my left and missing some toes on my rt ft.have to wear really good boots 16" wesco highliners @ 400 bucks,gonna try Baileys Red Dawg Climbers though they look good and are half the price.Stretching def does help.I still lift weights a little some mornings (but usually I'm too damn tired)helps give you a better range of motion too.Soaking in a hot bath helps loosen up tight muscles and joints too.A half dozen beers or so in the shop before I finally drop for the day helps too, prob should stop smoking maybe a little more oxygen would help oh well gotta have some bad habits??
:smoking:

 

[ShoerFast]

It has been mentioned, stretch, eat right , drink plenty of water, exercise regularly. Soft drinks and to much Gator-aid can cause mineral deposits, that will offset movement, there is no way to truly explain this by writing, but problems sort of zig-zag the body. Short example, sore left foot could cause a sore right knee, and a sore tired right knee could cause a sore left hip, right syaticia ect.

I tried the pain-killer route for a few years, early - mid thirties , and could work like a banshee, but paid the price, my personal record was 33 horses shod in 3 days,,,,,,, I could not even walk the 4th day! And to this day I think that I can trace stiffness es and pains back to that stupid event.

Best advice, other then what was mentioned is pace yourself, Farmer Fran has good advice (Movie Waterboy)

"Lib do blay nuttr daa!" (Live to play another day!)

 

[smith02]

Hey
I heard that if someone practice in a gym they faced various problem like back pain, heart disease, shoulder pain, nerve problem etc.

Is it right???????


:help:

 

[turnkey4099]

Probably not practical for climbing but has anyone tried using a back brace belt while doing ground work? I am debating trying it. We used to have several that we required inmates to wear if they were going to be doing any lifting at all.

72, overweight and short of breath but I am still out there. Started splitting my first load yesterday manually. Shocked to see how much stamina I lost over the winter.

Harry K

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Hey
I heard that if someone practice in a gym they faced various problem like back pain, heart disease, shoulder pain, nerve problem etc.

Is it right???????


:help:

Practiced what in a gym to get these problems?

 

[Slvrmple72]

Right, if you are going to the gym, you are not working hard enough.

I started running at the gym and doing low weight high rep circuit training 5 years ago. It has helped increase my endurance and overall strength in treework making it possible for me to get through some pretty rough days and keep up or outwork younger guys. Do not do it every day but balance it out with work. Work smarter not harder! Your body is the most valuable "piece" of equipment on the job and getting spare parts for it is a :censored: . Except for that "spare" tire.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

New day, new ache, is the way I see it. I've had cracked ribs, pulled muscles in my back, sprained thumb, tennis elbow and now tendonitis in my shoulder, not to mention handsaw nicks and scratches. I love climbing though, so I just put up with the negative side that comes with it. At 54, I've thought seriously about getting into a new line of work, but I know I'd be unable to stay out of the trees for long, and if I wasn't climbing professionally, I might lose the edge and risk some really bad stuff on a rec climb. Time will tell if I stay in the biz much longer. It does get tough, at times, to justify the pain.