"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:30:48 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> I finished my last PT appointment today and it just isn't helping. I
>> don't
>> know where to go next. I guess I'll have to talk to my orthopedist thurs
>> when he fixes my bone spurs on my foot. During my vacation I just
>> couldn't
>> walk all of the distances everyone else did. My back was on fire.
>> Arthritis at 47. The PT uses TENS but that didn't help. Heat seems to
>> help
>> some. Massage helps some. The stretching to decompress my spine disks
>> helps but not enough to allow me to walk distances. If anyone has gone
>> through PT for arthritis, how long does it take to even feel a little bit
>> of
>> relief?
>>
>> Cheryl, ouchy and disillusioned and not sure where to go from here. If
>> you
>> know of a newsgroup that helps to discuss this and has serious
>> suggestions,
>> I'm open-minded.
>
> just on a hunch, i googled [marijuana arthritis pain] and got back 192,000
> hits. it seems a lot of people swear by it.
>
> just a thought.

LOL! OMG, I'd be a mess if I was allowed to smoke that crap. Don't get me
wrong, I love it. I just can't smoke it with my job.