On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:48:10 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
Saw my doctor today about the pain I've been having on my right side.
He thinks the problem is a strain on the muscles related to the rib
cage, maybe the intercostals. He says my lungs and heart are Ok, but
I'm scheduled for Xrays tomorrow to be sure. It's been bothering for a >>month or six weeks now, but having to cut my ride short yesterday was
the proverbial last straw. I've been putting up with the discomfort
because I worried that taking Aleve would allow me to make it worse.
He says, take the Aleve and take it easy lifting the Catrike.
Getting old is a bummer, but better than not getting old.
Rule of the thumb. If it hurts more when you breath in, it's
muscle pain, and usually harmless. If it hurts more when you breath
out be very careful. That is not good, specially if the pain is sharp
and localized.
But don't take that as 100%. There are always exceptions....
[]'s
Saw my doctor today about the pain I've been having on my right side.
He thinks the problem is a strain on the muscles related to the rib
cage, maybe the intercostals. He says my lungs and heart are Ok, but
I'm scheduled for Xrays tomorrow to be sure. It's been bothering for a
month or six weeks now, but having to cut my ride short yesterday was
the proverbial last straw. I've been putting up with the discomfort
because I worried that taking Aleve would allow me to make it worse.
He says, take the Aleve and take it easy lifting the Catrike.
Getting old is a bummer, but better than not getting old.
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:59:49 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:48:10 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
Saw my doctor today about the pain I've been having on my right side.
He thinks the problem is a strain on the muscles related to the rib
cage, maybe the intercostals. He says my lungs and heart are Ok, but
I'm scheduled for Xrays tomorrow to be sure. It's been bothering for a >>>month or six weeks now, but having to cut my ride short yesterday was
the proverbial last straw. I've been putting up with the discomfort >>>because I worried that taking Aleve would allow me to make it worse.
He says, take the Aleve and take it easy lifting the Catrike.
Getting old is a bummer, but better than not getting old.
Rule of the thumb. If it hurts more when you breath in, it's
muscle pain, and usually harmless. If it hurts more when you breath
out be very careful. That is not good, specially if the pain is sharp
and localized.
But don't take that as 100%. There are always exceptions....
[]'s
Breathing out doesn't make it hurt at all. Taking a deep breath in
makes it hurt a little. It's movement and external pressure that
really makes it hurt. Specifically, twisting my upper body as I lift
the Catrike into the truck is what makes it hurt the worst. Lifting it >doesn't hurt, but setting it down down on the ground does.
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:09:20 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:59:49 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:48:10 -0400, Catrike Ryder >>><Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
Saw my doctor today about the pain I've been having on my right side. >>>>He thinks the problem is a strain on the muscles related to the rib >>>>cage, maybe the intercostals. He says my lungs and heart are Ok, but >>>>I'm scheduled for Xrays tomorrow to be sure. It's been bothering for a >>>>month or six weeks now, but having to cut my ride short yesterday was >>>>the proverbial last straw. I've been putting up with the discomfort >>>>because I worried that taking Aleve would allow me to make it worse.
He says, take the Aleve and take it easy lifting the Catrike.
Getting old is a bummer, but better than not getting old.
Rule of the thumb. If it hurts more when you breath in, it's
muscle pain, and usually harmless. If it hurts more when you breath
out be very careful. That is not good, specially if the pain is sharp
and localized.
But don't take that as 100%. There are always exceptions....
[]'s
Breathing out doesn't make it hurt at all. Taking a deep breath in
makes it hurt a little. It's movement and external pressure that
really makes it hurt. Specifically, twisting my upper body as I lift
the Catrike into the truck is what makes it hurt the worst. Lifting it >>doesn't hurt, but setting it down down on the ground does.
If I had to bet, I'd say muscle. Might be a pinched nerve.
[]'s
Catrike Ryder wrote:
Thanks. My doctor thinks it's muscle, too. I'm going back
tomorrow for
X-Rays to be sure. My family members can stop worrying
after that.
I'm going to also lean toward muscle.
I've been off the bike for more than a month when I did
something to the psoas muscle that links my hip and back.
For several days, it was really painful, even where I had to
take some time off work. Even putting my socks on was pretty
painful.
I got a chiropractic adjustment on my back, which helped a
little, and my primary physician gave me a cortisone shot,
which didn't help. What has made a difference is that I've
done several sessions with a friend that is a medical (and
board-certified) massage therapist. In the process of going
after the back and hip pain, we found a bunch of scar tissue
in a couple of places in my shoulders, left over from a
rollerblade fall I had more than 20 years ago. Thus, I've
had him working on that, as well, and there are several
spots in my shoulders that are not nearly as tender as I'm
used to experiencing them.
Right now, I'm holding off on getting back on the bike or
doing core strength exercises for another week or two, as we
want to see if most of the therapy work has done what we
want it to, or if there are points of tension returning.
In the meantime, it might be worth seeing if you can get
that looked at by a medically-certified massage therapist.
Smith
Catrike Ryder wrote:
Thanks. My doctor thinks it's muscle, too. I'm going back tomorrow for
X-Rays to be sure. My family members can stop worrying after that.
I'm going to also lean toward muscle.
I've been off the bike for more than a month when I did something to the >psoas muscle that links my hip and back. For several days, it was really >painful, even where I had to take some time off work. Even putting my
socks on was pretty painful.
I got a chiropractic adjustment on my back, which helped a little, and
my primary physician gave me a cortisone shot, which didn't help. What
has made a difference is that I've done several sessions with a friend
that is a medical (and board-certified) massage therapist. In the
process of going after the back and hip pain, we found a bunch of scar
tissue in a couple of places in my shoulders, left over from a
rollerblade fall I had more than 20 years ago. Thus, I've had him
working on that, as well, and there are several spots in my shoulders
that are not nearly as tender as I'm used to experiencing them.
Right now, I'm holding off on getting back on the bike or doing core
strength exercises for another week or two, as we want to see if most of
the therapy work has done what we want it to, or if there are points of >tension returning.
In the meantime, it might be worth seeing if you can get that looked at
by a medically-certified massage therapist.
Smith
Catrike Ryder wrote:
In the meantime, it might be worth seeing if you can get that looked atThanks,
by a medically-certified massage therapist.
Smith
As for a massage, pressure on the area is pretty painful. It was the
pressure of leaning back on the recumbent bike that finally made me
decide to see a doctor. I'd been going to a chiropractor once a month
to get my spine stretched but with this pain the stretching really
hurt.
I get that, and it's not pleasant.
However, I found that with the psoas, the guy who worked on me barely
touched that particular spot, instead, working on other nearby muscles.
In the case of the psoas, even if the point of pain was between my back
and my hip, apparently it covers enough of the body that what
constitutes "nearby" isn't necessary obvious to me as a layman. He
probed nearly the entire length of my leg, and well up into my back, and
that was how we found the shoulder issues. And with attention to the shoulder, we seem to have not only lowered longtime discomfort there,
but possibly found the source of issues that I have had in my neck for
years.
As for drugs, I've done some with ibuprofen, and that has helped a
little, as has been use of a mix of ice and heat. I also have a prescription for a muscle relaxant, although I don't know if it really
has done anything significant, so I didn't refill when the prescription
ran out.
Heat is good in small amounts for getting the muscle warmed up
(especially at the beginning of the day), although I've found that applications of ice for no more than about 20 minutes definitely lowers
the discomfort.
Smith
Catrike Ryder wrote:
In the meantime, it might be worth seeing if you can get that looked atThanks,
by a medically-certified massage therapist.
Smith
As for a massage, pressure on the area is pretty painful. It was the
pressure of leaning back on the recumbent bike that finally made me
decide to see a doctor. I'd been going to a chiropractor once a month
to get my spine stretched but with this pain the stretching really
hurt.
I get that, and it's not pleasant.
However, I found that with the psoas, the guy who worked on me barely
touched that particular spot, instead, working on other nearby muscles.
In the case of the psoas, even if the point of pain was between my back
and my hip, apparently it covers enough of the body that what
constitutes "nearby" isn't necessary obvious to me as a layman. He
probed nearly the entire length of my leg, and well up into my back, and
that was how we found the shoulder issues. And with attention to the >shoulder, we seem to have not only lowered longtime discomfort there,
but possibly found the source of issues that I have had in my neck for
years.
As for drugs, I've done some with ibuprofen, and that has helped a
little, as has been use of a mix of ice and heat. I also have a
prescription for a muscle relaxant, although I don't know if it really
has done anything significant, so I didn't refill when the prescription
ran out.
Heat is good in small amounts for getting the muscle warmed up
(especially at the beginning of the day), although I've found that >applications of ice for no more than about 20 minutes definitely lowers
the discomfort.
Smith
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