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    In my experience, persistent joint pain can be mitigated by working the muscles that pad that joint.

    Consider doing some yoga or basic tai-chi that will stretch the region that is in pain. As you move through forms and poses you will figure out which muscle or muscle group needs to be strengthened and you will find movements that work it.

    I've got some gnarly arthritis so my joints are always inflamed. Yoga helps me to keep the muscles strong enough to power through the inflammation without pain, though with arthritis it always hurts a little 🥲

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    Thanks for the advice. I actually do yoga and am permanently doing Physical Therapy for my other hip (since doctors said there’s nothing physically wrong with it), so I guess I’ll just keep at it. I also have to remember to actually rest the area when it’s so injured that I’m limping… 😅

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      I hope y’all are 80 cause I’m 40’s and pretty damn fit to be fair. Owe it rock climbing, running, lots of walking, and gym but I hate the gym these days it’s so boring.

      Use it or lose it people.

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      It is good to see this comment. Seeing the same joke of "I'm 30 and basically invalid" repackaged over and over on the internet and so many people finding it relatable is worrying.

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        I feel this. I can make my ankle audibly crunch on command by rotating it the right way

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        My ankles, wrists, and shoulders have done that as long as i remember

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          I have a toddler, and when he cuts himself or skins his knee, I'm pretty sure I can see the healing happening when you look close.

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            I hope y’all are 80 cause I’m 40’s and pretty damn fit to be fair. Owe it rock climbing, running, lots of walking, and gym but I hate the gym these days it’s so boring.

            Use it or lose it people.

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            ...fourties are when the little injuries start; nothing debilitating, just minor tweaks from time to time which surprise that your resilience isn't quite what it was twenty years ago...

            ...fifties are when they sneak up to get their revenge...

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              It is good to see this comment. Seeing the same joke of "I'm 30 and basically invalid" repackaged over and over on the internet and so many people finding it relatable is worrying.

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              It only takes a few years of inactivity and overeating for your body to become a total wreck. There's nothing stopping 30-year-olds from doing it.

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                Wow it's been ages since I've seen VG Cats.

                RAT-MACE!

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                I thought it was a rat flail?

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                  I thought it was a rat flail?

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                  Dude

                  It was so long ago, probably. But it was a rat tied to a stick and I laughed my ass off

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                    Dude

                    It was so long ago, probably. But it was a rat tied to a stick and I laughed my ass off

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                    Let’s relive that moment. https://vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=110

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                      it's always the abuse.

                      my wife was neglected as a child and always told to "walk it off".

                      our first child, she didn't have any pain mitigation. the nurses were horrified but morbidly curious.

                      when she says it hurts I believe it would incapacitate a normal person.

                      personally, I have worked on mind-over-matter pain mitigation (I fell asleep during a root canal) but hers takes it to a whole new level.

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                      fell asleep during a root canal

                      Fell asleep? Or passed out?

                      Ever seen 127 Hours? When he cuts through the nerves? That's what it felt like for me 1 out of 4 times. I don't think it's a pain response tbh. More like a similar effect to cutting on a video cord slowly and the signal getting distorted.

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                        fell asleep during a root canal

                        Fell asleep? Or passed out?

                        Ever seen 127 Hours? When he cuts through the nerves? That's what it felt like for me 1 out of 4 times. I don't think it's a pain response tbh. More like a similar effect to cutting on a video cord slowly and the signal getting distorted.

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                        nope. I was awake. listening to the music they were playing and eventually just went to sleep. my eyes were already closed since the lights were so bright.

                        dentist actually woke me up and thought I passed out. said it was the first time he's ever seen that happen.

                        had a good chuckle out of it and finished up.

                        in my mind I was on a beach with the radio playing at the bar/cabana. sun in my face, etc. it's amazing how easily you can trick your mind into believing you're somewhere else.

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                          Let’s relive that moment. https://vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=110

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                          Ok so I was 13 when that came out and it's still a little funny but not as funny as I remember.

                          Also, dang, I forgot that we used that sort of language then:

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                            Being a father of a 6 year old who has already had a minor concussion and a bruised nose, l kinda feel this one. Little kids do seem to roll with the punches better than adults, especially if you respond less dramatically. I assume a lot of that is due to being shorter and lighter weight though, leading to less forces overall, basically the square/cube law in reverse,

                            However, i do find a lot of folks who complain about how fragile they are do 0 cardio or weight training in order to strengthen themselves. My single most common recommendation is to do some kinda training for both, even if it's just once a week. I'd say it's probably the best investment you can make up to a certain upper limit time wise.

                            I'm sure there are some folks with old nagging sports injuries that bother them, for me that's my knees from 400+ pound squats, but in general I'd say I'm extremely resistant to day to day problems that affect most people besides minor to moderate muscle soreness/fatigue which mostly comes from the training itself. The only exception for me being my neck, especially from "sleeping wrong", which makes me think I should actually do some of the exercises that actually train your neck...

                            Again, I'm not knocking individual folks for their specific issues, but I feel like a lot of "normal" folks' problem is that they're just weak from years of being sedentary and a good general fix for that is just a bit of strength and cardio training.

                            To me that's a good thing because that means for most folks there is a fairly simple albeit not necessarily "easy" solution. I find problems I have the ability to directly fix are best.

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                              The kid is really going to feel that in a few decades.

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                              Ah yes, meaty-or pain. We'll all going through this.

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                                ...fourties are when the little injuries start; nothing debilitating, just minor tweaks from time to time which surprise that your resilience isn't quite what it was twenty years ago...

                                ...fifties are when they sneak up to get their revenge...

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                                As someone in my 30s I've been told that by folks in their 40s and 50s about hitting the 30s and so far besides a reduction in the ability to not get a hangover I'm not really seeing it.. I can't speak from experience so far but part of me wonders if that's not just folks projecting their own specific issues onto those younger than them.

                                I'm not casting shade on you specifically, I don't know your specific circumstances, it just makes me wonder how much of this is age vs how long folks have gone without exercise and have begun to atrophy. Kids play and run a lot so one could assume they're probably more fi than we are even if they're weaker and slower than us due to their size.

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                                  the kid is gonna die after it wears off

                                  Ah yes, the SUV is basically the bride from Kill Bill, doing the five point palm exploding heart technique.

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                                  Pai Mei and his brand new ten points meaty-or crush technique.

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                                    If I remember right there was an episode where they summoned him without heart, and he was a jerk.

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                                      Being a father of a 6 year old who has already had a minor concussion and a bruised nose, l kinda feel this one. Little kids do seem to roll with the punches better than adults, especially if you respond less dramatically. I assume a lot of that is due to being shorter and lighter weight though, leading to less forces overall, basically the square/cube law in reverse,

                                      However, i do find a lot of folks who complain about how fragile they are do 0 cardio or weight training in order to strengthen themselves. My single most common recommendation is to do some kinda training for both, even if it's just once a week. I'd say it's probably the best investment you can make up to a certain upper limit time wise.

                                      I'm sure there are some folks with old nagging sports injuries that bother them, for me that's my knees from 400+ pound squats, but in general I'd say I'm extremely resistant to day to day problems that affect most people besides minor to moderate muscle soreness/fatigue which mostly comes from the training itself. The only exception for me being my neck, especially from "sleeping wrong", which makes me think I should actually do some of the exercises that actually train your neck...

                                      Again, I'm not knocking individual folks for their specific issues, but I feel like a lot of "normal" folks' problem is that they're just weak from years of being sedentary and a good general fix for that is just a bit of strength and cardio training.

                                      To me that's a good thing because that means for most folks there is a fairly simple albeit not necessarily "easy" solution. I find problems I have the ability to directly fix are best.

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                                      I agree, a lot of these "injuries" are just neglect of your body and bad posture that build up a debt in your body over time.

                                      I used to be really fit until I get a desk job. I recenly bought some kettle bells to get back into shape.

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                                        Man I opened a window in September 24 that unexpectedly was a bit harder to open. When turning my hand, a pain went though my wrist. Since then my wrist is fucked up, it hurts a lot. I have been to the doctor, doing physiotherapy, wearing an orthosis etc.

                                        I opened a window and destroyed my wrist, it sucks to be old.

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                                          As someone in my 30s I've been told that by folks in their 40s and 50s about hitting the 30s and so far besides a reduction in the ability to not get a hangover I'm not really seeing it.. I can't speak from experience so far but part of me wonders if that's not just folks projecting their own specific issues onto those younger than them.

                                          I'm not casting shade on you specifically, I don't know your specific circumstances, it just makes me wonder how much of this is age vs how long folks have gone without exercise and have begun to atrophy. Kids play and run a lot so one could assume they're probably more fi than we are even if they're weaker and slower than us due to their size.

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                                          ...hey, you do you: the only thing i noticed by my late thirties was that working all-nighters hit me a little harder than it used to...

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