Most people deal with aches and pains, day in and day out, and they can find enough relief with rest, or taking a few pain pills, here and there. Unfortunately, this should not be the norm, but it has been this way for quite some time.
It’s important to acknowledge that we all experience aches and pains, sometimes triggered by specific activities. In such cases, it’s wise to avoid those movements until healing occurs, and then gradually reintroduce them. This is a common experience, and you’re not alone in this.
What happens when specific things start to trickle into more frequent occurrences or with day-to-day tasks? For example, you may only have knee pain with running, but then eventually, it happens every time you go up/down stairs, sit down/get up, bend, or kneel.
If these things start trickling into your daily life, the answer isn’t to “just deal with it,” or say, “I’m just getting older,” or even to say, “no pain, no gain.”
In this case, it’s time to seek out help, so you can return to normal and not settle for a new norm. The more you put things off, the harder it is to turn it around, and if done for too long, a very minor problem becomes a huge problem (i.e., surgery, severe arthritis, nerve damage, etc).
You should ask yourself, if you had a tiny drip coming from the ceiling of your house, would you just sit there, and only do something once the ceiling caves in?
My guess would be that you would not let that happen, and that you would take care of the small problem before it becomes a much bigger problem.
So, why do the same with your own health?
You only get one body in this lifetime, so make it last!
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