Boomers’ Bane
February 3, 2010
It’s been raining on and off for the past two days, here in “sunny” Orlando. “Whyever do they call this the “Sunshine State?” With all this moisture in the air, I can tell you that everyone with a degenerative condition anywhere has been feeling it.
Damp or rainy weather is always accompanied by a fall in barometric pressure. The further the fall, the worse the weather. Remember all those “falling barometer” readings they cite, when reporting on hurricanes? Same idea.
As it happens, your body also has a barometer of sorts. Any injuries, accidental (like bruises, fractures, tendinitis, or degenerative joint disease) or deliberate (like my recent surgical site) will feel much worse in bad weather, because of special nerve endings in the soft tissues around the sites of injury.
These nerve endings are called baroreceptors and they respond to flucuations in the atmospheric (barometric) pressure. So it’s not an old wives’ tale that your achey joints are worse before a storm–it’s true.
Besides my herniorrhaphy, which is otherwise healing pretty well, my knees (one of which I KNOW has some arthritic changes, documented during the arthroscopic surgery on Tax Day, 2005) and my back (previously fractured in mid 2001) are all wailing, in response to the dampness. Of course, I keep the edge off by taking my pharmaceutical grade fish oil, DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA:
http://www.favoriteformulas.com
The omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil have been shown to have real and fairly potent anti-inflammatory properties, in many medical studies, comparable to OTC NSAID medcations, but without the side effects (like gastritis, reflux, ulcers and GI bleeding). But though they can blunt the edge of that inflammatory component of pain, they can’t do much about the deterioration of the cartilage in the arthritic joints themselves.
Even the great knee pain exercises I teach in my newly revised and expanded PAIN-FREE PROGRAM & DVD
http://www.drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
although they can help tremendously, by strengthening the supporting muscles and improving dynamic joint stability, don’t address the real root of the problem: destruction of the joint surfaces, with ultimate exposure of the underlying bone. That’s what degenerative joint disease, also called osteoarthritis, or just plain ol’ arthritis, is–progressive destruction of the bearing surfaces of the joints.
And few things are as deeply, boringly, agonizingly painful.
Arthritis, of one sort or another, is the “Boomers’ Bane.” Those of us who belong to that demographic are just beginning to find out, first hand, what that really means. It ain’t much fun and that’s for sure.
If only there were some kind of “magic pill” that you could take, that could relieve that awful pain, restore mobility and slow the progression of the cartilage destruction. A compound that could stop arthritis in its tracks and might slow, symptomatically reverse,
and, in some cases, even eliminate or delay the need for joint replacement surgery, perhaps indefinitely.
Wouldn’t that be great? I mean, it could completely transform your life! And what would such a thing be worth to you?
Well, you won’t need to wonder much longer. Tomorrow, I’ll be sending you a very short email, telling you to look out for a great new development from Dr. Bill’s Favorite Formulas. It’s the answer to your prayers. And it’s almost ready for release.
So keep your eyes peeled for my email tomorrow. It will be announcing a brand new formula for arthritis relief. Just be patient for a couple of days more. It WILL be worth the wait. You won’t be sorry, my friend. Until then, be well.
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow and your optimal health,
Dr. Bill
“The Wellness Warrior” TM
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
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