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Rodney · 10-20-2003, 11:09 PM

First of all, I'd love to know what kind of physical activity you're doing. Jeez, what a laundry list.

Myself, I mainly lift weights in the gym; been about 20 years now. I had what I thought was a rotator cuff problem, but I changed the way I exercised and it eventually backed off (so it probably wasn't rotator). Also, lots of tennis elbow from biceps curls done wrong. The cure there was to switch to hammer curls for a few months, which still work your arms but spare your elbow.

I have a hinky back, from heredity, and I've put it out a few times with weight training and bicycling. But I took up some light yoga a few years ago, and the stretching has pretty much quieted my back down.

I now also know that, anytime I feel like I've strained any muscle, even if it doesn't feel too bad, I should go home and ice the sucker. If I do, the problem goes away overnight. If I don't, I might wake up with a painfully tight muscle the next day and spend a few days after that waiting for it to lax out.

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Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	First of all, I'd love to know what kind of physical activity you're doing. Jeez, what a laundry list. Myself, I mainly lift weights in the gym; been about 20 years now. I had what I thought was a rotator cuff problem, but I changed the way I exercised and it eventually backed off (so it probably wasn't rotator). Also, lots of tennis elbow from biceps curls done wrong. The cure there was to switch to hammer curls for a few months, which still work your arms but spare your elbow. I have a hinky back, from heredity, and I've put it out a few times with weight training and bicycling. But I took up some light yoga a few years ago, and the stretching has pretty much quieted my back down. I now also know that, anytime I feel like I've strained any muscle, even if it doesn't feel too bad, I should go home and ice the sucker. If I do, the problem goes away overnight. If I don't, I might wake up with a painfully tight muscle the next day and spend a few days after that waiting for it to lax out.