Welcome to the world of pain that never goes away.
Disclaimer, I am not a doctor, I am not a licensed anything, except for a driver. And medical advice given here by me is strictly from my own personal experiences, take my advice at your own risk. And consult you doctor always. I often consult mine, don't always follow her advice, but it works for me.
MSM / Chondroiton and Glucosamine combination.
I have ACL damage to my left knee, tore my left rotator cuff about 4 years ago. (those are my main problems, numerous other sprains, fractures, dislocations)
With both my knee and my rotator cuff, as long as I exercise on a regular basis I am good to go. but if I stop exercising (for like a week or more) the pain begins to come back.
I have no choice but to exercise on a regular basis. I am pretty much to the point where I am not slamming four Motrin every 6 hours. which is a good thing because slamming 4 Motrin every 6 hours starts to trash your kidneys.
My recommendation, start moving it as soon as possible. be gentle with it, take Motrin, if you take anything stronger such as prescription pain meds, you wont be able to monitor when you are exercising and if you are doing damage. Motrin will take the edge off, but still allow you to monitor the pain level.
Tylenol is do hard on your liver and extended use can cause liver damage.
Aleve is ok, you see all these commercials about Aleve, but they always compare to Tylenol, you never see them compare to Motrin, and I personally have found Motrin more effective. However when taking 4-200 mg tablets that is equal to prescription Motrin. Basically 800mg at a shot
So start working it out as soon as possible, utilize Motrin to get you through the pain, but try to limit the amount of Motrin you take. If you are into building muscle, latest reports on body building and taking Motrin show that taking Motrin can inhibit muscle growth, so it is a catch 22, you might want to take Motrin to push yourself harder and lift more weight, but the extra work you put out in lifting weights is counter acted by the Motrin which inhibits muscle growth.
So use Motrin to help with the pain, but don’t over use it.
Hope this helps some.
