AboutMargot RN BScN GNC Expertise Please feel free to ask anything, but the more specific you are, the easier it is for me. Please share as many details as you are comfortable doing. I do check my Emails daily Monday through Friday so you should receive an answer within 24 hours on most business days. Thanks.
Experience GERONTOLOGY (NURSING ISSUES RELATED TO THE ELDERY) I have 20 years experience working with the elderly. I would be pleased to offer any assistance I can. My areas of expertise include: Gerontology / Geriatrics, Long Term Care, Community Nursing, Palliative Care, Private Nursing Services, Intermediate / Extended Care. I also have a personal interest in Homeopathic and Eastern Medicine. If I can not answer your question I'll do my best to direct you to an appropriate resource. Thank you. Experience in the area 20 years of Long Term Care and Community Nursing, specialising in Geriatrics, Gerontology and PalliativeCare.
Education/Credentials Registered Nurse , Certified Gerontological Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Question Thank you for the work you do, may you be blessed. I am a male age 49, excellent health, with chronic back pain since age 24. From age 24 to 35 I was miserable. I have maintained some control over the pain with daily use of an OTC NSAID taken before bedtime, for the last 14 years. I am aware of the risk of long term use of NSAID,s, but the pain can get intense and permanent very quickly. Could back pain due to inflammation be more severe at a lower body weight? When I was younger and thinner the pain was more severe! As I have grown older and heavier it has diminished. During the past year I gained 15 pounds and the pain almost went away with the the help of the nightly NSAID. I recently intentionally lost the 15 pounds and the pain returned. I went from 170 pds to 154 pds at 5'8". Thanks again, Jesse
Answer Hi Jesse and thanks for writing,
Most studies I am familiar with suggest extra weigh puts additional stress on the bones and joints which causes more pain - I have never heard of weight relieving pain so I really think it's just a coincidence.
