Climber/ Treeworker Injuries and Treatments

I wore tank tops and sleeveless shirts up into my 40's.

What a maroon! I have crap growing all over my arms, especially the (window) left arm.
 
I recently dislocated my left shoulder for the 4th time and am doing lots of PT to strengthen the joint and restore as much range of motion as possible. My doc asked what I do for a living, and when I told him he said that if I didn't have some kind of regular workout and stretching program going on, that I was destined for an early and painful retirement.
 
Bounce if you're looking for info the book, Pain Free by Pete Egoscue has a very practical explanation of how our joints should be in relation to one another to prevent use type injury. It also has excersizes (sp) to get them there.

If you then go on to look for the simplest and least time consuming way to maintain a workable pain free body configuration the book, Somatics by Thomas Hanna has a simple movement routine to accomplish that. After learning and going through the larger routines for 6 weeks you can do it in about 15 minutes per day.
 
Good deal 👍. Donno if my health adventure may help anyone else out but you never know.

I?ve looked in to the thoracic outlet syndrome a little more. I?m not saying that is what is wrong with me but after talking to the Doctor and doing a little research I can see where it could be a big issue in the tree world.

I?ll post more later but the basics are you don?t have the room in your neck shoulder area for nerves veins and arteries.
They get pinched off when your arms move to certain places.

Can cause all kinds of issues from tingling fingers to blood clots to neurological issues, back/shoulder pain, there?s a long list.

Corrections are. Therapy, stretching and in a lot of cases surgery that involves removal of the upper rib and one or more of the scalene muscles in the neck.

Anyway the positions guys are in working on trees with arms out and forward, overhead etc could cause problems.

Anyway something to check into. I?ve never heard of it until my doctors visit.
 
Sounds promising at first glance.....but then what doesn't if a person has been suffering over an extended period and had no answers.

Anything that has answers that involve little or no effort on our part (pills, shots, operations for example) are worth thinking about and getting 2nd and 3rd opinions on in my opinion. Often they have irreversible consequences.

Was your body working fine and well before? If so, after docs ruling out must have medical intervention, how to get it back to working well?

And....I would keep in mind you're going to people that prescribe, inject, cut etc as their only means of earning a living.

I have been to about 20 or 30 chiropractors in my life. Currently to the best one I've ever experienced. I went from weekly visits down to once in 8 months and then out to 2 and 3 years between visits he asked how but, showed little interest in my answer. No $ to be made.
 
I don?t trust doctors much, but the rheumatologist I have been seeing seems to be a stand up guy.

He offered to do a ton of tests in house but recommended seeing other specialist first.
He also said it was more of a money thing than one doctor not trusting the results another come up with.

It?s a money deal and all doctors are going to run and do their own tests because that?s how they make money.

That really impressed me about the guy he also kept me on the list to call and see him as needed. Also offered to navigate any other doctors visits I need to have without needing to see him first. He wants all results from every doctor I see.

I may have found one that is passionate about his work and wants to solve complicated problems..... who knows lol.

The thoracic outlet syndrome does seem like a slap to the forehead..... that?s it type of thing but I have other symptoms that don?t go along with it. So we will see what the cardiologist says next week.
 
:lol: I bet there are. I think I read recently about Fran's mentioning a doctor accusing him of making more money than him.
 
Growing up all cuts etc. got painful frying of tissues from iodine, Mercurichrome, or at least hydrogen peroxide.
In the end, these seem to fry cells indiscriminately, including the tender cells on the edge of the wound and exposed under layers.
They all dry out the wound too, especially 'Nitrotan' in Gymnastics, nasty stuff, anything was challenged to grow, including the good stuff.
>>was like some Victorian torture(gleefully applied by upper classmen) for taking time to tend to wound (literally rips in palms not used to rotating around on bars/rings loaded with own body weight; perhaps not enough chalk, but perpetual cycling eventuality of the game)
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Find try not to do further harm to 'parent' layer of wound and soft soap , plain water
>>then triple anti-biotic like neo-sporin or generic,even w/pain killer now.
>>softer, non-frying, allowing growth ; while warding off nasties
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A#1 finger cut recipe:
soft soap of some sort/water clean
triple anti-biotic ointment
finger cot (finger trojan) >>for ~3 days>> gets swampy (but clean) pale white, itchy in hyper mother ocean natural healing,
>>i generally then take finger cot off and let dry for about 2hrs. (mostly to take break from itching/let dry out some)
>>then rinse/repeat w/triple anti-biotic pack in clean finger cot for about 2 more days.(used finger cots are for real cheap fuggers)
i think that is cleanest, fastest, done me better than stitches thing i've tried , even after seeing a lil'bone...
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If tender wrap paper towel bind w/1st aid tape(2-3 outer layer for stiffer shell over worst area) until can tap finger!
>>Wrap with baggie in shower/tape.
>>go on as normal as possible!
 
Hydrogen peroxide...... things were about to get serious when Mom pulled that out of the cabinet.

Went to cardiologist yesterday... nothing to really report. He said the thoracic outlet syndrome was a possibility but wasn?t really concerned about that at the moment.

Go to hospital next week for a heart echo w/ a bubble study, and a CTA after that.

The bubble study sounds interesting. I always thought air/bubbles in your veins/heart was a bad thing.
 
Ya'll had it made! My childhood injuries were always treated with Campho Phenique, back when it still BURNED!!! :\:
 
Thinking that bubbles out/cleans wound
>> but dries out general area, and kinda fries most tenderest cells lining wound ; trying to save for fastest healing.
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Have come around from these drying methods to opposite strategy of 'sea of healing', softer/less brutal; exemplified in the finger cot example.


For years fought back pain, trying to take as little meds as possible; not taking all prescribed etc.
>>1 Doctor finally taught me had to take both pain and muscle-relaxers (that i didn't want to be slowed down that much)
>>Gave me imagery to watch in self of pain causing a spasm, causing a pain in a rolling train that could only stop by giving bod a break and taking both meds to stop pain and spasm chain of events.
Helped some!
 
I know. My dad was the one who loved hydrogen peroxide that's why I was lol. He washed his mouth with it too. It was the go to for what ails you.
 
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