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Thank you so much for this video.
A bit of background as to why this is so meaningful to me.
I was diagnosed with a tumor growing on my vagus nerve, scientifically a Glomas Vagale Paraganglioma. It is very rare, but thankfully it is slow growing and not cancerous. The tumor is over 8 cm × 6 cm x 3 cm, with tentacles that grow out of it. It s I'm a very small space, and presses on my brain stem and my spinal cord. Needless to say it is extremely painful. I lost the use of my left side, lost my ability to swallow because my left vocal chord is paralyzed, and more. I had to retire from my job as a federal law enforcement officer.
Doctors prescribed lots of opiods and Benzodiazepines to help with the anxiety of knowing there is something in your head that is going to kill you.. after years of this, I was a veritable zombie, and so I quit using them.
But that really brought back the pain. I didn't even get much sleep, because no matter how I laid on my pillow I was putting pressure on the tumor and surrounding nerves. I could sleep for about an hour. I was constantly exhausted and in terrible pain.
Enter cannabis, in edible form. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, yet I had never even tried cannabis. My job, plus my time in the Army precluded any cannabis use. About 5 years ago, my doctor and I had a very long conversation. I was at my wits end and contemplating ending my life. We began talking about cannabis, I did tons of research, and my doctor wrote a prescription for me.
It has literally saved my life. I can manage the pain, with no addiction, no feeling like a zombie, and the THC is a little bonus, since I don't drink alchohol. I have become an advocate for its use , especially for older people, my age or older. (I'm 56) we grew up being taught it was the devil's lettuce. It was a gateway drug, which it is not. I've never had the slightest desire to stick a needle in my eyelid and shoot up heroin.
I make all of my own edibles, from butter, to candies to MCT oil infusions, all made with natural ingredients. And a freely will give them to others I know who are suffering from chronic pain. I do always tell them to talk with their doctor first. I have even begun growing my own Indica strains to use in my edibles.
Cannabis has such amazing properties, and I am so grateful you made this video. Science rocks. So does your channel by the way.
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As a strength athlete, I regularly get muscle knots ranging from minor and pretty serious to a point where I had trouble walking. (looking at you, hamstrings). Sometimes they spasm, sometimes I don't even know they're there until pressure is applied. However, I've learned for myself that massaging the affected muscle(s) with a solid object like a golf ball, tennis ball, baseball or foam roller depending on how hard or soft I want it to be until the pain transitions from a sharp ache to a tender burn and my skin turns red. This transition is how I know that muscle has released enough and is too irritated to continue. If the muscle knot is minor, this is where I will usually stop and drink about 16oz of water (usually more). This will help my kidneys and speed up flushing the toxins from the muscles and my body. I usually find that my muscles will not be bruised and ache the next day after this.
However, for serious muscle knots, they will usually be accompanied by spasms or severe pain. I will do the above massage and after that I will then run a hot bath with Epsom salts and soak for about 10 to 20 minutes, just allowing myself to relax. After I am done with my bath, I will hydrate and focus on replacing lost electrolytes like magnesium, sodium, potassium and calcium through a meal and protein shake. I will also get enough protein and carbs to refuel. I haven't had an issue since.
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24 Y/O here! This might be controversial, but rolling my back, tight hips, inner thighs, glutes, calves, and feet out with a hard foam roller or lacrosse ball has drastically reduced MY recovery time for running, and biking. I find that when I’m lazy and don’t roll out, my recovery time is longer, and I’m a lot more sore. I have also found foam rolling my back (with breathing) has been one of the only things that really lowers my back pain. It might take us a while to get quality information on this topic for future suggested uses, but I will probably continue to use rollers as long as I’m not feeling lazy.
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