I didnt make this up…these are my thoughts.

I’m thankful to InflameAway Celadrin for giving me Freedom:

Freedom from pain by lubricating my aching hip

Freedom to stretch and do physical therapy which gave me

Freedom of movement, which gave me

Freedom to swim, walk and even run in a pool.

InflameAway Celadrin also gave me the freedom to think.

Freedom to think about traveling to the great cities of the world that I want to see by walking through them, pain free and even walking to a movie or restaurant from my car without dreading the pain of the walk.

At Twenty

At twenty, we bruise and put some ice on our hurts. A little stretching is necessary but usually ignored.

In the thirties, you realize you are not invincible and stretch, warm up and mend the bruises after a weekend basketball, baseball or touch football game.

In the forties, it’s no joke. You warm up or pull, strain or tear. The recovery takes three or four days instead of one or two, whatever you do.

In the fifties it gets serious. You have to work twice as hard just to stay where you were in your physical capacities and efforts. The InflameAway Celadrin is at your fingertips or in the medicine chest.

In the sixties, it’s the InflameAway Celadrin for the muscles and maybe the pills for the joints.

At seventy, the InflameAway Celadrin Pills are just as important to me as my vitamins and diet. I like being lubricated instead of full of replacement parts.

What I’ve Learned

WHAT I’VE LEARNED

The combination of Celadrin and stretching has got me living free of joint pain and hip pain.

Life can be worth the lesson. And the lesson is this: take care of yourself, because no one knows you like you do. I had to read and learn and fight to find the cure for joint pain that I have now, and I would not trade the journey for anything. I’ve found a new way to live, and joint pain relief.

Thank you stretching. Thank you Celadrin. Thank you life.

I Can’t Believe It!

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT

Thanks to Celadrin I’m moving free again.

Three years ago I was a runner. Five miles a day and more. Then I began to have hip pain and I found out I had Arthritis. The joint pain was so bad, not only did I have to stop running, I could barely walk.

Then last month, I read about a product called Celadrin in the LA Times. The advertisement said that Celadrin was a product that came in both a cream and pill form and it worked to alleviate joint pain. I went out that same day and bought a month’s supply.

I’ve written before that I’ve tried acupuncture, chiropractors, physical therapy, started swimming as well as doing strenuous stretching excercises for my hips. Two months ago, I got fed up with the hip pain and loss of mobility and I made an appointment with a hip doctor to discuss replacement surgery.

Last Friday, I tried a new stretching exercise that a friend had told me about. The hip joint pain had grown so bad that I would take any advice I could get. Although I felt some discomfort at first, the stretching along with the Celadrin worked. The discomfort and hip pain has all but disappeared.

I can tell you one thing I will be taking Celadrin for a long time to come.

Living Pain Free Is A Miracle

LIVING PAIN-FREE IS A MIRACLE

The Celadrin combined with daily stretching is working. Everyday I wake up, meditate, stretch my hips for at least ten minutes, take my vitamins, including Celadrin with a good breakfast while reading the LA Times. I have been going to the gym, swimming and stretching. But because of the joint pain in my hips, I can’t run.

I used to run everyday, for five, sometimes ten miles. I have run long distances, sprints. I’ve even run for my life a few times. Because of joint pain and hip pain I have had to stop. Sometimes I dream about running. Have you ever seen an old friend off to the airport, and known they would never return. That’s what it’s like for me not to be running anymore.

As you get older what you love changes. You go in and out of things. Sometimes you change, and sometimes life changes you.

Stretching and Celadrin have given me a window into a new life. But joint pain has made me change some things. Today, I can’t run on land, but I can run in the water. Everyday when I go to the pool, instead of doing the backstroke I run through the water. The water comforts my joints, and I don’t feel any hip pain. Combined with the Celadrin and stretching, it’s the best joint pain relief I’ve found.

Have you ever seen those famous shots of Muhammad Ali boxing in the water they published in Life magazine? I always thought those pictures where amazing, but I never knew why until now. Maybe I’ll never be the greatest like Ali, but now that I am living through joint pain with Celadrin I feel like the greatest.

Learning To Heal

LEARNING TO HEAL

I will do whatever it takes to take care of my body, within reason. Since I started experiencing joint pain in my hips so bad that I may need hip replacement surgery, I have been doing my homework. I have been learning about joint pain. Reading books and magazines and talking to friends, family and Dr. Al. Life takes on new meaning when you’re faced with joint pain like this.

I have been doing my stretching which worked like a miracle at first, but now it’s just keeping the real hip pain away.

I read the LA Times almost every day and yesterday I found an advertisement for a new Joint and Muscle Cream called Celadrin. Normally, I would not think twice about something like this, but today was different.

Celadrin works by lubricating your joints with natural oils. The oils in Celadrin actually rebuild and cushion the joints. I take it in pill form, but they also make a cream. It’s clinically proven as joint pain relief, and works over time so my joints will get better and better.

At this point, I am open to anything if it helps me through this joint pain.

Dr. Al

DR. AL

Last week, I went to see my doctor, Dr. Al because the tightness in my hips was so severe I had to be aware of my balance while walking; not good. Al told me that the arthritis in my hips had gotten worse, spreading from my left to my right hip; really not good.

I’ve written about the shots, exercising, therapy and acupuncture treatments I’ve gone through to combat my hip joint pain. I talked about it all with Dr. Al, and we agreed the next step would be hip replacement surgery. My hip pain was getting really bad, with no end in sight. I sat there for a minute with Dr. Al, not really saying anything. Just spending time. I knew he had patients waiting, but he sat with me anyway. That’s what friends are for.

Yesterday, I remembered a stretch that used to help my back when it got stiff after playing handball. A simple low squat stretch, where I balance my weight on a pole and bend down. The first time I tried it the hip pain was so bad I thought the lower half of my body was going to come off. After a minute, the stretch kicked in and I felt relief. Finally, some relief! Like a wave washing over the shore.

Today, I was able to swim and go to the gym. It’s the simple things in life that make it all worthwhile and being free from joint pain comes in number one in my book.

More Pain!

MORE PAIN

Hip pain has been bothering me again. Stiffness, soreness and tightness when I walk too much – forget about running. I have to stretch every day and do strength training to keep my body strong, and experience any sort of joint pain relief.

I thought my regimen would keep me from needing any kind of future medical attention; I’ve already done acupuncture, physical therapy and taken up swimming over running but nothing seems to be able to reverse the process of arthritis and joint pain.

“Joe, your hip looks pretty bad from what the X-rays tell me. You might have to join the club pretty soon.” My lifelong doctor, Dr. Al told me. The club, by the way is everyone of his patients who have had hip replacement surgery.

Today, my plan is to continue doing my workout and stretch, walk as little as possible, swim as much as possible and see if I can keep this hip joint pain in check. If the joint pain is too much for me then I will have to go under the knife.

The Pain Begins!

THE PAIN BEGINS

Ever since I was thirty- has it been that long? I’ve had one rule when exercising or playing sports. Whenever I feel some discomfort, I stop and wait a day or two. If I don’t listen to my body the damage lasts longer and so does the pain. However, if I listen to those initial warnings I’m usually pain free and I can start up again, usually as quickly as the next day. These days the pain that I am facing is joint pain.

A couple years ago, I began to have hip pain in my left side after a long run. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to run so cutting it out was hard. I did it because I’ve learned to pay attention to my body when it gets in pain. I stopped running and began a swimming regimen. I also started stretching.

It pays to listen to your body, even though my hip pain has continued I’m talking to people, reading and trying to find new ways to live.

I Have Tried EVERYTHING!

I’VE TRIED EVERYTHING

My hips have really been bothering me. They feel stiff, sore and tight if I walk too much. I have to stretch every day and do strength training to make them pliable and strong.

I’ve taken Cortisone, had acupuncture treatments, gone to a chiropractor and had extensive physical therapy but the stiffness and joint pain will not go away.

I remember in my teens nothing hurt; in my 20’s I had to warm up before exercising; in my 30’s there was stiffness and soreness after working out; in my 40’s, I couldn’t do anything without warming up and stretching; in my 50’s forget it. Now that I am reaching toward my 70’s I get reminded all day, every day of how hard I worked out that morning. I’d like to complain, but I know too many people my age that don’t have the luxury. Now, my joint pain is starting to interfere with my daily workouts, my walking, my life.

When I was growing up, although I was a tried and true Brooklyn Dodgers, I always loved Yogi Berra, and his sayings. One of my favorites was “it ain’t over till it’s over.” I’ve never given up before, and I won’t give up to in the fight against joint pain now