Late to your thread Bruce, but yes, I've had what I call burning sensations in different areas, and not all at once, some were an aching feeling, and some tingling sensations as well. I'll be 69 in December, and these burning sensation came on pretty suddenly for me too, or so it seemed like. One day I had none, the next I did, usually at night. Maybe some just won't believe I had arthritis "starting" or anything like it, but I have no more burning sensation, or any aching. I can only say that disappeared over the first few months, may 2 months, of my dropping my carbs down below 50 grams. I can't tell you that's why it happened but it did happen. I did have a diagnosis of "I see some arthritis starting" from my doc in an x-ray he had me get. I also supplement now with Magnesium, and I get my healthy fats, proteins, and good carbs, but keep them the at a low. The main reason for this change of nutrition was I had a diagnosis of T2 diabetes, but the food thing has helped in other areas (not only bringing down my HBa1C labs). I don't know if this might be of any help for you, and I haven't read all the replies yet, so I will look through to see if you are doing better these days PS I also see a lot about fish oil and omega 3s, Salmon is on my table at least twice a week when I can find the Wildcaught. I also have flaxseed, walnuts etc. every day.
I've used that too in the last year @Teresa Levitt I think my symptoms becoming less, or gone are because of diet and magnesium plays a huge part. One thing that came on really fast was leg and foot cramps at night. This is said to happen when starting a Keto diet, and it happened to me. I was not getting my electrolytes, so I got some drops for my daily water jug called "Endure", and also added in my magnesium, morning and night. No more leg or foot cramps shortly after starting that regime. My cramps were so bad I would roll around in bed hurting til I forced myself up to walk back and forth in the dark, LOL! That stopped them, but I notice still, once in a great while, if I stretch to much in the morning, I'll feel a cramp coming on but what helps me is holding my foot straight, like I was standing on the ground, and reaching with my toes (top part of foot) towards my head.
I think the question at our age is who doesn't. Basically moist heat pads for neck and face and Diclofenac Sodium topical gel for my hands. I do a tap hot water treatment on my hands every morning. I am still able to play guitar and type with all my fingers. I also use stretching exercises that do wonders. I also have cubital and carpal tunnel so that adds to the problem of stiffness and pain.
I think the same way @Faye Fox but curious me wants to know the cause and get to the root of it. Stretching sounds good to me and I do some of that, even intentionally, but as we age, we become deficient, like "this" article talks about. I think your remedies for symptoms are all things I would, and sound wonderful to me. I use the hot-clothes on my face some mornings as I deal with allergies sometimes and the heat seems so great for losening things up. I also like the Neti-pot thing and use it but my own invention of doing the same sort of job
I have osteoarthritis in both shoulders that seemed to show up after having rotator cuff surgery in each. I have two prescriptions from the VA that I get: 50mg Tramadol (but not every day) and 800mg Ibuprofen (which I do have to take daily). On the days that I do take the Tramadol, I take one in the AM and a few minutes later, I will take a 800mg Ibuprofen. I'm "pain-free" for up to 7 or 8 hours. I'm hoping, once I can get it, to get a cortisone shot in each shoulder and see if that will obliviate some, or all, of the pain. If it does, I will stop the Tramadol and Ibuprofen (I hope). Even with the osteoarthritis in each shoulder, I'm very happy that I got the rotator cuff surgery when I tore tendons from two different falls.
I think the issue with cramping is age. The same with the osteoarthritis. Magnesium will help the cramps, but I would recommend avoiding magnesium oxide as it is not readily absorbed unless it is in a gelcap or gummie. If the cramping continues, try adding some calcium citrate or gluconate to the mix. For the neuropathy or tingling, try adding my old friend alpha lipoic acid. It will help resolve neuropathy as it reportedly inhibits the glycation of proteins, thus it will reduce neuropathy and lower the A1c, which is how the long-term glycation of proteins is measured. They recommend keeping your A1c below 7%, but I would try to keep it below 6% just to be safe and avoid the complications of diabetes.
Mine isn't bothering me enough to take anything else. I do have ALA but I didn't like taking it, and darned if I can remember why. Some things don't set right with me, including some supplements. I do hear it does wonders for people I know on other Health sites though. I don't take oxide, Citrate is fine for me after doing glycinate are some of the others that are recommended if you have any issues with diarrhea which I didn't, but I didn't want to take the chance. My A1C is good so don't need to mess with that now, if it works don't fix it right I do thank you for the recommends and I realize you were sharing it with everyone, and I'll agree your recommends. Whenever I "get" something, I go first to alternatives to drug prescriptions. But I clearly see a need for both conventional medicine and alternative. Maybe one day doctors will join forces and take all possible, ways to help, or even cure our ailments.
I know mine is from working too hard at labor jobs and nerve damage due to the zoster virus. I also have a vitamin and mineral routine I take daily, but that alone doesn't stop pain and discomfort. As we age we wear out so other therapies besides good diet, exercise, and vitamin/mineral therapy become necessary. I have added things like heat and cold packs and even meditation for immediate pain. I rarely take Tylenol or ibuprofen but will when necessary. Tonight will be one of the times I take it. Several hours doing winterizing yard work doesn't agree with my old body, but the show must go on.
Stretching helps and I am on a low sugar, no preservative (almost), and a very low alcohol diet, hey I’m not giving up all my fun….I ice my inflamed joints after my workouts as I usually walk long distances and bike two days per week. I am still in the early stages (low/medium cartilage loss throughout my body but particularly my spine and knees) and I’m pretty sure I’ll need to up my game as the years go by. Thanks for all the tips on this thread as I’ll probably need to review them as the time goes by. Oh yes, I also take fish oil every 3-4 days, I just started this regimen so I’ll have to wait and see if it’s effective.
I did Don 20 years ago. On my side, top of my head, left eye, and internally it damaged my trigeminal nerve and also totally disintegrated one of my inner ear nerves, the right vestibular inferior nerve. I have posted about how zoster can damage your balance and hearing without ever breaking out here before, but I think it bored everyone. Zoster virus can kill and it almost had me pushing up daisies. Very interesting study and I still have my textbook about it, Viral Neuropathies of the Temporal Bone. I take Valacyclovir 500mg BID for life. Not even a cold sore anymore. It strengthens my immune so even my allergies are very mild and infrequent.
I agree that eventually it's possible (even probable) I will have to do more than just diet and exercise. I have a pacemaker for a 3rd degree AV Node block. I'm not sure how that may progress, but so far, I'm on my 3rd pm. Also just because I am doing good on my labs for A1c now, doesn't mean my diabetes won't progress, or my "what are so far" small aches and pains. I'm coming up on 70 and I've outlived my mom only by a year so far at 68. I'll be 69 Dec. Some days I feel bad enough, no pain, just no energy, and maybe just feel tired all day. I try to do a lot when I feel good because I know it isn't going to last. Maybe too pessimistic but seems to be the way of my aging anyway.
I had cancer at 68 and recovered from that very quickly but after 70 my energy is noticeably less and I still continue to exercise and walk. I do spend more time sitting than before when I did things in my studio/shop.
Old age doesn't come alone, so hello arthritis. I’m taking one meloxicam and one tramadol with lunch and the same with the evening meal. It helps with just general soreness and not just arthritis. I have found that sometimes the pain comes from doing a familiar task that was no problem before but now causes pain but you habitually do it. Switching TV stations with the remote I used my thumb on the left hand but that started to hurt so I switched to the right to give it a rest and now it’s OK. Even cinching my belt a certain way necessitated a change. Varying how you do things helps sometimes.