Aspirin - wonder drug in your medicine cabinet?

[CajunBlazer]

24. I wouldn't call it "chronic pain"

It isn't present all of the time.

I was told long ago by a sports medicine doctor that when I tore a muscle in my lower back, and it repaired itself, it it grew back shortened. So whenever I was active it would inflamed and painful. Even now into my low 70's I am very active.

One would think with that condition stretching before exercise would help, but that was never the case. I "retired" from karate about a year ago (bad knees), but for 30 years everyday before class I would stretch every conceivable muscle for a minimum of 30 minutes - long slow stretches. One would think that would help, but no, especially not when I sparred. That are of my back would ache.

The Ketoprofen TR solved that condition, but now I have been switched to the Meloxicam 7.5 MG and it seems to work okay for that condition.

Come to think about it though, I have been going to my current internal medicine doc only about a year and a half, and the Ketoprofen was prescribed many years before she became my doctor. So it is possible that she doesn't totally understand why I needed the medication. I will discuss my condition with her in more detail on my next visit.

Meanwhile, do you have any suggestions