Physical therapy can be surprisingly effective. I hurt my shoulder and it didn't seem to get better on its own. I went to a doctor, worried that I'd torn something serious. He sent me to PT, where they said that it's just all the little muscles that overcompensated for the original problem and were now stuck in a screwed-up state. One PT visit with various painful massage and stretches, and it was mostly better.
Also, for what it's worth, I have fewer chronic joint problems now than when I was 21. I don't think you're doomed to a life of chronic pain just yet, but things do take longer to heal.
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Date: 2008-11-07 08:21 pm (UTC)Also, for what it's worth, I have fewer chronic joint problems now than when I was 21. I don't think you're doomed to a life of chronic pain just yet, but things do take longer to heal.