Why Am I Always Stiff?

[malcolminthemiddle]

After a game of golf I am stiff for a couple of days especially in the knees. I never used to suffer like this. Even when I haven't played, during the night I need to wake up a couple of times in order to stretch to release the stiffness.

Is it an age thing, a circulation thing, a being over weight thing or just not playing enough golf thing?

[Pink Mist]

all of the above mate

[sbk]

growing old gracefully isn't very easy, is it?

[Pink Mist]

growing old gracefully is ok but the pain is allways the problem

[Jai Dee]

And I thought the stiffness was attributed to the company I kept at the 19th hole...

Seriously though, it is an age related thing... I'd recommend using Counterpain on your joints (knees and ankles) immediately after your shower after the game, then go and have a good 2 hour Thai massage the next day.

It may not eliminate the stiffness entirely, but it will make a positive difference.

[Gary A]

Get used to it my friend! I feel that way every morning when I get out of bed.

[Abandon]

'pends how old you are, how your circulation is, how overwieght you are, and how much golf you play

[sagit911]

Sometimes, things are slightly more complicated than it seemed. I used to get all stiff in the morning getting up. I also get stiff legs and back while getting out of the car after one or two hours drive or even after sitting in a chair. I have always put it as aging or too much golf.

Four months ago, I got this pain running along my left arm. After seeing a neuro-surgeon, I found that I had quite advanced cervical disc herniation which is like a slipped disc but on the neck part of the spine. My left leg was also affected as I tend to trip once in a while as I was losing control of my left leg a bit.

Had an operation to replace two disc with titanium inserts (titliest brand, I guess) -cost a bomb, and I no longer have this "old man" symptom anymore. I dont mean to worry you but this is my experience.

Sagit911

[paulfr]

I used to feel this way.

Then a friend told me about dehydration.

Said I should be drinking 10-12 glasses of fluid a day that is not caffeine like cokes or coffee or tea.

I started doing it and in a few days no more aches and pains.

Really worked for me.

And to think I spent some 20 years in a constant state of dehydration.

Try it. You'll see a change.