Comments on: to my health, part IV: the revolver http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/ because a Reverend can't be wrong. Wed, 09 May 2012 16:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-143267 Daniel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:06:28 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-143267 Well, damn. You took all the hard work out of it. :) Well, damn. You took all the hard work out of it. :)

]]> By: Emily http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-143266 Emily Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:04:42 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-143266 Here's their site: <a href="http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/</a> Here's their site: http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/

]]> By: Daniel http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-143265 Daniel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:19:27 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-143265 If they charge $30 that's a pretty good deal. I pay $25/copay now<br>anyway. I'll check it out. Thank you! If they charge $30 that's a pretty good deal. I pay $25/copay now
anyway. I'll check it out. Thank you!

]]> By: Emily http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-143264 Emily Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:46:17 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-143264 There is a massage school in Lewisville. Last I checked they charge $30 for an hour long student massage. I don't know if they take insurance or not, but might be worth checking out even if you can only go once or twice a month. There is a massage school in Lewisville. Last I checked they charge $30 for an hour long student massage. I don't know if they take insurance or not, but might be worth checking out even if you can only go once or twice a month.

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142963 Jim Reverend Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:06:28 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142963 Well, damn. You took all the hard work out of it. :) Well, damn. You took all the hard work out of it. :)

]]> By: Emily http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142962 Emily Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:04:42 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142962 Here's their site: <a href="http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/</a> Here's their site: http://www.bodyworkstudies.com/

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142961 Jim Reverend Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:19:27 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142961 If they charge $30 that's a pretty good deal. I pay $25/copay now<br>anyway. I'll check it out. Thank you! If they charge $30 that's a pretty good deal. I pay $25/copay now
anyway. I'll check it out. Thank you!

]]> By: Emily http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142960 Emily Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:17 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142960 There is a massage school in Lewisville. Last I checked they charge $30 for an hour long student massage. I don't know if they take insurance or not, but might be worth checking out even if you can only go once or twice a month. There is a massage school in Lewisville. Last I checked they charge $30 for an hour long student massage. I don't know if they take insurance or not, but might be worth checking out even if you can only go once or twice a month.

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142953 Jim Reverend Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:41:43 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142953 Let me know if you get the insurance going. If by guinea pig you mean someone to test bill to, I could handle that. <br><br>I'll try to do the Neti every day for a week, even if it all just goes down my throat, and will get one of those balls to sit on instead of a regular chair when at the home office.<br><br>Thank you! Let me know if you get the insurance going. If by guinea pig you mean someone to test bill to, I could handle that.

I'll try to do the Neti every day for a week, even if it all just goes down my throat, and will get one of those balls to sit on instead of a regular chair when at the home office.

Thank you!

]]> By: Jim Reverend http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142952 Jim Reverend Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:38:06 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142952 I use a Neti pot every other day-ish. I could stand to do more but on bad days when I know it isn't going to actually go anywhere but down my throat, I skip it. <br><br>I can certainly work towards making my home workspace better and a giant exercise ball to sit on is a really good idea. I used to have one of those chairs that you kneel in, but after a few hours it made me more sore than it did help. <br><br>I will look into a massage school. Great idea. Thank you!!! I use a Neti pot every other day-ish. I could stand to do more but on bad days when I know it isn't going to actually go anywhere but down my throat, I skip it.

I can certainly work towards making my home workspace better and a giant exercise ball to sit on is a really good idea. I used to have one of those chairs that you kneel in, but after a few hours it made me more sore than it did help.

I will look into a massage school. Great idea. Thank you!!!

]]> By: Laura http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-143580 Laura Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-143580 Working on the insurance billing thing. I need a guinea pig or five to get my process down. Amanda said pretty much all my other thoughts. I know what points I would do on you; herbally I hesitate to prescribe until you've tried the ergonomic tweaks and nasal lavage. But kudzu root probably wouldn't hurt. I am not proud to admit that I led the charge in raiding the school pharmacy when the air conditioning was giving us all wind-invasion stiff neck. Tastes awful. Really effective. YMMV with capsules. YMMV anyway. For other crap, ping me about a week after you've optimized your work setup and have been rinsing your nose every day, and I'll see what I got. Working on the insurance billing thing. I need a guinea pig or five to get my process down.

Amanda said pretty much all my other thoughts. I know what points I would do on you; herbally I hesitate to prescribe until you’ve tried the ergonomic tweaks and nasal lavage. But kudzu root probably wouldn’t hurt. I am not proud to admit that I led the charge in raiding the school pharmacy when the air conditioning was giving us all wind-invasion stiff neck. Tastes awful. Really effective. YMMV with capsules. YMMV anyway. For other crap, ping me about a week after you’ve optimized your work setup and have been rinsing your nose every day, and I’ll see what I got.

]]> By: amanda http://revjim.net/2009/06/29/to-my-health-part-iv-the-revolver/comment-page-1/#comment-142950 amanda Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:48:37 +0000 http://revjim.net/?p=12151#comment-142950 I don't know precisely what your health problems are, so maybe these suggestions don't work for you. That said -- for tension/pain in the neck, have you ergonomically tweaked your workspace? I've been thinking about this a lot lately because Stephen recently had some serious neck!fail likely caused by bad workspace ergonomics compounded by stress, so we've been ergonomically tweaking everything. One interesting thing we tried recently is having him use an inflatable exercise ball to sit on instead of a chair at his home desk. Stephen says it forces him to really focus on his posture and keep his body moving a bit, which helps some of the pain he's been having. Also, both he and I have installed programs on our work computers which tell us when to take breaks -- ten second breaks every five minutes or so, five minute breaks every 50 minutes or so -- to reduce eyestrain and other rsi stuff. If you have headaches, I imagine eyestrain would make them worse, so that might help as well.<br><br>Also, for drainage, do you do any kind of nasal irrigation? The most common is a neti pot, but I have a machine called a Grossan Hydro Pulse which is a bit more hardcore but also kind of expensive ($100). Neti pots are pretty cheap though. People do this primarily for sinus problems but I find it helps with drainage too. <br><br>Also, for massage -- is there a massage school anywhere near you? They tend to offer free or reduced cost massages from students. I don't know precisely what your health problems are, so maybe these suggestions don't work for you. That said — for tension/pain in the neck, have you ergonomically tweaked your workspace? I've been thinking about this a lot lately because Stephen recently had some serious neck!fail likely caused by bad workspace ergonomics compounded by stress, so we've been ergonomically tweaking everything. One interesting thing we tried recently is having him use an inflatable exercise ball to sit on instead of a chair at his home desk. Stephen says it forces him to really focus on his posture and keep his body moving a bit, which helps some of the pain he's been having. Also, both he and I have installed programs on our work computers which tell us when to take breaks — ten second breaks every five minutes or so, five minute breaks every 50 minutes or so — to reduce eyestrain and other rsi stuff. If you have headaches, I imagine eyestrain would make them worse, so that might help as well.

Also, for drainage, do you do any kind of nasal irrigation? The most common is a neti pot, but I have a machine called a Grossan Hydro Pulse which is a bit more hardcore but also kind of expensive ($100). Neti pots are pretty cheap though. People do this primarily for sinus problems but I find it helps with drainage too.

Also, for massage — is there a massage school anywhere near you? They tend to offer free or reduced cost massages from students.

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