I was a college gymnast.
I was constantly working on the next best thing and pushing my body.
I constantly was fighting injuries. I wore a knee brace, wrist brace and taped my ankles. I also regularly soaked in a hot tub and got massages. Combine this with daily stretching and working out, I hardly noticed the pain. After I graduated college and joined the workforce, I couldn’t do the high intensity training that I did. Instead I do a much more relaxed workout everyday. I try to stretch every day, but it doesn’t always happen. My injuries have caught up to me. My knees, hips and ankles hurt. My back flares up occasionally. I started worrying that I would need a steroid injection for the pain. I also was concerned my doctor would want to give me pain pills. I then found that medical cannabis is a solution. With medical need it is a natural product with no side effects. I also don’t need to get high or even smoke something. My budtender actually suggested a topical for my issues. This is a CBD cream that applies directly to the inflamed areas. It reduces inflammation in the body and relaxes my muscles. I noticed that after using the cream I felt great. I had more mobility and felt way better. If I missed a day with the cream I felt just awful. It really does a great job. It is like a more powerful icy hot. It makes the area tingle and numbs it a bit. It also smells really nice.