Quote: (06-20-2018 01:30 PM)whatitdowhatitdoes Wrote:
My father is getting a bit up there in age, he is 58 years old and he is a general contractor...he wakes up at 6AM to head to work and doesn't wrap up his day until 6PM....he is the hardest working guy I know and his body is starting to give out. I help him with jobs on the weekends but I have a 9-5 during the week and there is really only so much I can do.
His knees are giving him problems and I am curious if anyone on this forum has found remedies or solutions for this? I know the most basic advice is to "take it easy" and "not work as hard" but I might as well just smack myself in the head with a hammer because I have told him that about a million times and he doesn't want to hear it
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I think this is a great forum
When something hurts, that's your body's way of telling you to stay off it. The solution is for him to find a job in the field where he's not punishing his knees. This is why men in construction graduate to foreman or desk jobs.
This was a constant battle I had with my ex. She had back problems and insisted in working through her pain. She's now on permanent disability (and was one of those people you read about who got addicted to pain pills). All the cures and workarounds can't save a body that's been pushed too hard.
Addendum: Humans were not meant for hard physical labor long term. Before the Industrial Revolution, when men (and women) worked the land, they'd have lots of kids, so the young ones could take over the backbreaking work when they came of age.
It's like that old folk song we used to sing in grade school "When I First Came To This Land." The final verse starts with "I called my son...my work is done." This was a comment on how the next of kin would take over doing the physical labor.
Anyway, corporate American isn't set up like the old family farms and basically works people till they break. This is why so many people are on disability these days.