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Meanwhile FDA (whose research is Big-Pharma-funded) just forced Primus' pain-management medical food Limbrel off the market on bogus grounds. Big Pharma makes its huge profits on opioids, not alternative approaches. I need Limbrel to function! @Medical_Foods

A President's budget proposal doesn't matter -- and never has. You'll remember 44 always low-balled NIH, and Senate and House committees gave $2b bumps in FY16 and 17 and (hopefully) 18. Honestly, it's time for another doubling.

I had a lot of pain in my right arm and shoulder for several years. I stopped doing a lot. Navy doctor sent my retired USAF body to physical therapy. After 8 weeks of "torture" twice a week, the pain was gone in my right shoulder and arm. Physical Therapy is better than meds!

Physical therapist explained that when a body part hurt, we stop using it making it weaker and in more pain. Muscles help support the bones and keep them in place to prevent pain. Loss of muscle tone as humans age is the culprit causing the most pain. Stuff I am still learning...

I really didn't understand how exercises using a painful arm could improve that arm joint and make the use of that arm and shoulder become pain free. However, it worked. It took more time than just popping pills, but it is so worth the effort and time I spent doing it.

Now I have 2 tools for in my arsenal other than medications to access to avoid pain. When I was in the USAF, a psychiatrist taught me how to also use hypnosis on myself to deal with some types of pain, but not the chronic pain like my arm was having.

seems simple quit causing pain you and the rest of the dumbshits

It should be done if there is a policy for encouraging private participation.

Well NIH does piss away lot's of money. Since I work there.