addiction to controlled substances and died from it anyway, I'm not sure why we expect mere mortals to pull themselves out of addiction using nothing but force of will and maybe a bootstrap or two.

or give him whatever he wanted. But even then, he would have been able to do so carefully. One would think.

since the article clearly states he was seeking therapy to avoid BECOMING addicted.

True addiction is a rare phenomenon. Dependence is too often conflated with addiction, and there is no evidence he was even dependent.

What it looks like happened was that he'd wait until the pain got so bad he was ready to jump out of his skin and didn't keep track of what he was taking. If people wait until the pain is severe, it always takes more medication to bring it down than it would have if the medication had been taken in a more timely manner, says she who deal with too many Iron Men post surgery with oral drugs backed up by a healthy squirt of morphine into an IV.

His overall profile is of someone in severe chronic pain who was afraid of the drugs used to treat it.

My point stands, however. Pain, pain management, dependence, addiction and other issues are all entwined, and our approach to it sucks.

The punitive approach never works.

and the search for any relief became the biggest part of their lives.

I am so sorry that he had to endure that pain and that our culture is not more supportive and healing oriented to those who suffer chronic pain.

due to chronic pain. All played competitive sports but none performed night after night like Prince.
I can't imagine what he went through with all those gyrations not to mention those high heels.

I guess his clothes were made especially for this visual effect.

A doctor told me that

but was not prepared to twist my spine or watch the bunions grow. I abandoned high heels at 30 - and told hubby I'd wear them if he wore them as well. I have friends who would die without their high heels -consequences be damned.

we spent tons of time talking about 'how does he do it' because he was about our age and we had this list of 'can't no mores' while Prince did it all in those platforms....Purple Rain tour he did these leaps from up high, and he did that stuff for years. It's very similar to the athletes although the sports world.

I made the other bargain after many injuries. I cut out much of what I used to do because the deal they were offering was 'take tons of drugs, keep doing the work' and I figured out that ends with addiction and then early death. The doctors would have given me anything. They did give me anything.

always exercised and switched from running, jogging and aerobics to walking and calisthenics - so far so good - I have the odd shoulder pain every now and then, but it stops after exercise. I take a baby aspirin daily. Big pharma would be out of business if they needed me.

And I still intend to return to some of my work as I age, they just don't expect older people to take the falls and do the physical stuff like they do with younger people, so by skipping the middle chapters I intend to get a good last act!

That combined with lifting stretchers has messed up my left knee - it'll probably be both at some point. I feel terrible for him, chronic, unrelenting hip pain must have been horrible. I wish he'd been able to have the surgery he needed. Still so hard to believe he's gone.

you need one every five years - who could handle that?

I've had more discussions and experience with elderly people who've had replacements, so it's understandable younger people like Prince wouldn't see it in the same way.

It all is starting to add up. His last album, Musicology, is he and a piano.

He wanted to keep performing in the way he could with his hip and foot pain.

He changed over to the piano solo to keep going.

Over-using the body is the culprit.

Real large joints in the fingers. Must have hurt a lot worse than mine.

I really think his body was going through some changes and his normal meds probably dropped his blood pressure by too much. I have had that happen a lot lately. I am on the lowest dosage and out of the blue i will almost pass out. I will carefully move to my desk and check my bp and yet it will be something like 70/50. That is what it was on Monday for no real reason, then after a little bit it is back up around 110/80. There are so many things that start happening to ones body when they get older. Especially if they are thin people. Doctors do not ever think thin people have cardiovascular problems.

His religion prevented him from getting the surgery that could have given him relief.

Not only is it good for pain management but it can help you kick an addiction to pain meds.

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I guess it is being recommended and might be added. I also heard it is being recommended as a way for people to get off of heroin.

as my PT told me, by the time I was 35 and have had to continually alter my activities accordingly since. Now facing 60, I have to do numerous stretches and exercises just to get dressed and functional every day. I don't do meds other than IB and the movement. Once I stop moving, I'm done.

How did I use it all up? By throwing 44,000lbs of freight on any given day for 15 years and other bad for my body activities that helped ruin some of my orthopedic anatomy.

RIP, Prince. After watching the incredible moves you had in your shows, I can see how you were in pain after years of doing that.

A few others posted in this thread as well, compassion for Prince being in chronic pain from over-using his body.

He was so animated and had some of the craziest dance moves and jumping off risers and all that in heels will do you in eventually. Many DUers are aging baby boomers, most of us have had our share of hard work and know what this kind of pain is like.

beloved by other addicts and perverts. And that's ok. I didn't like his "music" and no one made me listen to it. Freedom is as freedom does.

Thank you in advance.

That, or they're really Mr. Hand:

That's significant and speaks for itself.

And those are some rather ugly comments you made.

on your claim that Prince was a "pervert."

And while you're at it, maybe you could let us know, in greater detail, your views on addiction.