Table 2.
Pain, Medication and Health Condition of Each Subject
| Subject # | Pain before | Pain after | Medication | Self-described health condition and exercise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No pain | No pain | None | No health complaint |
| (0) | (0) | Does fast walking on the beach 4×/wk, strength training 3×/wk, swims | ||
| 3×/wk & goes to an athletic club 4×/wk | ||||
| 2 | No pain | No pain | None | Experiences extreme heat sometimes in ankles & lower extremities |
| (0) | (0) | Had heart murmur as a child | ||
| Does running, cycling, & rowing; uses elliptic machine; swims 3-4×/wk 20 min to 1 hr; walks on the beach often; goes to a club; & trains outdoors | ||||
| 3 | No pain | No pain | None | No health complaint |
| (0) | (0) | Had 5 children & eats only raw food | ||
| Runs 3 days/wk and does yoga 2 days/wk outdoors & at home | ||||
| 4 | No pain | No pain | None | Contractor with no physical problems |
| (0) | (0) | Likes surfing & fishing; indulges in sugar & sodas moderately | ||
| 5 | Low back pain (5–6) | No pain (0) | Voltaren 0.5 g/day | Real estate manager & handyman has lower back pain when stressed |
| Surfs daily & likes hiking | ||||
| 6 | No pain | No pain | Ibuprofen | Did not mention why he takes ibuprofen |
| (0) | (0) | 800 mg once/wk | Does cycling 2×/wk in neighborhood | |
| 7 | Middle back pain | Middle back pain | Nature-Throid | Has knee osteoarthritis, Lyme disease & candidiasis Likes swimming but stopped 4 weeks before the study because of knee injury |
| (3) | (0.5) | 0.5 g/d | ||
| 8 | No pain | No pain | None | No physical problem to report |
| (0) | (0) | Does brisk walking ∼30 min at home & outdoors | ||
| Very conscious about food & eats only healthy fats from vegetables | ||||
| 9 | Neck/shoulder (1) | No pain | None | Experienced arrhythmia 2 years ago that was immediately corrected with potassium supplementation |
| Numness in arms+thumbs (1) | (0) | Experiences shortness of breath with activity Does not exercise but eats as much high-quality fat her body accepts | ||
| 10 | No pain | No pain | None | Is seeing a chiropractor for a stiff & sore neck |
| (0) | (0) | Does not exercise currently | ||
| Does meditation in groups & takes a singing class |
Numbers in parenthesis () represent level of pain: 0=no pain, 10=intolerable pain.
wk, week; d, day; min, minutes; hr, hour.