Look into arnica cream. I think it comes in a gel and oral form as well. It helps with soreness and can almost magically prevent bruising.

Edit: I should elaborate about the bruising.. I have three young sons who occasionally do something worthy of bruising, you rub arnica on the affected spot,we are pretty sure it prevented a black eye or two.

"Arnica stimulates your body's natural healing process, facilitating blood flow through the area, which helps to alleviate pain, reduce swelling, and reabsorb bruising. As long as your skin isn't broken, you can apply Arnica topically in a cream or gel form."

finnish sauna with lots of steam, as hot as you can stand it for as long as you can, the finns say the sauna is the poor mans apothecary, you'll be as loose as a dish rag when you come out.

What is your diet like? Ever tried a Keto type diet? I cut out sugar and simple carbs like white bread, noodles, and potatoes. I know regular inflammation is nothing like what you are experiencing but maybe it would help some? I can't believe the improvements cutting sugar did for me.

Best money I ever spent is a hot tub. If your physical condition won't prevent you using one GET IT !!!! I put mine in my detached garage and installed a ceiling fan over it. Building is insulated and has central heat and air in it. I use it year round and in really cold weather pull out of house garage and into other one.

Ice is good for inflammation in the joints
Heat is for opening blood vessels to get more oxygen to muscles and help them relax....

I’ll check it out mark

I practically have cut 65 percent of carbs out of my diet,, I don’t use sugar anymore, very seldom eat anything sweet,, I eat oatmeal every morning and eat a banana or two before bed.. supper is fish, turkey or chicken and low to no starch vegetables

I have used Topricin Cream for several years after fusion in lower back. That said what Mark has posted is very interesting.

What happened to Mark’s post ? Didn’t watch video last night was going to this morning

Yoga, lots of Vit D, sauna and daily use of a soft-sided hyperbaric chamber works for me. It’s a huge tool in the fight against inflammation of all types.

Do you have a health club/ fitness center/YMCA nearby? You could see if they have an introductory membership and use their ice tub, whirlpool and sauna to see if any of them work for you before you make an investment.

Have you seen a physical therapist? Helping with physical problems is what they were trained to do.
I do about an hour exercise regiment on machines every day. 7 different machines.
Except during trapping season. (no time for it.
Started again today. Amazing how much strength and mobility you lose not doing simple execises. I really think it helps with my arthritis.
My buddies there tell me that its just because i'm old. lol
just

Yes, I WAs seeing physical therapy for about two months,, my insurance appraantly thinks that was long enough. My last day was last Tuesday.

Unfortunately I can’t use arnica either,,, it’s got ingredients that interfere with blood thinners

I’m still researching this cream to see if it is safe to use with blood thinners

Magnesium.

Yoga is a wonderful mind body exercise and practice.
Tai Chi and Qigong are also good practices to lear. The body is meant to be moved and both Tai Chi and Qigong are gentle practices. The toughest thing is find a good instructor. Good luck

Mac

A buddy of mine has spinal stenosis in his neck. It is pinching his wiring harness pretty good. He has a hard time standing still without shaking.
When he hands you a tool, you have to give him time to turn loose of it so that you don't drag him across the shop.
His doctor took an xray and an MRI and doesn't understand why he isn't in a hospital bed staring at the ceiling, only able to blink his eyes.
His medicine of choice is weed. As needed. It helps him out immensely.
I have heard a lot of good about CBD oil for chronic pain. It is absorbed through the skin.

Stenosis is a horrible condition,, I’m really suprised that more people have not heard about it,,, there is no cure and it gets progressively worse,,, when the compression on your spinal cord starts causing you weakness in your arms or inability to control your bladder,, that’s usually when you have a lamenectomy with fusion,,, you may or may not regain the strength in your arms,, it depends on how much damage was done to the spinal cord. Lamenectomy is the removal of a section of your vertebrae. Unfortunately I cannot use any weed or cbd with eliquis,,, right now it’s not known if it’s safe or not because not enough studies have been done to see if theres an interaction with weed and eliquis.

I can’t take magnesium anymore either,, I was taking it to help me sleep,, magnesium had interactions with eliquis

I located a yoga instructor here on my town,, going to go that route.