I didn't take any pain medication before or after PT for years. Didn't have anything to take, unfortunately. The last couple times I told my PCP that if I didn't have something to take for the pain, I wouldn't be able to do it, and she gave me low dose tramadol. I would take a half before PT, and then the other half that night.

I no longer do PT. I do yoga and other exercise classes online with Silver Sneakers and YMCA360. Helps me more than any PT ever did. Helps my mind and spirit, too.

There's a beautiful Seated Yoga for Pain Relief on the Silver Sneakers YouTube channel. Only 15 minutes, very gentle, very helpful, especially on a bad day. Here's the link to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soghFlLS4-s