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You’re welcome, and good luck to you. Sounds like you’ve got your hands full recovering from the concussion too. I hear you about looking for other options for pain relief. Other than CBD cream and gentle movement (even stretches, range of motion exercises from bed or bed yoga), we (my dad has PMR, and I’m his caregiver, but also have a different inflammatory arthritis) found topical peppermint essential oil (the smell is more pleasant to me than to me than Salonpas or Icy Hot) to help. I tried Voltaten gel, but didn’t notice much relief. Neither of us tolerates medication well (hence the topicals). I have a different type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the tendons within the joints, and I got a lot of relief out of k-tape. With his PMR, my dad has more muscle pain than joint pain, so I’m not sure if it would it would help as helpful, but I just remembered I get a lot of relief out of k-tape for something so simple.