Steven Tyler, currently 61 years of age, of Aerosmith is back in rehab -- this time for an addiction to prescription painkillers for "severe chronic pain" stemming from a decade of orthopedic injuries to his knees and feet of which requires more surgeries for recovery. He has, seemingly, acknowledged and taken responsibility for his addiction and with the help of "family and a team of medical professionals" is looking forward to a speedy recovery so he can start performing again. He checked himself in at a rehab facility that deals with pain management.
"Managing and controlling his pain has been challenging, and despite our use of alternative therapies and the creation of custom shoes built by a team of engineers from Timberland, Steven's pain has progressed. The balance between managing his pain and avoiding addiction is tenuous and difficult and his bravery in persevering through rigorous touring is admirable. As with many athletes, Steven put his performance first as he struggled with acute pain for years."
Not only has he been having chronic/severe issues with his knees and feet but he had to recover from breaking his shoulder after falling off stage in August while performing at a concert. Surely, one could suspect, he was dealing with pain issues and medicating them at that time as well.
Kramer, Aerosmith's drummer who also suffered addiction during the 70's and 80's, said "[he thought] that he [Steven Tyler] needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health".
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith enters rehab for addiction to prescription painkillers
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"Managing and controlling his pain has been challenging, and despite our use of alternative therapies and the creation of custom shoes built by a team of engineers from Timberland, Steven's pain has progressed. The balance between managing his pain and avoiding addiction is tenuous and difficult and his bravery in persevering through rigorous touring is admirable. As with many athletes, Steven put his performance first as he struggled with acute pain for years."
Not only has he been having chronic/severe issues with his knees and feet but he had to recover from breaking his shoulder after falling off stage in August while performing at a concert. Surely, one could suspect, he was dealing with pain issues and medicating them at that time as well.
Kramer, Aerosmith's drummer who also suffered addiction during the 70's and 80's, said "[he thought] that he [Steven Tyler] needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health".
For those that may not know, some of Aerosmith's hit albums include Rocks
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