I don't intend to provide a prescription here, however, with progressing age, I believe everyone faces challenges on fitness and joints, in general. I, myself, had to either take time off just to ease off the pain or take pain killers just to reduce the discomfort.
However, one thing is that I now tend to observe myself and immediately ease off once I start feeling any kind of discomfort. One thing, which everyone knows but seldomly obeys is that we are not that physically fit that we can have prolonged sessions and extend this approach to multiple days.
Having stated the obvious, I realized that instead of taking pain killers, if I change my habits and also incorporate yoga into my morning regime then that greatly helps me in keeping me agile and nimble. I actually, never thanked UpSideDownCarl for it, but it was his photos doing some serious yoga poses which triggered the entire process.
But be aware, that we are not talking about miracles here and to really realize the benefit, it needs to be done daily and has to be integral part of your daily routine.
Kindly also check with your therapist or physician before adopting any new regime, this goes without saying.
Thank you and be safe!
KM1976