Coincidentally...the NYT ran an article on wine as a pain-killer, but not in the detail you provided.
Seems this woman permanently damaged her (I think) rotator cuff (cant remember exactly) .... she spent a day painting bookshelves, and the repetitive motion caused the damage.
She said she was in tough shape....constant pain, couldn’t raise her arm, etc etc etc.
The ONLY thing that helped was a glass of wine.
The article dealt w/ the nation’s unstinting use of opinoid drugs for pain.
Does wine cure hiccups? :0)
"The ONLY thing that helped was a glass of wine."
That's her story and she's sticking to it. LOL