Damn you back. Damn you to hell. For years I have suffered various shades of pains and tortures along my spine. 11 years ago a simple roller coaster caused you to seize up and not let go until I was hooked on muscle relaxors (my fault really, but still…). Last winter you wanted more attention and pulled a muscle which caused me to miss a week of work unpaid! Bastard!
Now you have decided that a sprain in my lower back was the right reaction to me carrying a 60-pound motor and my tool bag up a rickety ladder. Your friend, right shoulder, didn’t like that either but he was fixed with a professional massage therapist! Cheap!
Noooo… you want a Chiropractor to fix you! Two weeks of therapy just to get back to work! You better be fucking lucky it happened on the job and the boss has to foot the bill.
I hate you back. I hate you with the fire of a thousand suns.
It’s really too bad we have to give good metabolism, fresh sinews & joints & productive muscles to young people who’s only interest all too often is plopping in front of a TV/Computer, while when we’re old all that once useful equipment is rusted out & fouled.
God got it all wrong. I keep telling him that, but he never … ZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!!!
I started swimming at the request of my wife. My doctor said it was a good idea to keep that up. I have heard of Pilates before, and a friend of mine does it, but jeeze… that is pretty girly stuff. :: d&r ::
As for my general health and activity, they are pretty good. I am a few pounds overweight, but nothing that a summer working as an Air Conditioning contractor won’t solve. I am pretty fit actually. Outside of my fucking back (grrr) I am in pretty good shape.
Oh yeah, other than listening to old people bitch.
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Now you have decided that a sprain in my lower back was the right reaction to me carrying a 60-pound motor and my tool bag up a rickety ladder. QUOTE]
Aah, a plumber. I feel for you, those snakes are abitch to haul up to the roof. Last time we had a root problem, I had to carry the snake up to the roof for the plumber since he was a little tiny Japanes man in his 50’s and moved at the pace of geologic time making odd groaning noises every step. In the rain.
These excercises really help me when my lower back acts up. Although I only do them when my back hurts. Then my back stops hurting. I stop doing them, then my back hurts again and I go back to doing them. You’d think I’d just do them regularly wouldn’t you? Anyway, here is the link. I was told to hold the position for 10 seconds to start with then work my way up to 30 seconds. Pink frilly thing optional.
IANAD, and I don’t know if you have any injuries or anything, but I haven’t had any back problems since I started doing yoga. I started with a tape called “Back Care Yoga” featuring Rodney Yee (whom I love), which is very simple and geared toward beginners. It’s only 20 minutes long, too, so you aren’t making a huge time commitment. I bought one for my 70 year old mother, who does it almost every day and also has experienced significantly reduced back pain.
:: d&r ::