Call it tai chi, that’s a martial art, very manly.
From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 2:26 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain Thanks. I imagine that me sliding way down I’m my chair all day does not help. I did yoga once at a resort while on vacation. It was pleasant. Might lose my man card but if it makes me feel better put some lipstick on me and call me sally. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net <mailto:sterl...@avative.net> > wrote: This. I have had lower back issues for a long time, and sciatica too. In fact, I have such bad nerve pinching in my waist that the top sides of both my thighs are numb and don’t even grow hair anymore, it’s super weird and has a name for it that I forget. In the early days, when I would do some random thing and be immobile in pain for a day or two I would go to physical therapy. They gave me the proper exercises and that worked. Until I got bored of them and didn’t do them anymore, then I was back to square one. Over five years ago I started doing Yoga three times a week. Nothing fancy, just basic flows. That solved all my problems except when I really overexert myself and pull a muscle. You should get xrays/MRI etc to rule out any significant structural problems, or find out if anything is related to disc/nerve problems first. Then you should go to a physical therapist for more than a few times to really get things strengthened and balance. Learn to change your posture and sitting etc. Then you should take up something similar to Yoga that you enjoy that does similar exercise of the therapy and you should be good for life. I also bought a really expensive chair for sitting in at work and home at the computer. A good chair and good posture and doing some stretches every now and then to break up the sitting will go a long ways. That’s my two cents, good luck! From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:16 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain Interesting. From: can...@believewireless.net <mailto:can...@believewireless.net> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:56 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain For over 30 years I suffered with back pain. MRIs, X-rays, chiropractors, doctors, back surgeons, etc. My sister recommended a doctor whom she said did wonders for a friend of hers. I walked in the room, the doctor said, "Where is your pain?" I pointed to my lower back and she said, "What do you do?" After explaining I mostly sit in a chair, she said, "You have dead butt syndrome." (Look it up.) Basically, my hips were weak. Strengthened them (and continue to) and boom, back problems gone. Look for a "directional non-force technique " chiropractor if you haven't had one already. The one I went to for the longest time, was able to keep me moving for 3-6 weeks before problems would resurface. He would never give me a straight answer as to what was causing my back problems but continued to cash my checks every time I showed up. On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 12:41 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> > wrote: I have tried chiropractic. Didn't do much at all. Those injections work. I really should just go get one. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:37 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain I can see where that would accomplish the same thing without having all your blood go to your head. A physical therapist or even a chiropractor might have something. Although I'm leery of chiropractors wanting to sell you "adjustments", i.e. back and neck cracking. Yeah, you'll either feel better or be paralyzed for life. -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain I've tried that too but you can only suspend yourself for so long. One of our employees has a traction table at an office and says it helps. Ken Hohhof wrote: > Muscle spasm, or something else? I used to get those years ago, any > pills they wanted to give me were useless. Activity seemed to help, > rest made it worse, I almost wonder if one of those gizmos that > suspend you upside down hanging from your feet would help. When I > would get them, putting my weight on my arms like a gymnast on the > parallel bars would temporarily relieve the pain, but of course you can't do that forever. > > If it's not a muscle problem but possibly something more serious like > spine or disc or pinched nerve, I wouldn't fool around, I'd get a > doctor to look at it. And a different doctor if necessary. One thing > I have learned is that an MRI is way better than a CT scan. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On > Behalf Of Jay Weekley > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:18 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain > > A TENS unit helps me. I'm not sure if it's making the pain go away or > if I'm just distracted from it by being electrocuted. > > Chuck McCown wrote: >> Once or twice a year, I sit down wrong, or sneeze or just reach for >> something and my back will put me on the floor. Days of almost not >> being able to walk, yelling in pain to just roll over in bed. >> Some years I take an IM torodol injection (or whatever its generic is >> called nowadays). Or I just take huge does of Tylenol and Motrin. I >> have tried the ice packs, hot baths, elastic belts etc. Nothing but >> massive doses of NSAIDs seem to work and they take time. >> Have not had an MRI but the interwebs seem to think this is a very >> common thing and that I am doing what most do. >> Not sure if they sell MJ out in Wendover Nevada yet, but I am only 99 >> miles away. 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