Maybe you're doing it wrong. Good one!
--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > One of the first indications that all was not cool in the > Emerald > > City > > > was when I was still flying and a chiropractor took my back X- > rays > > > after I had thrown my back out. He said " So how long have you > been > > > jogging?" I explained to him how I was practicing flying and he > > > explained to me the implications on my vertebrae by sitting in > full > > > lotus and bouncing on my butt, even on foam. He showed me how > that > > > posture actually takes you butt cheeks away from protecting the > > spine > > > during flying so that I was compressing my discs. It was very > > > visible, my bottom discs were compressed like a marathon > runners. > > He > > > tried to explain the implications of my behavior but, of course, > I > > was > > > too enlightened for his advise at the time. I don't know if > discs > > can > > > recover from such a stress but my back is great these days from > all > > > the core training workouts I do so I can't assess if I sustained > any > > > long term damage. What was interesting for me was that I saw my > > > compressed discs at the time and still continued to practice > flying > > > until I got out of the mindset that I was doing cosmic good for > > > myself. I remember the sickening feeling that perhaps MMY and > his > > > crew did not understand the implications of his program on > people's > > > backs and I might have set myself up for a very painful old > age. > > Time > > > will tell I guess. > > > > FWIW, unlike many people I know who are my age > > (and even younger), I do not have any lower back > > problems. And I'm a *very* active hopper. Never > > had a sore butt or injured knees from hopping, > > either. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <groups@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > on 8/5/06 4:13 PM, Jason Spock at jedi_spock@ wrote: > > > > > > > > Sore butts certainly yes. Has anybody developed hernia or > > any other > > > > complication from this.?? > > > > > > > > Many people have injured knees and backs. My wife had to have > > > surgery on one > > > > knee, injured while hopping. > > > Maybe you're doing it wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
