--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
Exactly my experience too. What are "core training workouts"? I'm gradually healing my back but have some ways to go. 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/
