Before an injury it realy helps to be in good physical shape. It also helps to see a good kiropractor before injury. A couple hundred bucks a year to a kiropractor can keep your back in line and prevent the lifting injuries from happening in the first place. You dont have to go to a gym and do extensive workouts either to prevent injury. Basic streatching exercizes like touching your toes in the tub while taking a bath . And gymnastic streaching help. Have carple tunnel? Befor trying surgury try swinging a mop around a floor or finding if you have a pinched nerve in your back. Im 52 years old can still run a marathon and and set a dislocated shoulder by myself ot in the wilds. Being flexible by stretching is not physically hard to do but much more important than heavy workouts or lifting exercizes. Have a great day and work on touching your toes no matter how fat you are! Cheers Steve
On Fri Dec 3rd, 2010 6:53 PM EST Darryl Pitt wrote: > > >L4-5 /L5-S1. discectomies---one the result of a several hundred pound gibeon >slipping off a pedestal at phillips auction house in the late 90s. it didn't >hit the floor---but i later did, after a large disc fragment popped and >migrated into my spinal canal. > >some tips for a non emergency situation... > >AFTER AN EVENT > >--cold first 24h following an event and then heat. >--lower back? lie down. pillows under your calves to press the lower back >down >--any part of your back or neck? invest in a hydrocollator -- you will thank >me -- and they're cheap. > >http://www.isokineticsinc.com/category/hydrocollator > >http://www.scriphessco.com/itemdetail.asp?cat=&MENU=&item=231+0035 > >http://www.chirocity.com/hydrocollatorpacks.aspx > >you'll see heating units being offered for sale (you absolutely don't need >one) as well as terry cloth covers (a few washcloths or folded towel will do >the trick). the hydrocollator itself can either be in immersed in boiling >water on the stove or immersed in water and then microwaved. i prefer the >former. BE CAREFUL! the moist heat is surprisingly penetrating and you can >burn yourself easily. start with 3 layers of towels and then and or subtract >as needed. > > >LATER (for lower back) >--lose weight >--strengthen your core >--stretch. stretch. stretch. > >IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT SURGERY IS REQUIRED > >my fam is crawling with physicians, and the last thing you want is surgery. >if possible, exhaust all other options prior to a date with a surgeon. > >--remember, surgeons are trained (and like to) cut. obtain several opinions; >--all disc issues are not the same--let alone seemingly similar lower back >issues---and treatments vary. >--both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons can do most jobs; >--check your physician's training, specialization and ongoing education. so >very important. easy to do online. things are so specialized these days..if >you have a lower back issue, it's usually best to go with someone whose >practice focuses on the same. >--have a lexis search done on the physician for lawsuits >--do not evaluate the surgeon based on whether you like him or her---this is >not match.com. do the aforementioned research and limit your decision to the >resume. > > >be well and all best / d > > >On Dec 3, 2010, at 6:03 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> that's what I've been doing with my pain in >>> the back the last few years (herniated disk). :-/ >> >>> I partially separated my C3 and C4 vertebrae several years ago >> >> Welcome to the HD* club! ;-) >> >> *herniated disk >> >> L3-L4 here in Germany, >> >> Bernd >> >> P.S.: >> >>> Try falling out of trees and see what that does to your neck and back. >> >> I did try when I was thirteen... neck and back were ok but my left >> elbow burst into bits and pieces. Have a crooked arm ever since :-( >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
