A friend of mine had chronic back pain and eventually had to get a couple of discs fused. He'd be fine, then bend over to pick something up and collapse on the ground and be bed ridden and on pain pills for a week. He went with me one year to plant trees, basically carrying a 30 pound back pack for 5 miles a day, swinging an adze like tool and bending over up to 4,000 times a day 6 1/2 days a week. He had no back problems then or for almost a year afterwards. Being a disc jockey, sitting around, was hell on his back. Myself, it took over 10 years for my back to show any signs of debilitation after no longer planting trees. I did continue to do construction work and cut/split wood by hand though. Now, no longer framing and hauling lumber, I have to do bending spine twisting exercises every day in order to be able to stand at the lathe and turn out parts for more than an hour or two at a time. One day recently I discovered that I had knee pain when climbing ladders. My knees had never hurt before! Doing 20 deep knee bends twice a day cured that. It took a week of trying before I could do one.
Good muscles will do a lot to compensate for bad bones. ode At 06:43 AM 1/4/2005 -5, you wrote: > >> I'm wondering if anyone knows a good, effective way to get to the root >> of back pain. I am constantly straining my aching back, and am wondering >> if there's a reason why some people have a tendency for it while others >> do not. >> >> And for that matter...is there a good cure? >> >> ~Nathan > >Excellent questions, Nathan. > >One way I reduced my back problems was to use a chiropractor. I'll >leave it to you to research how to find a good one. I was lucky enough >to have decent luck with the first guy I went to. > >I hobbled into their office barely able to stand up, with my back >locked and causing a lot of pain. > >After some testing and a round of x-rays he gave me an adjustment. I >walked out of there a little bit sore from the unaccustomed >manipulation of my neck and spine, but standing straight, able to move >freely, and without the debilitating pain I'd suffered for days. > >I had regular visits for 2 or 3 years and had few if any problems. > >Later, I learned from reading on the web that diligent use of >stretching and twisting exercises can, if done properly, yield most or >all the benefits of the chiropractic adjustments. > >I have since managed to avoid serious back problems with irregular >though frequent short sessions of exercises to twist and stretch my >spine. I could be more diligent, but have gotten by without >chiropractic for the last several years. > >If cost is an issue, investigate this option. If not, chiro is likely a >bit more comprehensive. > >Hope that helps. > >Mike D. > > >[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] >[[email protected] ] >[Speaking only for myself... ] > > >-- >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
