So last Friday my back for the 3rd time in 6 months spasmed. It was alright after about 5 minutes but a tad tender through the weekend. On Monday I
went to work feeling fine, hop on one of the bikes there to go to a job on site. While working both my legs go completely numb on me and I get a ride
back to the shop and head to the E.R. not knowing what was going on. The doctor there gave me a prescription for anti-inflammatory and tells me there
is nothing he can do and sends me on my way. I went to the neuro-muscular therapist I've been seeing, he tells me my back is completely twisted worse
than he's seen in his career. An hour of agony with him releasing all my back hip and leg muscles he tells me no exercise for a week other than going
for a walk to keep things mobile.
To end the long story, I'm looking at buying a set of inversion boots and bar to help keep my back from constantly going out of wack. Is there
anyone here that uses these for back problems??? It sounds like if progressed slowly, you can solve a lot of issues without a whole lot of hassle. I
thought of a table, but they are twice the money and take up to much space than I have.
shaggs2riches - 15-6-2012 at 06:34 PM
ummm the ladies can use them too. :P
rocfighter - 15-6-2012 at 06:46 PM
I think at this point I would die if I tried this. So I guess my answer is NOOO!!B-Roc - 15-6-2012 at 07:12 PM
What about PT? I ruptured discs in my neck back in '08 and opted for PT instead of surgery. The results come slower but I feel they are more
permanent then chiro. My PT straightened my entire back and neck and now, 4 years later, I feel my neck, back and discs are significantly more
healthy then they were when I was injured.
I use to visit a chiro every month at least once to fix some tweak or spasm in my back and neck. I've only been to a chiro 2x in 4 years after
working with a PT and continuing on to this day with the exercises they gave me to work on at home.
If insurance pays for it, I'd try PT.
My boss has an inversion unit though. He too has a bad lower back. I can't recall if he likes it or still uses it but I know around the time I was
doing PT he was doing inversion.lad - 15-6-2012 at 09:44 PM
I had low back problems for years at desk monkey jobs.
Tried PT, chiro, a spinal contour template thingie...
and also a tilt table for a while...didn't hardly use it and tried it once later when the bolts weren't tight on the pivot...head hit basement
concrete floor 10 yrs ago...ouch...(hey, suddenly that explains a lot!) :o
This may may sound wussy, but search youtube for a simple yoga forward bend.
You just gotta breathe into it > slowly, gently lower your torso > relax all hip/back/waist muscles by breathing and just let your top half
dangle down loose for a while.
It worked better than anything else for me. Stretches and relaxes everything and takes no time or cost.
Don't worry if you can't bend over as much, or touch the floor, (like most chicks can -they have the unfair advantage of a lower COG). I
still can hardly bend all the way after years of practice. But it's all about stretching, not like counting off sit-ups or grabbing for the brass
ring.
Just hang, breathe, and chill...your upper weight will naturally stretch the lower spine and supporting muscles. (and if you fall over, it'll
still be a shorter trip than with gravity boots or a tilt table!)shaggs2riches - 16-6-2012 at 08:41 AM
Was thinking of PT if the problem gets worse. The Nero-muscular therapist says I have a tilted pelvis and an exaggerated lumbar lordosis. All my
associated muscles and shortened and really tight. He has been able to get it straightened out to where I should be, but through muscle memory it will
keep coming back. So far my work will only cover so much of the costs each year so I have to limit my visits. I tried the front bend with knees
slightly bent and it made a huge difference to which muscles were getting stretched. I will try that for a while first. The inversion looks like it
might be great for exercises though so maybe in a while I will get one.
Thanks fellas much appreciated.Drewculous - 16-6-2012 at 10:27 AM
Ive done inverted situps before, but never just "hung out" like that lolkitedelight - 18-6-2012 at 06:22 PM
mmm, so.... gotta point this one out..
"I went to the neuro-muscular therapist I've been seeing, he tells me my back is completely twisted worse than he's seen in his career"
In beginning front bends, you can bend the knees until you get more flexible. The whole point is to relax and let gravity stretch the muscles, never
to strain to touch the floor. It's so simple - unless you have a really screwed up back and twisted muscles or something.
Total inversion can really send the blood to your head fast! But you can sure get a workout trying a few inverted crunches!Feyd - 19-6-2012 at 04:16 PM
I have an inversion table. WHen I get really cranked up I'll do some time on it.
Friggen love that thing. You don't have to go totally inverted, you can do it incrementally. Mine is made by Teeter.
