Last Wednesday morning while putting on my left sock I tweaked my back again. I thought it’d be much like the last episode I mentioned in that I’d be back to normal in a few days, unfortunately this bout is getting worse …at times. During rehearsal yesterday I couldn’t bare to sit, the night before that I was unable to sleep and all through work (the shop) I’m fussing about trying to find any sort of comfortableness in anything I had to do. It’s been awful.
Interestingly enough though, after taking a two Motrin from the sister while at dinner last night, I was actually able to stand upright and walk away from the table in minimal pain. The odd thing was though, every time I took a step with my left foot I would feel a ‘click’ in my lower back/hip area. It didn’t go away either, and this morning, now that the pain is back, when I force myself to step through, I can get the click to happen regularly again.
So yeah, something’s rotten in the state of my Denmark back and as much as I fear the chiropractor, I may have to bite the voodoo doctor bullet and see the guy. I think I’ll give myself a few more days and some self-induced stretching therapy of sorts first, and failing that, drag myself to see someone. I may also try that Robaxacet crap as well. I hate taking medication though. Your body hurts because something’s wrong and covering it up isn’t fixing he problem.
The most annoying thing about this pain is that it doesn’t stick to the back and instead ebbs into my upper leg/hip/mid-back and groin areas as well. It makes it hard to breath, hard to do something for any prolonged length of time and really hard to transition between different positions …sitting to standing for example. Argggh …I hate pain!
Can they do spinal implants yet?
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Chiropractors are your friends, Troy. At least my Chiro is, he figured out a long standing pain in the shoulder issue I’d been having for years, and within a few visits it hasn’t come back.
But just like medical doctors there are quacks too, the Chiro before him was a “crack crack crack see you next week” type of guy. Sometimes I felt worse leaving his office than when I went in.
So sorry to hear you’re dealing with that! My mom is having a lot of back problems too- I know how it can pretty much dominate your whole life.
I’ve never seen a chiropractor, but a friend swears by hers, and says he fixed her up after she suffered a broken neck.
If all else fails, whiskey.
I like the whiskey idea!
I used to visit a chiropractor regularly (for 3 or 4 years) when I was a teenager. My Mom went, and she figured it was good for me seeing as I was into that motocross thing. I’m familiar with the routine and positions etc., and yes Dave, familiar with the ‘crack, crack, crack see you in a few weeks’ thing as well. I’ve heard good things and of course I’ve heard bad. Fatal, actually.
Anyway, I’ve decided to see a physical therapist who specializes in sport injuries. I know that many of my issues stem from poor stretching habits, but in the same breath my stretching has been hindered because I favour certain positions over others because of my back …so I’m always worried that I’ll re-injure myself.