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I agree with several posters who wrote that weighted workouts to strengthen the muscles of the back and the core (abs) are very likely to be the key. In addition, I think everybody over 50 should be doing such exercises anyway as a means of warding off the onset of back problems. Notice I am not claiming that such exercises constitute an absolute guarantee that one will never develop back problems.
Thanks. My husband has a lot of medical issues. He is unable to exercise with weights as we have to worry about Rhabdomyolysis. He is unable to go to a chiropractor, physical therapist, or have a massage as we have to be concerned with how easily his spine is damaged. The last physical therapist caused so much damage (despite being warned) that my husband now needs surgery in January.
I am going to ask his spine specialist about the inversion therapy. Yoga might work too, I will ask about that. I wonder if Pilates would do any good. Currently we have him on a no impact cardio workout and he is finally able to walk again.
This is really tough for him. He used to lift weights but we had to donate all his equipment to the fire station.
Thanks. My husband has a lot of medical issues. He is unable to exercise with weights as we have to worry about Rhabdomyolysis. He is unable to go to a chiropractor, physical therapist, or have a massage as we have to be concerned with how easily his spine is damaged. The last physical therapist caused so much damage (despite being warned) that my husband now needs surgery in January.
I am going to ask his spine specialist about the inversion therapy. Yoga might work too, I will ask about that. I wonder if Pilates would do any good. Currently we have him on a no impact cardio workout and he is finally able to walk again.
This is really tough for him. He used to lift weights but we had to donate all his equipment to the fire station.
Given what you have told us above, I would be very cautious even about Pilates and Yoga. So many moves in both are actually weighted workouts. Consider leg lifts and leg circles; the weight is your leg and the foot at the end of it. In a case such as your husband's I would give great importance to what your MD specialist says.
Thanks you, ER. I appreciate that information. We do discuss everything with all of his doctors before we do anything new... and then I worry for weeks about what the results will be.
It works for my brother and he has had two back surgeries...
I tried it once and it was a little hard to get used to...
I have an old recliner that going from the sitting to recline position has a slight lift on the lower back if I sit just right... very helpful for minor events.
I had hip and back pain for years, after long walks, or shovelling snow, or just sleeping on it wrong. It finally occurred to me that the pain originated in my psoas muscle. When googling 'psoas muscle pain' I came across a little gadget called the Sacro Wedgy. You lie down with it under your sacrum for 20 minutes and it somehow releases the muscles or something. It actually worked for me. Might be worth a try if you think your back pain is muscle related, and not due to a herniated disc.
So glad to read about the sacro wedgy. It looks like something that would help my piriformis problem and tight hip flexor. Looking forward to getting it. Thanks
A lot of people experience undesirable side effects with these including constipation (muscle relaxers) and sexual/libido/climax (Vicodin, oxycotin).
Another good reason for getting relief through exercise instead
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