What did you do with your Z today II

kenchan

damn it, i pulled my lower back this am... ouch... getting old.

i can't even stand up staight at the moment... i look gangsta.

ZMan8

sorry to hear that ken. got to be careful with the back because if your back goes bad, everything is a pain the back (pun intended) to do.

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kenchan

thanks. yah, that's wat i get for doing house chorse early am i guess.... at least i could drive my G without any pain.

which means, my Z motoring is still 'on' for the weekend.

ZMan8

My magnetic oil drain plug is coming in the mail today, which means oil change tomorrow and driving around this weekend too!!

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happytheman

How'd you do it? Can I assume perhaps that you have applied heat to it? Feel better buddy.

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kenchan

yah, i was doing this excercise last night where i'd roll on my back and lift up my legs. i was doing one leg at a time as i should, but started to get lazy and started lifting both legs together. and i felt a little bit of pain in my lower back but didn't think much of it.

then this am when i went to take out the trash...

gurneyeagle

From a long-time back sufferer.

Lie on your back, draw your knees up, but keep your feet flat on the floor. Now rock your knees (together) from one side of the floor to the other for at least ten cycles.

If you can bear to do this every couple of hours, it will help loosen you up.

Most back pain like you describe is actually caused by the lower back muscles tensioning-up in reaction to one's hips becoming misaligned.

A physical therapist taught me this after being out for 10 days with a bad back. I try to do this exercise at least four times a week, and I haven't had serious back pain in over ten years.

Best wishes for some relief.

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kenchan

thank you, mr.gurney! i will try this as soon as i get home. ive been marching around the office for 5min every hr. and swinging my legs one at a time while standing to keep my muscles as loose as possible.

all i need now is a sand bag to kick the shitto out of.

GaleForce

My Chiropractor told me no heat. Ice only! (for my injury). I also have a Tens machine and use it regularly. The nice thing is I can use the Tens Machine for other muscle groups so I get more use out of it other than using it just for my back. Some are reasonably priced, you might want to look into it if you have a recurring injury.

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kenchan

thanks, mr.gale! yah, im definitely going to ice my upper butt/lower back when i get home.

i rarely get lower back injury...only when im tense from doing something the previous day... like working on the car in odd positions or something and then next morning i do regular things like pull up my pant and...

so i think i better do the mr.gurney excercise every morning after stretching to loosen up my muscles before heading down to do house chores..