Chockstone Forum

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

Chockstone Photography

Australian Landscape Prints

Chockstone Forum - Accidents & Injuries

Report Accidents and Injuries

Topic Date User

recovering from back injuries 17-Oct-2010 At 9:25:46 PM Arlee

Message

Back injuries suck. I have one now, a recurring one I have had for years and thought I had under control by doing lots of pilates and core exercises. I am usually super active and on a mostly climbing trip to Vietnam, it flared up again, and I was in a lot of pain for a couple of weeks. I have found myself a good physio who I am working with to try and get to the root cause. I am also trying to let it settle down by following his advice and taking it easy - walking, swimming and some streching is all I am allowed to do - it's killing me but I am hoping it will be worth it. I suspect mine is related to a weak hamstring due to a full ACL reco 6 years ago, and a super tight glute which pinches a nerve leaving me unable to stand up straight without excrutiating pain. Not a scientific explanation but I am no medic!

So my advice would be to rest your back and body, try and get a good physio or osteopath and work with them to work out why and then how to strengthen and rectify. Bad backs are so common and often so hard to understand and fix. Voltaren also helps get through the really painful parts of the day - the cream and the pills.