Thread: watch out boys

Welcome back Carl. Not so good about your back, it's very bad to have a prolapsed disc. You'll have to look after yourself from now on, it's now so good when your back goes on you. I hope that the diagnosis is better than that.

You are right about working smarter, I find that I use the forklift for more and more now, when a couple of years ago I would have lifted by hand.

Robert

What he said!

Really good to see you back among us Carl!

I have had lower back problems for years. Over the las 3 weks I have been going to achiropractor and I have felt this good for years. I have very little pain at infrequent intervals and am able to move in ways I haven't been able to for years.

I was even able to start the mowerwithout any after effects!

I can feel your pain Carl, I was diagnosed with a prolapsed disc about 6 years ago.
I worked as a Diesel Fitter for 26 years, and slabbed up logs on my days off, like you I was gungho and did all the lifting.
I am relatively pain free now, but if I lift something the wrong way, my back lets me know.

If you are going to use a Chiro, make sure you find a good one before you put your faith and money into them. A bad one will bleed you dry and leave you with a sore back.

Look after ya self mate, won't get far with a dodgy back. Hope it all comes good. Let me know if you need a good chiro, I know a beaut one I call my witch-doctor (not your normal chiro, does manipulation combined with some wierd stuff) down on the Gold Coast. Cured me (and others) heaps of times (back & neck) and only ever required single visit each time (carried in and walked out ).

What the others have said Carl, I have dodgy back problems from time to time, stabbing lower back pain if I move wrong, it also gets me in between shoulder blades and neck all from lifting stuff which I reckon started when I tried to lift a bag of cement when I was about 8, Hope it all turns out OK


Pete

Yet another one here Carl, I did two disks in June last year from awkwardly lifting a firepit made out of half a 44. Not heavy just awkward I felt such a dill.

Doc reckoned she had had people do it by tying their shoelaces.

Scans, Physio, anti inflammatories, manipulation etc started to come good after 6 months, now I just get an occasional twinge.

It doesn't half focus your mind on doing the job smart, carefull and with people or mechanical help. I felt like a bit of a wimp at first but there was no way I was going through that again.

The danger period is when you start to feel better (but aren't really yet) and crash you do it again even worse this time. So take care, it does get better, but slowly.

Hi Carl,

Yeah, twisting while lifting/under load is one of the worst things you can do to your back. Hope it gets better very soon!

Strengthening your core muscles is an excellent way of reducing the load on your spine and helping avoid a recurrence of injury - sort of turns your trunk into a solid cylinder instead of a rod supporting everything at the back. Yoga and the like are a good way of doing this, or work with a personal trainer for that end. This is from personal experience in stuffing my back and it's helped heaps along with proper stretching (I did the PT option, not yoga, but it's still a great option ).

Cheers,
Dave

Sorry to hear of your problem Carl, hope all goes well for you and you make a quick, full recovery.

Originally Posted by gonetroppo

Doc reckoned she had had people do it by tying their shoelaces.

I think quite often the damage is done at an earlier date. Perhaps a day or even two days earlier and the "sholeace" thing is just the trigger.

If you feel something go, stop what you are doing and let your body have a chance at recovering. Ironically it is sometimes the biggest and strongest amongst us who will suffer most.

It is what I call the bulldozer syndrome. To explain, it is very easy to damage a bulldozer. Because they are so powerful it is easy to break the weaker components.

The human body is a frail bit of gear. Look at how easily our skin damages, our muscles pull, our tendons strain, our bones break and discs are damaged.

On top of all this, as we become older we are less resilient. We recover slower and our stamina is diminished. Sorry to sound like the harbinger of doom. Actually it is not all doom and gloom. Just be smarter. Use these wonderfull machines more.

Hope all works out for you Carl and be prepared to give it some time. I know this is not easy to do when your livelihood depends on physical work.

Regards
Paul

well iv had ct and MRI got a referral to spinal surgeon cos sompthing aint right, just gota get an appointment, nearest one was 17 nov.