Posted by alexandra_k on May 1, 2011, at 4:43:20
In reply to Re: walking poles/hiking poles » alexandra_k, posted by Phillipa on April 29, 2011, at 21:38:20
well... i'm not a medical doctor. tried, but they didn't want me. sigh...
i heard that quite a lot of people have spinal abnormality show up on MRI. most of those people don't experience any painful symptoms, however. so... it is hard to know what is up when you have pain and they find abnormality on MRI.
one thing that might be the case... is that developing the muscles in your back (the spinal erectors etc) basically spares the spine. so the person doesn't feel pain because the muscles are supporting the joints. that is speculation, though.
i'm not sure about how good bike riding is for the spine... with respect to posture. does your back hurt after bike riding? i used to ride the stationary bike at the gym but found my back would ache if i put my hands on the handlebars so i started biking with my hands off the handlebars so my back could stay upright.
i don't know anything about bone spurs and nerve impingement...
i would be surprised, though, if your doc told you you should be sedentary before or after the procedure...
it can be hard to know about some pains... whether you should ignore them because they are just complaining or whether they are telling you you better quit that or you are really going to hurt yourself. i'm learning to listen to my body. still have a long way to go, though.
movements first. get the movements comfortable. then when you can do them comfortably (say for 3 sets of 10 or for 5 sets of 5) increase the intensity (add some weight). if you are finding pain doing the movement then see if you can learn or find a way to do the movement comfortably.
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