I think I've finally gotten "old" now that I'm into my mid thirties. I've been trying to get a lower back injury under control for the better part of four months. A little background:
Bike crash three weeks before IMMOO last year, still raced. Rest for a month before pulling a hammy in a rugby match. Shut things down until a turkey trot on Thanksgiving. Was planning on a well deserved break to let the body recover, and around mid-December, I started having some lower back issues. Nothing terrible, just stiff in the morning, which worsened to some severe pain affecting walking, getting up and sitting, etc. I saw a chiro, and a few adjustments helped (he said my hips were really out of alignment), but it definitely didn't cure the issue. I went through six weeks of PT (focus on core strength and loosening up piriformis and IT band. Biking seems to loosen things up, and I've managed some medium paced jogging that seems to loosen up as I make it past the 1 mile mark, but really fatigues quickly after that, and swimming seems to aggravate the injury to where I'm on the shelf for a few days after every trip to the pool.
So long story short, I'm four months past when symptoms started bugging me, and while its improved from a few months ago, I'm still a long way from being able to regularly train again (or even do anything in the evening that requires more than hobbling around the house like an old man). Kinda grasping at straws at this point. Any thoughts or suggestions? I appreciate the forum's input.
http://Everydadironman.blogspot.com
Bike crash three weeks before IMMOO last year, still raced. Rest for a month before pulling a hammy in a rugby match. Shut things down until a turkey trot on Thanksgiving. Was planning on a well deserved break to let the body recover, and around mid-December, I started having some lower back issues. Nothing terrible, just stiff in the morning, which worsened to some severe pain affecting walking, getting up and sitting, etc. I saw a chiro, and a few adjustments helped (he said my hips were really out of alignment), but it definitely didn't cure the issue. I went through six weeks of PT (focus on core strength and loosening up piriformis and IT band. Biking seems to loosen things up, and I've managed some medium paced jogging that seems to loosen up as I make it past the 1 mile mark, but really fatigues quickly after that, and swimming seems to aggravate the injury to where I'm on the shelf for a few days after every trip to the pool.
So long story short, I'm four months past when symptoms started bugging me, and while its improved from a few months ago, I'm still a long way from being able to regularly train again (or even do anything in the evening that requires more than hobbling around the house like an old man). Kinda grasping at straws at this point. Any thoughts or suggestions? I appreciate the forum's input.
http://Everydadironman.blogspot.com