Hi again...its been a very long time since I've come on the forum as im going through back issues that have kept me away from the sport for a long long time......so, to cut a long story short I had an MRI done and they tell me the disc between L5 and S1 is gone...."obliterated" my doctor said rather dramatically....so it grinds and thus the inflammation I feel......
.......so what now....he reckoned its up to me to decide how much it affects my daily life and thus the course to follow will be determined by that.......
so how does it affect me you will ask.....well, i wake up in the mornings like really really stiff.....I dont have pain as such but like the feeling that im stuck down there and I need to be pulled apart so to speak.....the main symptom is my right hip i would say.....
so anyone have any advice to offer me????? looks like running is out.....I cycled in this morning and its there nagging at me all the time but not painful if you see what I mean.....swimming....well, I guess thats the only one that i can do really......what about yoga will that help?????? or will i make it worse by trying to bend the spine...as stupid as that sounds.....dunno....im in limbo here......
Stephen Perera
Gibraltar, Europe
graphics@gibraltar.gi
.......so what now....he reckoned its up to me to decide how much it affects my daily life and thus the course to follow will be determined by that.......
so how does it affect me you will ask.....well, i wake up in the mornings like really really stiff.....I dont have pain as such but like the feeling that im stuck down there and I need to be pulled apart so to speak.....the main symptom is my right hip i would say.....
so anyone have any advice to offer me????? looks like running is out.....I cycled in this morning and its there nagging at me all the time but not painful if you see what I mean.....swimming....well, I guess thats the only one that i can do really......what about yoga will that help?????? or will i make it worse by trying to bend the spine...as stupid as that sounds.....dunno....im in limbo here......
Stephen Perera
Gibraltar, Europe
graphics@gibraltar.gi