I was recently diagnosed with this less than fun spinal condition during a last ditch effort to ease my back pain. I’d been to massage therapists, yoga, acupuncturists, drug dealers, etc., and then a chiropractor found it on my X-ray. He wouldn’t touch me and sent me to a spinal specialist. After a grim diagnosis upon seeing my MRI, Dr. Spine told me I’d be in for a spinal fusion in weeks if not days. I’ve apparently had the condition(now level 2-3) since my twenties and have had back pain since then. I’m now 52 and have enjoyed a rapid rise in multisport recently and didn’t want to go under the knife and give up a year of sports. I asked for a hall pass to see a PT and then things turned for the better. It is nice to finally know what was the problem, and what to do to alleviate the pain. I’ve worked hard to improve my core strength and balance and after four weeks my pain has dropped off dramatically. I’ve been Nordic ski racing the last two weekends and have enjoyed some solid results. I realize that my running time may have to be modified, and I quit Yoga as extending your spine aggravates the nerve pinching.
You see Spondy in a lot of former women gymnasts and young male football players. It’s almost a condition as a result of any physical pounding that the lower back takes. My wife has had it, and I ran her through a course of pain management and physical therapy with a doctor friend of mine. She’s 100 percent better, now. A similar affliction is called Spondylisis
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can you give me some ideas as to what you’re doing? I got an overly arched back myself, tend to throw my knees back, and my docs all want me to work on this. did my first pilates class which felt like a step in the right direction. Breastroke and fly have never been my back’s choice of strokes for this reason…thanks.