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recovering from back injuries 18-Oct-2010 At 2:11:19 PM eve

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welcome to the club :-)
I've got the same injury (slipped disc in L4 and L5) but was just recently diagnosed with it but probably had it recurring for years. Recently re-injured it by deep-water soloing and jumping off stupidly and landing on my butt/lower back - and i went on a big water slide the day before.
so, first lesson: don't act like a 13 year old anymore and don't let your ego get the better of you, doing things that may aggravate your back.
otherwise:
- I've got a desk where i can adjust the height and standing is really good (sitting is really the worst).
- Yoga is good but you need a good teacher to advise you. A good exercise to lie on your tummy in cobra pose and slowly start lifting your upper body (stop if you have pain) - you'll notice that it gets better with time and soon you can start putting your hands next to your upper body and push up into an arch (again, stop if there is pain). Also, warrior pose is good once you are over the acute phase.
- Rest? mmh, maybe, if you can stretch your glutes (they are the ones that will cramp out) and walk thats better than risking having your muscles degenerate and your core strength declining.
- finally, don't get depressed! seriously, it is easy to slip into total desperation and over-medicate with beer and feeling-sorry-for-yourself. It will heal!!! really!
- and if you havent noticed by now: YOU ARE NOT ALONE :-)