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Carry with a herniated disc
ILoveCats:
Wishing you the best. That sounds bad. Mine flares up occasionally and totally went out twice, but I finally figured out what works for it: Naproxin. Lots of it. I take six a day for a few days and it fixes it somehow, probably 'cause of the anti-inflammatory attributes. Doc says if it works then keep doing it.
I have known some people for whom surgery actually worked.
farmerbob:
The best of luck unfy, I hope it works works for you.
unfy:
--- Quote from: farmerbob on April 04, 2015, 11:33:26 PM ---This might be a little radical for most people but I've kicked around the idea of getting a Teeter Hangups inversion machine. They are supposed to relieve pressure on discs in the back. They are kinda expensive, last time I was at Dick's Sporting Goods they had them. Some of the reviews I read about them, some said using one caused them knee problems, kinda why I am not sure about getting one.
--- End quote ---
If I try to do a decline bench press
My back hurts as soon as I lay down.
If I attempt to do a decline sit up:
My back kills me as soon as I lay down.
That kind of stretching motion / negative pressure just murders me. So no - an inversion machine is not for me.
Yet ... this thing I can do (but don't anymore just in case it wasn't helping):
Granted, I grabbed the lower handle bars to get more of a lower back stretch / knees into chest.
Or, leaning over a table with legs dangling loose (therefore stretching the lower back a bit) - I can also do (but don't anymore).
Any kind of inversion ? Torture device. And yes, it was one of the first things I thought of after the injury a couple years ago LOL.
Naproxen Sodium - I debated going that route. Or steady ibuprofen. Or popping the ketoprofen I currently have.
Buuuttt ------ if I don't carry my weapon - and still do the gym every other day etc - I take a single advil maybe once every 2 weeks. I simply don't "hurt" like when carrying.
I've been doing my best to NOT pop a ketoprofen today heh.
It's just that little bit of uneven weight of the weapon on that side of hip that is hateful. Anyway, time to go to walmart to look at suspenders and then hit the gym to try to beat some sense into the body heh.
greg58:
I used to wear suspenders when I did house framing work. They were wide and helped disperse the weight of my leather tool belt.
Stylish too!!
I have seen similar wide suspenders at Menards, or a farm store that sells work clothes.
Good luck, Greg58
bkoenig:
I had surgery to repair a herniated disc about 7-8 years ago. For a long time after that I couldn't bear to have any pressure on my belt line. I found a S&W J-frame in a belly band, carried in the appendix position, worked for me. I still have nerve damage, but I've recoverd to the point where I can now carry in a more conventional 3:00 position.
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