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[caddyman]

Today I am mainly practicing my old man walk. I can't quite shift the nagging back and although it comes and goes, there are times when I find myself creeping along most gingerly.

By and large it seems that once the muscles warm up, the pain reduces. Unfortunately sitting at a desk hacking away means that the muscles need warming up again every time I stand up, and standing at the keyboard is counter productive on the old lumbar and coccyx. I know; I tried for a while.

Time soon, to go out and get the lunchtime sarnies. I suspect I'd be best advised to allow a few minutes longer than usual for the trip so that I can move more with a slow dignity and less like Patsy and Eddie after a binge. Amusing to watch, less so to do.

That mercury idea is sounding more and more tempting if only it would work....

Comments

[caffeine-fairy.livejournal.com]

Can I suggest some Deep Heat, old boy? Warm and indolence in one easy package...

[mollpeartree.livejournal.com]

If it's lower back pain, you might be able to relieve some of the pressure also by using a low footstool while sitting to keep your knees slighty higher than your pelvis (it straightens out the spine). This is what I do for chronic lower back pain; I don't know if it would be helpful for you or not.

[romney.livejournal.com]

...or you could just jam a tyre lever in amongst the lumbar vertebrae and give the whole thing a good wrench.

Just a thought.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Just a thought

But only barely.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

It's got to be worth a try... ;-)

[littleonions.livejournal.com]

Have you got a thingummy lower back supporter? it might work, though backs are generally poo. Fish oils and mustard baths its the only way.

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Do you mean a dwarf that follows me round saying things like "Up lower back" or "Lower Back forever"?

Yup, I got one.

Fish oils and mustard? You want me to get mugged by every moggie in London? ;-)

[littleonions.livejournal.com]

Mugged or catknapped? anyway your body is a machine(grr) you got to lube it(tm) with things that don't always come out of casks(she says wanging back the fizz and doing in a fair old pile of parma ham and salami spianata) fish oil is gud, you can get orange flavoured stuff mmmmmm.
and no I meant goblins ever so obsequ..obsequi...subservient, they kinda roll themselves up at the base of the seat back and snuggle into your bottom back bit, awwwww

:P