in 2002 i broke 2 vertebrae in my back & 13 breaks or fractures in ribs. when i discovered the combination of the hammock w/ a partly inflated air mat in early 2005, i was in heaven!!!
been sleeping w/ that combo every since. ...tim
in 2002 i broke 2 vertebrae in my back & 13 breaks or fractures in ribs. when i discovered the combination of the hammock w/ a partly inflated air mat in early 2005, i was in heaven!!!
been sleeping w/ that combo every since. ...tim
I too will something make and joy in it's making
I've had numerous fractures, but can't claim any to my back or neck. But I have taken to sleeping out on my back porch in my hammock when I'm at home on a night off. I sleep a LOT more comfortably in it than I do in my bed. I may build a hammock stand some time before fall/winter hit for indoor use and get rid of the bed. If I do, I'll probably make a double so Short Stuff can snooze in his too.
"If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl
Basically I am sick of lolli gagging and doing Mickey Mouse exercises. I want to tough it out. Its just "weak muscles". Not a pull or slipped disk or anything like that. I know of a lot of ppl that hike with WORSE health problems. Maybe I'm just being a woman!?[/QUOTE]
Rockstar,
Don't give up on those exercises. My icon is an x-ray of my lower back (thanks to a woman who ran a red light). If I don't do my stretches daily I start to lose my range of motion very quickly. Don't feel like you're wimping out. I met a woman in physical rehab that delivered her baby naurally. She said that the birthing pain she experienced was nothing compared to her back pain after her auto accident. She said "the fact that some women choose to have more than one baby is proof of that." My muscles are weak also and it's because it hurts me to exercise them a lot. I've found that flexibility and a light load go a long way toward keeping my back from complaining too loudly. Trekking poles help me to maintain my balance which takes a large burden off my lumbar muscles. Last but certainly not least is my hammock! This one piece of equipment has made it possible for me to sleep outdoors. I can sleep ok on a thick air mattress but I have a very hard time getting up from and down to the ground. My advice is to make a test hammock out of inexpenisve materials and give it a try. It might be just the ticket. Good luck and let us know how things work out.
Brian
...and there came to be a day, all too soon, that I became aware that I could travel no more on my long journey. Though I did not arrive where I had planned, I believe that here is exactly where I am supposed to be...
RockStar, may I suggest getting one of those huge exercise balls and sitting on it instead of your computer chair? Because it is round and has no back, your body is constantly making fine adjustments with the 'core' muscles -- it has really helped my abs and back muscles.
I also had a simular problem with spasms in my lower back. I had gotten out of my bike riding for a few years because of having to spend long hours at work and then it started coming on. After my doctor got tired of seeing me in her office she told me I needed to find something aerobic to do and she said biking would be perfect. By the way, she said it's brought on by stress. I got back into riding and I haven't had one in years. I was told to do those little exercises too, but they're boring. Get a bike and some bags, grab the hammock and hit the road. I head out on Saturday's and ride as far as I can then hang for the night. Which forces me to ride back that far on Sunday. You get rid of stress and get to hang too.
If you must choose between two evils, opt for the one you've never tried before
Has anyone here tried yoga with respect to their backs? I am thinking about picking that up when I get back from my hike.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
Rockstar,
Don't give up on those exercises. My icon is an x-ray of my lower back (thanks to a woman who ran a red light). If I don't do my stretches daily I start to lose my range of motion very quickly. Don't feel like you're wimping out. I met a woman in physical rehab that delivered her baby naurally. She said that the birthing pain she experienced was nothing compared to her back pain after her auto accident. She said "the fact that some women choose to have more than one baby is proof of that." My muscles are weak also and it's because it hurts me to exercise them a lot. I've found that flexibility and a light load go a long way toward keeping my back from complaining too loudly. Trekking poles help me to maintain my balance which takes a large burden off my lumbar muscles. Last but certainly not least is my hammock! This one piece of equipment has made it possible for me to sleep outdoors. I can sleep ok on a thick air mattress but I have a very hard time getting up from and down to the ground. My advice is to make a test hammock out of inexpenisve materials and give it a try. It might be just the ticket. Good luck and let us know how things work out.[/QUOTE]
The Stretches are fine...the resistance band they gave me is Mickey Mouse all the way. I prefer light weights. I just LIKE weights and the gym. I know I get out what I put in at the gym and they get paid the same per month. Unlike the P.T.s that get paid for the DURATION of my treatment. They start me on exercises then leave the room until I am done. If my job was that easy I would ALSO have ppl doing Mickey Mouse exercises to keep padding my pocket with insurance money! I can get the same results faster at a gym. Only my insurance WONT pay for that. Sadly enough.
I DO have a hammock and Tarp already.
The first one I already do sometimes. The second I was told is "advanced" and was causing more problems b/c the muslces weren't ready for that. However the Mickey Mouse troop told me that.
THIS is an idea as the chair hurts my back unless I use the back heat massager I got for Christmas! I am short and most chairs hurt my back b/c of the way my "complex" would have me sit in them. Oh how the needy ego needs.
I thought about getting a bike but, being over analytical(sp) and undergifted in the height department-I havent found a bike SMALL enough yet rugged enough to handle that kind of biking. Basically BMX style bikes are the only I can ride without jumping on and off of! *I live in a small town and Wal Mart is the low price low quality leader here.* A friend bought a bike there and 2 years later took it to have something fixed at a Bike shop...the bike had been put together wrong and she didn't even know it. The front tire wasn't even LOCKED into place. The guy said he doesnt know HOW she never did a face plant!
Bookmarks