Which means it was actually ‘roids.WestwayKid wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 7:17pmIt was Sosa. I remember when that happened.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 7:13pmThere was a Cub—Sosa, I think—who allegedly hurt his back or broke a rib while sneezing.
Middle age health thread for fatties
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Mimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 7:00pmYou're not old.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:46pmSo you are saying i'm not old right?Mimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:15pmDon't beat yourself up. It doesn't take much to pull your back out.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 1:30pmSince I can't go to the gym anymore, I do pullups at the playground when I go with June. Other than pushups at home, it's basically the only strength workouts I do. I don't know what happened, but I tweaked my back doing them. It didn't hurt at the time, but my lower back hurts so damn much and makes me feel so damn old. The angle I have to hunch over and pick up my 10lb baby just kills me.
Fuck, I swear I'm not old.
Wife has me on an ibuprofen regiment. We'll see if that helps.
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Go easy mate. Good luck getting your back straight.matedog wrote: ↑28 Dec 2021, 11:28amMimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 7:00pmYou're not old.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:46pmSo you are saying i'm not old right?Mimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:15pmDon't beat yourself up. It doesn't take much to pull your back out.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 1:30pmSince I can't go to the gym anymore, I do pullups at the playground when I go with June. Other than pushups at home, it's basically the only strength workouts I do. I don't know what happened, but I tweaked my back doing them. It didn't hurt at the time, but my lower back hurts so damn much and makes me feel so damn old. The angle I have to hunch over and pick up my 10lb baby just kills me.
Fuck, I swear I'm not old.
Wife has me on an ibuprofen regiment. We'll see if that helps.
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Have you ever tried one of those heated belts you can microwave and put around your lower back? We've got a couple of them, they're my go to when I have back pain.matedog wrote: ↑28 Dec 2021, 11:28amMimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 7:00pmYou're not old.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:46pmSo you are saying i'm not old right?Mimi wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 4:15pmDon't beat yourself up. It doesn't take much to pull your back out.matedog wrote: ↑27 Dec 2021, 1:30pmSince I can't go to the gym anymore, I do pullups at the playground when I go with June. Other than pushups at home, it's basically the only strength workouts I do. I don't know what happened, but I tweaked my back doing them. It didn't hurt at the time, but my lower back hurts so damn much and makes me feel so damn old. The angle I have to hunch over and pick up my 10lb baby just kills me.
Fuck, I swear I'm not old.
Wife has me on an ibuprofen regiment. We'll see if that helps.
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Not yet. I tried a roller but that hurt more than anything. I'll see how this goes, it seems to be feeling better.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Oh god, no. No roller. Ice first. Then heat.matedog wrote: ↑28 Dec 2021, 3:18pmNot yet. I tried a roller but that hurt more than anything. I'll see how this goes, it seems to be feeling better.
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Lower back pain is still there. The crazy thing is that I have no idea what caused it, it just appeared one morning. It kept me up on Saturday night, which was a first. I slept better last night, but it's hanging on. I feel like I went through something like this a few years back and it eventually just went away. In the meantime, I'm taking ibuprofen and applying heat.
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Back about 20 years ago I zigged when I should have zagged and through out my back, It was the worst thing and took for ever to get better. I ended up in physical therapy for weeks and also used a big styrophoam roller. It eventually got better and never happened again, strange thing. Never actually knew what caused it.
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Hello,
See a Physical Therapist. A few years ago, I had back pain come on fairly quickly - putting on socks took ~10 minutes. I had slight spinal stenosis. A PT gave me some very good exercises and I got full functioning very quickly. Ice only to alleviate pain. Heat and stretching are best bets.
See a Physical Therapist. A few years ago, I had back pain come on fairly quickly - putting on socks took ~10 minutes. I had slight spinal stenosis. A PT gave me some very good exercises and I got full functioning very quickly. Ice only to alleviate pain. Heat and stretching are best bets.
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I'd suggest seeing a physical therapist and or a chiropractor. Years ago when I wrenched my back, a chiropractor I saw who was very in to sport medicine gave me some stretches to do first thing each morning. 30+ years later, still doing them. My back goes out a couple times yearly, but nothing like it used to do.
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It was better yesterday and today, so I'll watch it a few more days, but if it doesn't continue to improve I will definitely get it checked out.
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Weep, o mortals, for I am menthol and cinnamon, I am Tiger Balm! It's the only ointment I've found that does a damn for sore muscles, and I decided my lower back needed it. The initial burn is nasty—like, a good 7 or 8 minutes—but then it loosens things up beautifully.
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When I lived with the basketball team in undergrad, one of their hazing things was getting all the first-years liquored up, leading them into the basement and, in total darkness, telling them to put on a jockstrap... which had been coated in Tiger Balm.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Jan 2022, 10:40amWeep, o mortals, for I am menthol and cinnamon, I am Tiger Balm! It's the only ointment I've found that does a damn for sore muscles, and I decided my lower back needed it. The initial burn is nasty—like, a good 7 or 8 minutes—but then it loosens things up beautifully.
I didn't play and had no idea what they were up to until my peaceful evening was shattered by the screams.
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That's legit evil. I guess being boozed up would help numb things a bit, but still … evil.Inder wrote: ↑25 Jan 2022, 4:15pmWhen I lived with the basketball team in undergrad, one of their hazing things was getting all the first-years liquored up, leading them into the basement and, in total darkness, telling them to put on a jockstrap... which had been coated in Tiger Balm.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Jan 2022, 10:40amWeep, o mortals, for I am menthol and cinnamon, I am Tiger Balm! It's the only ointment I've found that does a damn for sore muscles, and I decided my lower back needed it. The initial burn is nasty—like, a good 7 or 8 minutes—but then it loosens things up beautifully.
I didn't play and had no idea what they were up to until my peaceful evening was shattered by the screams.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I know this isn't the point, but did you play for the basketball team or did you live with them because you are so tall?Inder wrote: ↑25 Jan 2022, 4:15pmWhen I lived with the basketball team in undergrad, one of their hazing things was getting all the first-years liquored up, leading them into the basement and, in total darkness, telling them to put on a jockstrap... which had been coated in Tiger Balm.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Jan 2022, 10:40amWeep, o mortals, for I am menthol and cinnamon, I am Tiger Balm! It's the only ointment I've found that does a damn for sore muscles, and I decided my lower back needed it. The initial burn is nasty—like, a good 7 or 8 minutes—but then it loosens things up beautifully.
I didn't play and had no idea what they were up to until my peaceful evening was shattered by the screams.
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