CROCKED!!

Oh man... Sorry to hear that. What are you currently training for? Have you had back problems before?

I can sympathize. One week before my tri on Aug 24th (my first tri!) my back started to spasm really bad. I basically ignored it and took a lot of ibuprofen and did some stretching. Did my race (fun!) and then caught a cold so was out of training for a few days (which means I forgot to do my stretching.) By last Friday, I was in complete pain. My back was spasming and the pain was wrapping around my hips. Thought I'd throw up. Urgent Care gave me a shot of Tordol and some muscle relaxers but I knew that wouldn't really fix anything, just mask the pain. I went to a PT on Tuesday (recommended by my Massage Therapist) and while the PT work was PAINFUL it helped a lot. I'm going back tomorrow and hopefully with a few more sessions I'll be able to get a lot of my back issues worked out for good.

BTW, I tore muscles/tendons/ligaments/whatever in my back when I was a young thing (26) when I was unloading heavy equipment after a horse show and a tack box (think of a 150# box with handles on each end) slipped and jerked me forward. I was in so much pain I cried the entire time I was unhooking the horse trailer and driving home. The thing that really helped me was ultrasound. My chiro actually was the one to do it for me (dr just said I should rest for a month.) and within two weeks I was back riding horses (I was a professional horse trainer at the time, so needed to ride to make $$$.) You might see if you can get some ultrasound to help speed the healing process.

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