As I wrote about two weeks ago, I threw my back out again... This was mostly due to stupidly trying to kick a soccer ball as far as I could! Yes, I did something stupid like my chiropractor told me I would eventually do. :-) When I went back to Dr. Pagano after throwing my back out, he explained that my back should heal relatively quickly since I had been doing so well up to that point. Once again, he was right...
I've had four chiropractic adjustments since then and my back has been steadily improving over a two week period. Now I can cut down my chiropractic frequency to once per week and then hopefully get back to once per month. On that note, this time I will make sure to keep it once per month! I definitely pushed it last time and I paid the price!
Golf Season is Approaching
It's supposed to warm up again this week and I plan to start swinging my clubs (with Dr. Pagano's approval of course). If all goes well, I can probably head to the range to hit a bucket of balls. Golf season is right around the corner... and I've got a new Ping G5 Driver in my bag! Can you say "Boom".
The Patient
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Throwing My Back Out Again - My Chiropractor Said I Would Do Something Stupid!
So most of you reading this post know that I've come a long way since I started going to Dr. Pagano, my chiropractor in Pennington, right? I've made great strides, my back has felt unbelievably well, and I've started exercising like I did in the past, including jogging. About a month ago, I was explaining to Dr. Pagano that I was really excited about where my back was, since the past 5 years of back pain have been troublesome... He quickly said, although you are doing really well, you will probably do something really stupid and throw out your back again! (of course this was said in a light-hearted way, but I could tell that he had seen this before...)
So here we are a month later and I had to rush to Dr. Pagano this week. Why, you ask? Well, I did something really stupid and threw out my back again! He was right after all... I was playing soccer with my daughter in the backyard and she thought it was really cool when I kicked the ball as far as I could (all the way across our lawn). So, I kept doing it, trying to kick it further and further... Not a good idea. I didn't feel any pain while kicking the ball, but I had a feeling it wasn't going to help my back. After about 9 or 10 heavy duty kicks, we went inside. It was the next morning that I felt a slight pull. Read on.
Traditionally, the bottom left side of my back was the problem. This time, I felt a nagging pain in the bottom right side. Nothing horrible, but my back was letting me know that it was a little angry. The pain was there the entire day. The next day, the pain was still there, but I decided to work out in the afternoon. I didn't jog, but I was using the treadmill as part of my circuit training. It was about 25 minutes in that I felt my entire lower back pull. It reminded me of when I first pulled my back 5 years ago. I stopped immediately, but knew I was in for a rough next week (or longer).
So I visited Dr. Pagano the next day and he aptly said, "I told you so!" (of course this was jokingly said again...) He performed a chiropractic adjustment and my back cracked like I never heard it crack before. He barely had to put any pressure and my lower back was popping and cracking like there was no tomorrow. Anyway, I am now stepping up my visits to him at least for the next few weeks. He believes that since my back has reacted so well over the past few months, that this back pull shouldn't last very long. I'm hoping to feel much better within the next 2 weeks. Let's hope that's the case...
The Patient
So here we are a month later and I had to rush to Dr. Pagano this week. Why, you ask? Well, I did something really stupid and threw out my back again! He was right after all... I was playing soccer with my daughter in the backyard and she thought it was really cool when I kicked the ball as far as I could (all the way across our lawn). So, I kept doing it, trying to kick it further and further... Not a good idea. I didn't feel any pain while kicking the ball, but I had a feeling it wasn't going to help my back. After about 9 or 10 heavy duty kicks, we went inside. It was the next morning that I felt a slight pull. Read on.
Traditionally, the bottom left side of my back was the problem. This time, I felt a nagging pain in the bottom right side. Nothing horrible, but my back was letting me know that it was a little angry. The pain was there the entire day. The next day, the pain was still there, but I decided to work out in the afternoon. I didn't jog, but I was using the treadmill as part of my circuit training. It was about 25 minutes in that I felt my entire lower back pull. It reminded me of when I first pulled my back 5 years ago. I stopped immediately, but knew I was in for a rough next week (or longer).
So I visited Dr. Pagano the next day and he aptly said, "I told you so!" (of course this was jokingly said again...) He performed a chiropractic adjustment and my back cracked like I never heard it crack before. He barely had to put any pressure and my lower back was popping and cracking like there was no tomorrow. Anyway, I am now stepping up my visits to him at least for the next few weeks. He believes that since my back has reacted so well over the past few months, that this back pull shouldn't last very long. I'm hoping to feel much better within the next 2 weeks. Let's hope that's the case...
The Patient