It happens to me all the time. I have a good run with my back where I’m feeling great for a number of weeks and then I test the limits only to receive warning sign from my lower back that something's not right. You know, a shot across the bow signifying that my lower back didn’t like that last move. I’m starting to think that my back has a personality. :-)
Remember the music video for Van Halen’s song Jump? You know the leg kick that David Lee Roth does in the video? Well, my daughter loves to dance and I showed her that move the other day. She got a kick out of it, no pun intended. ;-) My back also got a kick out of it and then proceeded to give me a warning sign. It wasn’t too painful, but boy, my back definitely twinged. I immediately stopped any crazy attempt to mimic David Lee Roth again and took it easy!
The Next Day
Did I throw out my back? Thankfully no, but I was darn close. I visited Dr. Pagano for an adjustment yesterday and explained what I did. I’m pretty confident he hadn’t heard of the Van Halen lower back problem, but hey, there’s a first time for everything. :-) What’s my point? Listen to your back…it typically won’t lie to you. Even though I didn’t feel much pain, if I kept trying to be a rock star after I felt the twinge, I probably would have thrown out my back. Instead, I took it easy and went for a chiropractic adjustment and now I can dance another day.
It seems that I am getting wiser with age! Now rock on with your bad self!
The Patient
Remember the music video for Van Halen’s song Jump? You know the leg kick that David Lee Roth does in the video? Well, my daughter loves to dance and I showed her that move the other day. She got a kick out of it, no pun intended. ;-) My back also got a kick out of it and then proceeded to give me a warning sign. It wasn’t too painful, but boy, my back definitely twinged. I immediately stopped any crazy attempt to mimic David Lee Roth again and took it easy!
The Next Day
Did I throw out my back? Thankfully no, but I was darn close. I visited Dr. Pagano for an adjustment yesterday and explained what I did. I’m pretty confident he hadn’t heard of the Van Halen lower back problem, but hey, there’s a first time for everything. :-) What’s my point? Listen to your back…it typically won’t lie to you. Even though I didn’t feel much pain, if I kept trying to be a rock star after I felt the twinge, I probably would have thrown out my back. Instead, I took it easy and went for a chiropractic adjustment and now I can dance another day.
It seems that I am getting wiser with age! Now rock on with your bad self!
The Patient
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