My wife and I finally bought the material we needed to build some new stairs off our porch. Today I happily drilled and cut, etc and put it all together in spite of the heat. As I placed and began to level the first risor I noticed a little twig in the way. Of course I casually reached down to move said twig. As I stood up, twig in hand, my back SCREAMED in mortal agony and I became unable to move for about 10 minutes.
A TWIG for crying out loud!!! I can’t believe I’m sitting here with my back muscles protesting because of a little twig.
This is ridiculous. First it was one thing on my trip to Kentucky then I had a bad cold over the 4th, now I’m barely able to walk due to pulling my back muscles. At least I can console myself with the knowledge that it can get a lot worse than this!!!
dang, Flydood - I’ll see if I can ship Alice up to you for a back massage (we swear that half the reason some of the instructors come to KMW is because of Alice and her PT!!!).
Things can just get so annoying!!! A person is careful about lifting really heavy stuff, looks before crossing the street, drinks lots of water in the heat, takes all the wise precautions and then you do something totally ordinary like pick up a twig or you can’t even figure out what the heck you did and something hurts for months. Here’s hoping your back improves quickly—what bad luck!
I will pray for complete healing. I’ve heard it said that people’s evolution from walking on all fours to walkin on just two legs is what leads to back problems. I don’t know how accurate it is, but it makes sense. hugs
My husband has a habit of walking into the room dripping blood from whichever finger he just whacked with a hammer, or slipped into with a utility knife. I have been luckier with tools, other than a pair of kitchen scissors.
Hey, I don’t care so much about yer back… how did the stairs come out? Figuring out the risers and formulas for stairs is hard for the math-retarded like me…
Seriously, you have to make an effort to go to a health club and do those back machine exercises (or the kind at home that take more mental effort) or you will suffer these periodic random injuries as you get older. Knees, too. My Y-membership lapsed and I am on borrowed time currently.
I was out for a month just by bending over to get the morning paper a few years ago. Humiliating and painful.
Sorry to hear that, Flydood. Back injuries suck. In my case, I didn’t even have a twig to blame. Several years ago, I stepped in a small dip in a field while playing kickball with my niece and nephew. I ended up in the emergency room with back spasms so bad I passed out from the pain.
I’m back to work today.
Yesterday I gave in to my wife’s idea and saw our local blind chiropractor. After he whacked and twisted for about a half hour the pain had diminished by at least 2/3 rds. I can walk well again.
The stairs came out great but I have to wait a few more days to attempt to finish them.
Bummer Man! I just did a similar number on my back a week ago. I was trying to get through the “honey-do’s” so I could do some pipe making on the 4th and was lifting some paint cans (Empty even!) and threw out the lower left side of my back. Instead I just layed in bed.
Friends of mine swear by Yoga to take care of back issues, here you can pick your type to suit you…
Indian Yoga…
or how about some Irish Yoga…
I tried the Irish Yoga last weekend and I think it helped
~John
