Falling Flat On the Back

[sodamo]

As I say to my wife from time to time,
"Ah, to be young and agile, instead of mature and fragile."

David Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet

 

[Firemanbuck]

Gale, glad to hear you're feeling better.

My story is that I slipped on ice at a structure fire a couple of years ago as a volunteer fire fighter and fell straight back onto my air tank on concrete. Again, as others have said the x-rays showed nothing to be broken, but it still gives me fits to this day.

Don't laugh, but I've found yoga to be very helpful in stretching the muscles that want to be difficult. It helps with overall flexibility and balance, too which we tend to lose as we get older, and it's done wonders for my skiing in the winter. Bikram or "hot yoga" is even better to get things loose.

 

[dmccarty]

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Actually I have built a lot of strength in the process of loosing the 25 pounds since July and just need to learn how to slip the clutch to keep from spinning out.

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Do not forget to adjust the slip clutch each spring!

The wifey and I have back pain from time to time and she has had two shoulder surgeries as a result of a car accident. We have a couple of TENS units that really do help the pain. Ice and OTC meds help as well.

At least you hurt your back doing so Manly Man Work... :thumbsup:

I split .25-30 of a cord of wood on Saturday with my Fiskar axe/splitter. There is more wood to split but what I have been splitting is dry enough to burn right now. Anywho, I split all of that wood and not a pain to speak of. :thumbsup:

Sunday, I smoked/cooked a pork loin. The wifey was in the kitchen washing dishes and I was in the kitchen getting my BBQing tools ready to take outside. I grabbed a set of tongs and the Devil grabbed a hold of me. :shocked:

There she was, wearing shorts and her back was to me...

Those tongs were in my right hand....

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Yes, yes, I pinched the dear wifey's rear with those tongs! :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

So that sad part about all of this is NOT that our youngest beat me up for being "mean" to mommy nor that dear wifey flung a bunch of water on me! :shocked::laughing::laughing: No, the sad part is that I pulled a muscle on my left shoulder even though my right arm was holding the terrible, tush, touching tongs! :laughing::laughing::laughing: At least you were doing mainly stuff when you got injured, I got hurt touching a tooshie with tongs!

Later,
Dan

 

[Pilot]

As others have said, I'm glad you are improving.

I suggest seeing a physical therapist. They treat those muscle problems, will work you over a little and teach you some exercises to do at home. Insurance sometimes pays for PT.

Don't put off treatment. I injured my back 21 years ago mishandling a 28 foot ladder that tried to fall over on me. Doc said it was sciatica, & it would go away in awhile, use ice packs & anti inflamatories. Didn't go away, but I improved to a tolerable level. But over the years it slowly got worse. Neurologist diagnosed neuropathy as the cause of pain from foot to hip and basically said take these pills and go away. Physical therapy helped a little & a spine specialist recommended a chiropractor. Didn't trust chiropractors, but I did trust the back doc, so I went to a chiro he recommended. Much improvement, down from 8 pills a day to 2. If I had been more aggressive and assertive with the docs in '92, I am sure I would have avoided years and years of pain.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Well this morning I decided to toss the old pair of shoes that I was wearing when I fell last week. In fact I had planned to do so for some time but due to the dew they got soaking wet every morning I was 'saving' my other better pairs.

Bad move on my part. I knew the soles were ran over and they were bad for me.

On close inspection the right heel/sole was separating from the rest of the right shoe. Perhaps when I was walking backwards and the fence moved easier than I expected it may have been the tall grass hung in the heel that was separating from the upper part of the shoe.

I can not be 100% sure this is what happened but expect the shoe hanging in the tall grass was at least a factor.

In tall grass I will now try to wear shoes good for walking forward or backwards.

 

[Bob77064]

Well this morning I decided to toss the old pair of shoes that I was wearing when I fell last week. In fact I had planned to do so for some time but due to the dew they got soaking wet every morning I was 'saving' my other better pairs.

Bad move on my part. I knew the soles were ran over and they were bad for me.

On close inspection the right heel/sole was separating from the rest of the right shoe. Perhaps when I was walking backwards and the fence moved easier than I expected it may have been the tall grass hung in the heel that was separating from the upper part of the shoe.

I can not be 100% sure this is what happened but expect the shoe hanging in the tall grass was at least a factor.

In tall grass I will now try to wear shoes good for walking forward or backwards.

Sounds like something that I would do, I hope you are feeling better.

 

[nc redneck]

57 YO and have had (2) slipped disks surgeries over the years, might say I have been rode hard and put up wet from running my own business for 25 years. Some days I can put out 4500 lbs of lime that I just did by myself. Other days I can pick up a pencil and that will put me on pills for 3 days and not much work, truly sucks when it happens. Seems like the older I get the the easier it happens. I have exercises to do that really help. But who has time for that.

 

[tcreeley]

In my forties I used to have some terrible aching backs- but after joining my sons' martial arts classes (had to hang around- looked fun) my back aches went away - many push ups along with the rest of the training. Using your back, muscles, exercise is the best thing for you.
About 6 years ago I fell flat on my back on the ice coming back from the barn. My hat protected my head. Breathing was almost impossible at first. I just lay there and slowly got to my knees and stayed there before I could raise myself to my feet. I never went to a doctor, but I think I cracked a rib in my back. It ached for weeks. I learned to respect my body a bit more and be more deliberate, and careful- especially on ice. My arthritis today makes me use a cane. I have one special cane with a steel tip just for ice.
Bodies are useful- but they need to be functional!
Take care!

 

[NativeSon]

When I get out of bed in the morning, I have to sit about 10-15 seconds on the side of the bed. If I go from flat to standing, my back muscles tighten up and almost bring me to my knees. Five minutes later, it's like nothing was ever wrong as the muscles go out of panic spasm and everything is cool. I know one of these days it's gonna not quit hurting, but I sure am glad that for the present, it doesn't last very long.

Gale, I suspect you overstressed something as you were going down. The worst spasm I ever had was when I was drying off after a shower. I reached down with the towel to wipe the water off the tub lip and went to my knees. I couldn't stand up straight for the next week. It doesn't take much to put a hitch in the old sacroiliac.

Jim- I'm like you when I first get up, I have to stretch all the kinks out before I really get moving. Some mornings it sounds like Rice Crispies with all the "Snap, Crackle and Pop" going on.

Charlie

 

[oosik]

Well, years & years ago when I was 61 or thereabouts I fell out here on the homestead. Nothing broken but an awful lot of pinched nerves and cramped muscles. I had always thought physical therapy was kind of like voo doo but I hurt so bad I finally went. After about half dozen sessions thing loosened up and I've felt good ever since. I've also learned to be a little more careful. The body is never as young as the mind thinks it is.