My major back injury

I'm not doing so well today. You may recall that I suffered a serious back injury when I was working as paramedic. I never had the surgery to fix it but I've been doing pretty good the past few years. It flares up every once in awhile and lasts for a few days before I'm okay again. My back went out a few days ago but I don't remember doing anything that triggered it. I've been walking for the last few days because that's the only thing that has ever helped. It's been recommended that I see a chiropractor to help with my back. Walking has helped the muscle pain from all the compensation they've been doing to take the stress off my spine. That's a positive thing because I…

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I’m doing my best to survive

The boys got off to school on a good foot. They were cooperative-ish and made it to school on time. Unfortunately, my back is out. When I say out, I mean it's the worst it's been in many years. It's the kind of pain that makes it hard to breathe. I'm looking for things I can do to help myself become a bit more resilient and someone recommended I check out https://www.fixbodygroup.com/palm-desert-ca/medicare/chiropractor/. Thankfully, Lizze was more than willing to take the boys to school for me and that saved me a great deal of grief. I'm going to try and rest today because there isn't anything going on. The best thing for me to do is bounce between resting and walking. Walking is the only thing that's ever worked for…

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This is why I’m not doing so well today

The boys are spending the day with their Grandparents and I just woke up from my nap. I've been in pretty rough shape the last few days because my back has gone out.  I suffered a major back injury back in 2001 and it took the better part of twelve years to finally manage the pain.  I've been doing really well that past few years, mostly because I discovered that fitness walking helped tremendously.  I'm not sure what has happened but the pain is so bad, it takes my breath away. Walking isn't the fix all at the moment because when I try, my legs physically give out. It's one of those things where I step funny, and literally lose control of my lower body.  While this sucks, I'm not…

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