exercises and arthur

holmesi

hiya peeps,hows everybodies day going on this glorious "summers day"anyway to get on with the question,why is it when I do exercises for arthur in my back ,I am in loads of pain,yet when I dont it seems to settle down and i only have minimal pain,am i doing something wrong ?has any body else come to the same conclusion or is this just me.exercises just seem to annoy him no end.holmesi

evabuk

I'm not at expert, so this is just my opinion but just wonder:
- were these exercises given to you specifically by a physio or some professional so they address your individual issues, or are they just "general" type exercised from one of the books? perhaps they're not quite the right exercises for you?

- if they were given specifically to you, perhaps you are just doing too many of them, and need to do fewer and build up more gradually?

- perhaps you're not doing them quite right? could you get a professional to watch you doing them to see if you are?

just my thoughts....hope it gives you something to think about

valval

u should not get lasting pain from exercise if u do something wrong as before try doing less and build up, get checked u r doing them right but exercise important to keep muscles strong to keep joints straight so good luck as to see phisyo so get checked good luck

elnafinn

Hi Holmesi

It is great that you wish to exercise but if you feel better when not, something is wrong!

I wonder if on a good day, you go hell for leather with the exercises and this then aggravates.

What exercises are you actually doing? I do stretching exercises every day or 6 days out of 7 and I am sure these keep me as mobile as I am and also do not cause me pain.

Luv
Elna x

holmesi

hi elna and everyone else ,you might be right ,i do seem to go at it like a bull in a china shop when i am having a good day[few and far between]they are exercises that were given to me by a physio mostly postural ,back muscles need a lot of work and Weight loss required[as if i didn't know]funny i would of thought carring a 16 kilo bag and pounding the streets would of made the back strong!
holmesi

elnafinn

As I thought, Holmesi! You should do little and often if you know what I mean, perhaps even on a bad day. :x Have a go, at least. These exercises that the physio gives you, should probably be done 2 - 3 times a day, 3, 5 or 10 times each. Is that what you do, or do you on a good day do at least 300 all at once?!!

Yep your back probably is worn out under the stress of the post bag and the way that the post bag is carried. It is not an even load is it, putting stress and strain,more on one side of the body than the other. :roll: :roll:

Luv
Elna x

evabuk

holmesi wrote:

hi elna and everyone else ,you might be right ,i do seem to go at it like a bull in a china shop when i am having a good day[few and far between]they are exercises that were given to me by a physio mostly postural ,back muscles need a lot of work and Weight loss required[as if i didn't know]funny i would of thought carring a 16 kilo bag and pounding the streets would of made the back strong!
holmesi

sounds as if you would benefit from getting into a more regular daily routine, whether the days are good or bad, and just build up slowly

livinglegend

I slipped a disc many years ago and went to an NHS physiotherapy session. They put me through a lot of agonising exercises which I rigorously followed for weeks. I became progressively worse and was in agonising pain. Needless to say it set me back many months of recovery.

When I tried to discuss the problem I was told that these are the recommended exercises so get on with it. I gave up and tried an alternative set of exercises which eased my disc and got me back to work within months.

If the exercises make you worse or don't help, then you need more advice on alternatives.

Joseph 8)

holmesi

elnafinn wrote:

As I thought, Holmesi! You should do little and often if you know what I mean, perhaps even on a bad day. :x Have a go, at least. These exercises that the physio gives you, should probably be done 2 - 3 times a day, 3, 5 or 10 times each. Is that what you do, or do you on a good day do at least 300 all at once?!!

Yep your back probably is worn out under the stress of the post bag and the way that the post bag is carried. It is not an even load is it, putting stress and strain,more on one side of the body than the other. :roll: :roll:

Luv
Elna x

hi elna what kind of superman do you think i am , 300 lucky to get 4-5 at a time luv holmesi