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Old 03-07-2014, 12:18 PM
JOHN COOKSON JOHN COOKSON is offline
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+1 On Exercises

About four years ago I was working on the A4. The whatever it was nut that I was trying to loosen was frozen\corroded in place so I gave it maximum torque. The problem was that I was twisted like a pretzel when I did this and I felt something in my lower back snap. My lower back was so sore that I couldn't stand up straight. Ended up in physical therapy for 3-4 months and got it squared away.

I still do the exercises and stretches three times a week. My lower back is in perfect shape. I can do anything I want and my back doesn't bother me a bit. It's like my back is 20 years old again. I wrap the jib sheet a couple of times around the winch grab it with both hands stand up and brace aginst the bench with one foot lean back and pull it in. No problems. In fact it feels good on my lower back.
This is comming from sombody whose L5 vertebrate is fused to their tail bone.

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