Re: NCC - Foam Roller from PT for Back Pain

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Never Mind...or just be so so very careful using the foam roller.

Too much of a good thing can really hurt. Aftr my 3rd day yesterday and I

apparently got carried away and spent too much time on it or something. I saw

that it was good for the abdominal muscles in the videos, so I wasn't realizing

how it was hurting nerves from my spine, or somehow my neck and or CCI junction

is causing this.

Today my abdominals are nicely sore like when I used to do situps, including the

side abd muscles. But...I am in the worst nerve pain in arms and hands like I

used to be before I stopped working. Plus the occiput is upset too. Really bad

pain.

It's a great exercise tool. Maybe just not for 3 days in a row, even if it was

only a couple to few minutes a day. And it might be ok for normal folks without

our conditions to get the abdominals in shape. It really works for that cause

you have to balance on the roll with your leg or legs up, but this movement

actually is what probably brought my nerve pain back 10x.

And those with a plate might be in pain on the roller itself cause the base of

skull is kind of touching, and your head is resting on it, of course. (I felt my

head hurting yesterday on the roller.)

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> I came across a site that described using the big " foam roller " for getting

your back pain in check. I got mine back in 2002 when I first messed up my left

shoulder and it moved into my neck. It was before my SM dx, and later even the

CM, CCI, RO.

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> Anyway PT showed me to how use this foam roll about 6-7 " in diameter and maybe

2 1/2' long of hard foam. They had me use it standing up with the roller at my

back perpendicular to my spine against the wall, and moving it over my spine

left/right back and forth. It was to help my joints get into my spine and align

better.

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> So a couple days ago I saw a site Livestrong.com where they showed how to use

the foam rollers lying on the floor. (go to Fitness, search on " foam roller back

exercise " for options.) There are articles and videos on how to use them in

different ways. It really got the hard kink out where my rib hurt in back. It

unkinked it, BUT I'm sore still and I ice my back mucles with gel pack and take

anti-inflammatory.

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> So just an idea if you have one of these. You really have to be careful with

your neck neck and head's weight though. And most of all only use it for a

couple minutes cause it can make you really sore. I plan on using it today

again, the 3rd day in a row. I think my rib was out there just below my shoulder

blade. It kind of massages me around my spine.

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