05-30-2014, 04:50 PM
colleen--chiro's out for me. My dr is worried they will do more damage than good to my multi issue spine. (more issues than just arthritis, unfortunatley).
WTW- glad to hear you are back on your feet. Spine issues are scary things. Your situation sound pretty tramatising. About saddles, I am not able to cope with anythign over 20lbs on a good day which is sad as I am 39. But with neck/shoulder issues it is all I can handle. I ride in wintec as it about the only saddle around here that is light enough for me to swing onto 16hh. Majority of saddles people have around here weigh 30lbs or more. hmmm Wintec does have a barrell model though.. There is a shop here where I can buy TENS maybe I will break down and buy one. and look into massagers. You are right in that one should keep moving. I think that because I DIDN'T move much all winter, it caused issues when I did try to start riding again-leading to the discovey of arthritis in low back. If I had been able to ride all winter I wouldn't have known anything.
This flare is beginning to settle some after 4 weeks. I am hoping it continues so I can get back to riding in the way that want. Or a close approximation of anyway.
WTW- glad to hear you are back on your feet. Spine issues are scary things. Your situation sound pretty tramatising. About saddles, I am not able to cope with anythign over 20lbs on a good day which is sad as I am 39. But with neck/shoulder issues it is all I can handle. I ride in wintec as it about the only saddle around here that is light enough for me to swing onto 16hh. Majority of saddles people have around here weigh 30lbs or more. hmmm Wintec does have a barrell model though.. There is a shop here where I can buy TENS maybe I will break down and buy one. and look into massagers. You are right in that one should keep moving. I think that because I DIDN'T move much all winter, it caused issues when I did try to start riding again-leading to the discovey of arthritis in low back. If I had been able to ride all winter I wouldn't have known anything.
This flare is beginning to settle some after 4 weeks. I am hoping it continues so I can get back to riding in the way that want. Or a close approximation of anyway.
Cayuse
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A lovely horse is always an experience...It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. Beryl Markham
Riding is a complicated joy. You learn something each time. It is never quite the same, and you never know it all. Monica Dickens