My first actual workout appointment was postponed because I messed up my back. My lower back and right hip caused me severe pain. I could not stand up straight or bend over. I couldn't put on my shoes.
I suffered through the weekend and Tuesday I visited my chiropractor. He helped relieve the pain but I was still very stiff and uncomfortable. I took so long for me to bend over that my dog (who is obviously not well trained) could eat half his food from the bowl while I was lowering it to the floor.
A week after my chiropractic appointment I returned to Carbon. Leah was especially gentle with me at the rescheduled appointment which included mostly stretching and some leg exercises. It seems that I am in such poor shape that before I can really workout I must be rehabilitated.
Leah introduced me to a piece of equipment called the Cadillac Reformer. After stretching my legs Leah put stirrups (I hate to use that word ladies, but I can’t think of another) on my feet. I was lying on my back and the stirrups were attached to a frame at my head by long springs. Leah led me through a series of exercises working my legs and lower back. She gave me low resistance springs to protect my knees and back.
At the end of this appointment I bent to pick something up from the floor and was shocked when I moved smoothly and without pain to reach the floor. I even bent again just because I could and it felt good. The stiffness did not return and in the following week I found that my freedom of movement was better than before my back injury.
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