sheepers Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 yes it does suck. fuck all i can do except whinge, and ive been doing plenty of that. and yes that's the yellow boot cut. couple of minor differences between the sedan and the coupe but no deal breakers. ill keep my eye out for another boot cut, i might find something, you never know. 1 Quote
azzurro Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 Stupid back shit man, I compressed my spine about 10 years ago (hit the bottom surfing) and it gives me the gyp if I push too hard doing stuff that tweaks it etc (like surfing, sitting, lying down, standing up, excersize, doing garage stuff etc), but its manageable. Worst part is it makes me cranky, not just because its sore and achy but because doing stuff i like to do makes it sore. That xray looks bung, and as your medical professional I recommend doing a cut and shut from the parts body. Get well soon big guy Quote
kyteler Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 That is not an ideal situation you have, Butt Spineman. My condolences. Quote
yetchh Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 @sheepers have you tried inversion therapy? Supposed to be good for the back, my ol d man swears by it.. Couldn't ride his harley without it.. 1 Quote
xsspeed Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 Stink one, take it easy chief. Even with the jam squeezed outta the donut you're making progress Quote
sheepers Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 thanks guys. yea its shit but it is what it is. ill do what i can. Quote
Rotaryhoe Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Hey Been reading your posts with interest for a while now - totally jealous of your shed time! Really sorry to read about your back injury, that shit sucks. I can sympathise as I blew out two discs last year which protruded onto my spinal cord - the pain down my leg and foot was just insane; pretty much started eating tramadol like m&m's. Anyway, there is a point to this dribble @yetchh mentioned above... after trying high dose steroids and being told I would probably need surgery, someone put me on to inversion therapy (basically hanging upside down by your ankles) This shit works! I went from hobbling around like an old git, to fairly well sorted within a few weeks. So there you go, a bit unsolicited advice from a complete random. Loving the Crown BTW Cheers James 2 Quote
yetchh Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Plus you gain back those lost cm from compressing your spine for so long.. Quote
sheepers Posted March 17, 2019 Posted March 17, 2019 Thanks team! I'll give this hanging upside down a go and see what happens. 1 Quote
sheepers Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 i bought an inversion table and i pick it up tomorrow. how long did you spend upside down? did you go all the way upside down? fucked if i know, im just going to hang upside down and wait for my back to be fixed. or i pass out, whatever. 1 1 Quote
yetchh Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 I think dad spends between 5 and 10 minutes on his everyday at about 120-150deg (0 standing, 90 lying etc) .. I'm guessing you checked with your physiotherapist first? I bought one of those doorway chin up bars and inversion boots but after 5 min the cheap boots cut my circulation a bit.. Quote
sheepers Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 Yea I checked if it was ok first. I'll give it a go Quote
Spencer Posted March 22, 2019 Posted March 22, 2019 Yeah I have some boots and a chin up bar, 10min a day is about right. Combine with whatever exercises you have been given (some ab and glute stuff I would imagine) and get into as much pain free walking you can do. Should be a good start. Quote
yetchh Posted April 21, 2019 Posted April 21, 2019 How's the inversion table? Do you plan on repairing all the other nicks and scratches? Quote
kyteler Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 http://www.springspecialists.co.nz/compression-springs/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhuORt1GhX1SKWRPqyhW2MSf61-udwou5PBu_Pk5jRoqiXJzWBkGUrhoC2XQQAvD_BwE Message those guys about conical/tapered compression springs in your required dimensions, they can possibly help. Quote
Mr.Mk1 Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 Also a place called Dawson’s springs and wireform in Chch? Quote
Thphantum Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I have had years of roofers back pain, found I got best results from an osteopath out of all the medical gurus. jmtcw Quote
sheepers Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 sorry guys i missed some replies (that rhymes) so ive been hanging upside down for ten minutes a day and at the beginning it was like a fucking magic healer had jizzed on my spinal cord. two weeks in and the effect is less, after about 3 minutes in its starting to hurt again but its deff helping so thats where im at now still going to the ostio and still getting acupuncture (prob going to stop the needles because its doing nothing) and have plenty of exercises and stretches to do which are all helping. its a fucking slow road. i cant ever seeing myself being "normal" again. you just spend so much time freaking out about every fucking move you make which is pretty shit. could be worse i suppose........ also thanks KY for the spring guys, i never thought of getting something made. ill try and fix it with something off the shelf but if i cant thats a great idea. Quote
kyteler Posted May 31, 2019 Posted May 31, 2019 It's probably quite rare to see a fastback Mustang and an early seventies Chevrolet Vega coupe in the same garage so that's quite neat. Good on you, sir. 1 Quote
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