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Author: caz (---.swgfl.ifl.net)
Date: 01-11-05 14:48
just curious, do any of you riders suffer with back ache at all? Coz my mare reares and leaps around a lot my back is constantly being pulled and hurt but before i had her i suffered with back problems. I have been to see a physio therapist person and it helped for a while but now im back inb the situation that after mucking out 3/4 of the way through a deep dirty stable my back is killing me coz im constantly bent over shovelling crap!!! i want a career with horses and im not going to be able to work in pain all my life and even though i hate mucking out it still has to be done!!!
Can anyone help me-is there any way that i can strengthen my back muscles or anything?
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Author: alice(jam) (207.218.152.---)
Date: 01-11-05 14:54
try getting a body protector 4 when u ride or get a back support go2 www.sportbac.co.uk and they do some good tings
hope i can help
lol alice n pip
jam
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Author: Lynsey (---.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 14:58
I am in the same position as you. I have always had a bad back but recently (maybe coz its cold) its been alot worse. I have tried back supports, they do help but restrict movement when trying to muck out, and makes it alot harder but do help when riding. I have had physiotherpy, acupunture (sp?) but nothings helps. I went to the doctors and am now on some pain killers that whilst not an ideal solution help when the pain is really bad. Im not much help to be honest but try the back supports and maybe see a doctor about whent he pain is really bad.
Hope i have helped a little
Lynsey x
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Author: Chez (---.gsi.gov.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 15:16
Yes I suffer too but haven't found an answer yet either. My mare does this peculiar buckle at the kness then pop back up thing out of the blue when she is scared and it really jolts my back. She also shies in mid canter which can be quite painful too!
Sometimes I take painkillers an hour before I ride - it doesn't stop the problem but makes it less painful.
A friend of mine uses a neoprene back wrap as she has a congenital hip/back problem and she can't ride without it (she events so it must work quite well).
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Author: Lynsey (---.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 15:20
Oh also try heat wraps after riding when you get home and are relaxing.. I have one that you pop in the microwave to heat and i sit with it on my back, not sure it actaully helps or whether i just think it does coz its warm... Hot water bottles do the same thing...
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Author: Katie (192.107.26.---)
Date: 01-11-05 16:11
i have back problems from too much sport running / rowing / riding and sitting at my desk for too many hours every day - i go to an ostepath about once a month who puts everything back into alignment (often one leg can be longer than the other - it is in most people but to a degree that they wouldn't notice!) he also gives me exercises to strength and protect my back - i think pain killers are great in the short term but a couple of sessions with an osteopath will tell you exactly what's causing the pain and can help you prevent it.
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Author: Lynsey (---.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 16:19
I agree that pain killers are short term but i have been to 3 osteopaths who could not do anything to ease the pain. So it all depends what the problem is in the first place. I agree Caz should look at one as a possibility but it doesnt help everyone.
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Author: Lyd x (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: 01-11-05 16:21
keep warm! honestly i know u will think im sad but wear a vest and tuck it in. it will stop you getting cold and a chill on your back. i get awful neck ache so i brough a fleece neck thingy and now it stops hurtin if its cold weather.
if you get pulled alot and your muscles are tender get some freeze spray on the job.
good luck i know what its like tho.
lyd x x x
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| Re: back ache |
Author: Lynsey (---.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 16:22
Its not sad its true... Def keep the bad area of your back warm!!! You will notice the difference!
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| Re: back ache |
Author: vix (---.server.ntli.net)
Date: 01-11-05 16:45
...horses and riders will suffer the same problems...seriously!
If you think about it, you're horse has a pain in his right hip (as your sitting on him/her) and you too will ache there. You may not notice it, but after having a back man out to my mare, he said I should get treated as well and I had the same thing, I'd been holding myself funny as well.
So get your mare checked out for back problems (if she keeps rearing and bucking it would be advisable) and also get yours treated at the same time.xx
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| Re: back ache |
Author: Emily S (---.l2.c2.dsl.pol.co.uk)
Date: 01-11-05 18:01
I would recommend physio...definitely (and its not cause im training to be one!!!) If you go to any decent physio they should give you exercises to help strengthen your back muscles. DO THEM!!! there is no point in going to a physio once or twice and not doing anything inbetween or afterwards. Its a waste of either your money of the NHS's money!! THink abou it, your bakc muscles are the same as any other muscles. you wouldnt expect your muscles in your thighs to feel ok if you ran with your legs twisted round......that would be pretty painful!! Its the same when you have bad posture or bend incorrectly, you are simply stretching and twisting your back muscles and this is why they hurt. you can either do the exercises to keep them strong so they will support you in these positions more, or you can use back supports. Lynsey, you say it was restricitng but this is probably because you usually bend your back wrong and this is keeping you in place!! ONly problem with back supports is that if you rely on them too heavily you may end up weakening your back muscles as they dont have to work whilst your support is on.
Best advice is to go see a decent physio, word of mouth is the best way to find one (and make sure they are properly qualified, should have MSCP after their name as well as BSc). Tell them exactly what it is you want to be doing and they should be able to work out a way for ypou to do this pain free!!!!
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| Re: back ache |
Author: susie (217.149.103.---)
Date: 01-11-05 21:36
I agree with all the above.
I have had back pain on and off for over 20y. What I find keeps me pain free is seeing my excellent osteopath once per month and doing pilates once per week.
Pilates or yoga is really great for strengthening and straightening your whole body. Even my dressage trainer says that I have grown taller and straigher since I've been doing it!
S
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| Re: back ache |
Author: laura (---.access.uk.tiscali.com)
Date: 01-11-05 22:02
hi im only 16 and i wrk at my riding school and because i have to mick out a lot of boxes my back iz starting to really hurt its fine most of the time jus when im muckin out or riding a strong horse.
my friend is in the same position as you and she wears a back support and says it really helps her a lot!!! lv laura xxx
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| Re: back ache |
Author: Lesley (---.server.ntli.net)
Date: 01-11-05 22:02
I too suffer with back problems. For about the last 10 years. I have had accupuncture, McTimoney chiropractor, reiki, plus other things. The thing that sorted me and I was pain-free, (which I never thought I would be ever again) for about 18 months, before it `went` again, and this was kinesiology and deep muscle massage.
I go to a sports remedial massage person and on my first visit, he said that the muscles in my butt were in a mess. After he`d finished, I could feel every stride, very painful, but it does help.
Les. x
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