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Is acupuncture successful in pain relief from lumbar spinal stenosis
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: May 28 12:06pm | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
Hi Jennifer,
Core strength is the key to avoiding back surgery, in many cases. The way you ride a horse is very important, slow enough that you can maintain proper lumbar alignment and still get a core workout in from the movement of the horse (and you) over varying terrain. Excellent!
I use spin classes to do the same thing. I sit with just a slight lean forward, always keeping my lumbar spine aligned properly, my hands at shoulder-width. In addition to the cardio benefit from spinning, my core gets stronger from proper form.
I'm so glad this works for you - and all these things can be a lot of fun.
Joe
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@heyjoe415 Thanks, Joe. Riding is fun and I forget that it is exercise and it reinforces good communication and the relationship between me and my horse. I’ve done more riding in the pasture lately because the friend I ride with has been recovering from a hip replacement and just got cleared to ride her horse. I don’t want to ride trails alone for safety just yet and I avoid multi use trails because my horse is afraid of bicycles coming up on him. I’ve worked with him on this, but don’t know if he’ll react as every new trail is a different experience. I also work on fine tuning his training in the pasture and always reinforce and praise for a halt because that is safety training. Horses are herd animals and more confident in groups with other horses on the trail.
I can see how spinning would be great for core strength. I use to ride my 10 speed bike a lot when I was younger. It’s great that you do that! Great for cardiovascular health too. I need more of that and I’m fighting allergies and asthma that can limit how much I can exert myself.
The other thing that can simulate riding a horse at a walk would be sitting on a big therapy ball and rocking like a walking movement sitting up with good posture of course. I get a bit of a workout with grooming the horse and lifting to saddle up to his back.
Jennifer