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Looking for others experience with exercise and movement.
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I am glad to hear that many of you have found exercise to be helpful in managing pain. But, whenever I try to exercise of any kind , my pain ramps up to almost unbearable heights. Has anyone toughed it out through the pain and discovered that the pain subsided some after a while? Yesterday I carried/dragged several heavy bags of garden soil from my truck to my raised bed. Later that day my glutes felt as if they were going to explode. HELP!
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I know bags of soil would be a challenge for me as I have a weak back. We must try to build up strength slowly and with proper form. I do exercises both at home and at physical therapy. I try to vary it up. I get recumbent bike at pt which is good for my spine. I do free weights to strengthen muscles. I do various standing and mat exercises while being aware of my limits. I have neuropathy which may have worsened (I hope temporarily) while trying to recover from a shin shave biopsy--all for a lesion which turned out to be benign. And, exercise, at least for me helps with feelings of anxiety and despair. So now that it is spring, I will hire someone to put down soil in my yard and I will keep on exercising both at home, at pt and walking around as I do my errands. Finally, it is not good to tough it out through pain as pain is a warning that something is wrong. We must find the sweet spot before the pain and go with that. Good luck and keep trying!
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@heisenberg34 when I was out of shape, sometimes I still had to do stuff like mow or shovel and yes it would cause me much discomfort. Once I started exercise I started slow , with months of just walking. But maybe discuss with your physical therapist or doctor first.