There's an epidemic of musculo-skeletal dysfunction in our community. Ask any group of people 'Who here has either got a crook back, stiff neck, 'cold' shoulder, bung hip, game leg, dicky knee or sore wrist?’ and at least 50% of people will put their hand up.
The good news is that in 80% of cases it's not a medical problem, it's a fitness problem. Chances are you're not strong enough or flexible enough to keep your body in good alignment.
The solution? You need a good strength and flexibility training program to straighten yourself up.
There are two key principles involved here.
1. Tight muscles pull bones out of alignment. That’s the bad news. The good news is that by loosening tight muscles the bones will go back into alignment.
If you do the right exercises, long enough and often enough, there’s a better than even chance you’ll straighten yourself up. Poor function will be restored to good. You’ll start to feel better. Your pain will go away. All you have to do is find the right exercises.
2. The cause of the pain is rarely at the site of the pain – so a rub down and a hot wheat bag on the spot where it hurts may give you some temporary relief but won’t treat the cause of the problem. Over the years it will just get worse.
With lower back pain there’s a chain of dysfunction. Tight calf, hamstring and buttock muscles take your pelvis out of alignment. When that happens, the bones above it are taken out of alignment as well.
It puts pressure on the muscles, tendons, ligaments and discs in your lower back. They ‘feel the pinch.’ You tell people you’ve got a crook back.
Next week I’ll give you an exercise to loosen up your calf and hamstring muscles and get you sitting up straighter. Do that and you square your pelvis up and take the pressure off the bones of your lower back.
Then there’s that better than even chance that millimeter by millimeter, your lower back pain will start to go away.
On the track
Back walking with the boys.
In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and if it’s weak strengthen it; if it’s tight loosen it.
John Miller
www.globalbackcare.com
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
TRACY AUSTIN GIVES BERNARD TOMIC A SERVE - Sunday 24th January 2010
It's a bit rich Tracy Austin giving Bernard Tomic a serve. Tomic had complained that one of his matches went on past his bedtime.
Tomic is right. What crazy sort of a sports organisation would program matches to finish at 2 o'clock in the morning; or worse, 4am? It shows a complete disregard for the healthy and safety of players and officials.
There's a lot to be critical of when it comes to the Australian Open. Apart from the playing hours Tennis Australia has no regard for player welfare. Games still go ahead regardless of the temperature. In 2001, I watched Pat Rafter squelch around the court in sweat sodden shoes in a semi-final that was won, not on tennis ability but the ability to withstand blistering heat. On that occasion, television commentator, Pat Cash was not alone in intimating Rafter was some kind of wimp.
In January 2002 we saw the final of the women’s championship marred by the heat. The continued repeat of this appalling history of tennis in a furnace, is as Engels and Marx might have said, both tragedy and farce.
In 2009 Djokovic had to retire in 36% heat and give Roddick a free ride into the semi-finals.
Tennis Australia has a terrible record in dealing with heat-induced injuries even to the point of connecting players up to intravenous drips. This is taking sports medicine way to far.
Then there is the length of the matches. It would appear almost beyond human endurance to expect anyone to play a series of four or five three-hour matches one after each other and not suffer some ill effects. It is like expecting Steve Monaghetti to run four marathons in 10 days.
It is time there was a different scoring system that provided a better guide to selecting the better player in a respectable time frame. Five sets with table-tennis scoring would seem to be a reasonable model.
So, is Tomic right to be a bit cranky; you betcha, and as a former player Austin should have stuck up for him.
While I'm at it, the other thing Tennis Australia has to get rid of is the shouting when players hit the ball. I've just finished watching Henin play Wickmayer. Why fellow players and the umpire don't tell that woman to shut up is beyond me. It's a form of intimidation that goes beyond the limits of fair play. It drives me stir crazy.
What do you think of that Tracy?
On the track
Did 40 minuters on the stepper all over 130 bpm, then went to the gym.
In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and don't play tennis when it's hot or during the middle of the night, or against anyone who yells 'whoopie' every time they hit the ball.
John Miller
http://www.globalbackcare.com/
http://www.fitandhealthyonline.com/
Tomic is right. What crazy sort of a sports organisation would program matches to finish at 2 o'clock in the morning; or worse, 4am? It shows a complete disregard for the healthy and safety of players and officials.
There's a lot to be critical of when it comes to the Australian Open. Apart from the playing hours Tennis Australia has no regard for player welfare. Games still go ahead regardless of the temperature. In 2001, I watched Pat Rafter squelch around the court in sweat sodden shoes in a semi-final that was won, not on tennis ability but the ability to withstand blistering heat. On that occasion, television commentator, Pat Cash was not alone in intimating Rafter was some kind of wimp.
In January 2002 we saw the final of the women’s championship marred by the heat. The continued repeat of this appalling history of tennis in a furnace, is as Engels and Marx might have said, both tragedy and farce.
In 2009 Djokovic had to retire in 36% heat and give Roddick a free ride into the semi-finals.
Tennis Australia has a terrible record in dealing with heat-induced injuries even to the point of connecting players up to intravenous drips. This is taking sports medicine way to far.
Then there is the length of the matches. It would appear almost beyond human endurance to expect anyone to play a series of four or five three-hour matches one after each other and not suffer some ill effects. It is like expecting Steve Monaghetti to run four marathons in 10 days.
It is time there was a different scoring system that provided a better guide to selecting the better player in a respectable time frame. Five sets with table-tennis scoring would seem to be a reasonable model.
So, is Tomic right to be a bit cranky; you betcha, and as a former player Austin should have stuck up for him.
While I'm at it, the other thing Tennis Australia has to get rid of is the shouting when players hit the ball. I've just finished watching Henin play Wickmayer. Why fellow players and the umpire don't tell that woman to shut up is beyond me. It's a form of intimidation that goes beyond the limits of fair play. It drives me stir crazy.
What do you think of that Tracy?
On the track
Did 40 minuters on the stepper all over 130 bpm, then went to the gym.
In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and don't play tennis when it's hot or during the middle of the night, or against anyone who yells 'whoopie' every time they hit the ball.
John Miller
http://www.globalbackcare.com/
http://www.fitandhealthyonline.com/
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT - Saturday 23rd January 2010
I worked out on the stepper this morning. A good workout, 30 minutes all over 240 bpm. Funny thing, as I get fitter I have to work harder to get my pulse rate up over 140.
So I started off at level 9 for 10 minutes, then level 8 for 10 minutes and finished off with level 7 for 10p minutes. That's a good workout.
608 steps and 465 Calories.
The stepper is in the garage. After the workout I spent a couple of hours cleaning it out. Chucked away a whole lot of accounts, got rid of old computer stuff and took it out to a mate who might have use of it.
There's a spare mattress in their so I strapped it up out of the way against the book case .
My treadmill is at the doctors so when it comes back there will be more room for it and I'll be able to spend more time on it.
I found a whole lot of other stuff and we think we might have a garage sale or just take it down to Rand let them get rid of it to someone who needs it more than we do.
Anyway to cut a long story short,if you want to feel better do a bit of spring cleaning. More than anything it cleans out the mind.
In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and clean up your act.
John Miller
www.,globalbackcare.,com
www.fitandhealthyonline.,com
So I started off at level 9 for 10 minutes, then level 8 for 10 minutes and finished off with level 7 for 10p minutes. That's a good workout.
608 steps and 465 Calories.
The stepper is in the garage. After the workout I spent a couple of hours cleaning it out. Chucked away a whole lot of accounts, got rid of old computer stuff and took it out to a mate who might have use of it.
There's a spare mattress in their so I strapped it up out of the way against the book case .
My treadmill is at the doctors so when it comes back there will be more room for it and I'll be able to spend more time on it.
I found a whole lot of other stuff and we think we might have a garage sale or just take it down to Rand let them get rid of it to someone who needs it more than we do.
Anyway to cut a long story short,if you want to feel better do a bit of spring cleaning. More than anything it cleans out the mind.
In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and clean up your act.
John Miller
www.,globalbackcare.,com
www.fitandhealthyonline.,com
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