Re: RC: Bad Backs/Chronic Pain (Riders with...)

[heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@yahoo.com>]

You're right about the riding bareback Lif, I don't have a
particularily bad back, but once in awhile it bothers me.
Riding bareback makes you tighten your abs and gluts and
just seems to help alot! Forgot about that one. Gonna have
to break down and try that algae stuff someday though.

heidi



--- Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com> wrote:
> At 10:51 AM 6/1/00 -0700, Bonnie wrote:
> >I'm doing some research to find out what riders with
> chronic pain or 
> >injuries do to keep riding. Need feedback on what
> (besides lots of 
> >painkillers) works for you—exercise (what type),
> stretching, physical 
> >therapy, chiropractic, massage, Feldenkrais, Pilates,
> whatever you do. Can 
> >you REPLY ALL, so I'm sure to get it?
> 
> Keep active!  Eat blue-green algae!  Drink LOTS of water
> (and don't 
> complain when you pee a lot).  Take Emergen-C for 
> electrolytes.  Stretch.  See your chiropractor if you
> need him/her but 
> mostly get enough exercise and...
> 
> Ride bareback a lot.  Sit up tall & ride lots of LSD at a
> walk and you will 
> do more for yourself than you can imagine.  Lif
> 
> 
> 
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