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Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 2/2/2011, 12:03 am
In Response To: Other: bad back paddling strategies? (Mark Rakestraw)

Unless you're paddling in rough conditions, or really snapping a lot of rolls, there's not much about kayaking that is going to aggravate a disk problem... except for all the sitting.

As a first step, I would take a look at the Stuart McGill back exercises and see if they help. Google is your friend on that one.

Then seat adjustments.

Beyond that, back pain is super-tricky and I'd seek out a medical professional who specializes in it.

: I've got a couple of mildly bulging disks in my lower back. It
: doesn't really hurt while I'm paddling, but sitting in general
: makes it unhappy the following evening. Everybody is different,
: but I'm wondering if anyone else here has that problem and has
: found ways to minimize discomfort that works for them. I do use
: one of those elastic braces and it seems to help. Any other
: ideas.
: Mark

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Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Mark Rakestraw -- 2/1/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Mike Bielski -- 2/1/2011, 9:22 pm
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Stephen Troy -- 2/2/2011, 12:03 am
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/2/2011, 12:45 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2011, 1:46 am
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Mark Rakestraw -- 2/2/2011, 6:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2011, 12:52 am
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dave g -- 2/6/2011, 1:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2011, 6:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2011, 4:01 pm
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Mark Rakestraw -- 2/6/2011, 7:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2011, 12:23 am
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Ed Driedger -- 2/7/2011, 12:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2011, 2:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2011, 4:52 pm
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Ed Driedger -- 2/7/2011, 7:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2011, 12:42 am
Re: greenland paddle class clamps - me too?
Doug S -- 2/9/2011, 1:51 pm
Re: greenland paddle class clamps - me too?
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 2:15 pm
Re: greenland paddle class clamps - me too? *PIC*
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 2:37 pm
Re: greenland paddle class clamps - me too? *PIC*
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 2:38 pm
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Mark Rakestraw -- 2/2/2011, 5:52 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Foster -- 2/2/2011, 10:02 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:31 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Eric -- 2/2/2011, 1:18 pm
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:35 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Eric -- 2/3/2011, 11:16 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 11:25 am
Re: Other: bad back paddling strategies?
Eric -- 2/3/2011, 7:16 pm