loudtom 5 #26 January 1, 2004 Hey,,!! I have L-4 and L-5 herniated discs for ever before i started jumping... I can't play basketball, tennis, or any other twisting sport, but because of the arch being a good position for our backs (to a degree) my chiropractor thinks jumping is great for me... And since I am conservative I haven't had any skydiving related unjuries to my back... Ten way still hurts from the back, at least in the old rules!!! Doing tandems didn't even bother it to much. Good luck and lots of blues,tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
partyboy 0 #27 January 1, 2004 cool, how many jumps do you have, I guess when you are talking abiout the tandems, you mean that you are a TM, ? anyway, I hope the best for you and let me no if theres anything else out there you have heard of, PartyBoy Up High!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #28 January 2, 2004 Quotebut I just wanted to see if I aint the only one out there that jumps with some sort of destraction, or problems from canopy openings or arching, etc. Anyone? I'm one. I hurt my back in Ranger School in 92. Then hurt it several more times as an infantryman for 9 years. After jumping my back is usually so sore I have trouble tying my shoes the next morning. I recently had a hard opening followed by injuring my back in training for my current job that kept me from jumping for 2 months. I've learned to deal with it. It doesn't bother me in freefall though. I'm sure I'll have to have surgery before I'm 50. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
partyboy 0 #29 January 2, 2004 Damn man, thats the most hardcore I have heard latley. I hope your new job isnt one on the ground side, you need sone R/R, and more time to rest those bones. Tnx for the relpy, PartBoy Up High!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
