{"id":18,"date":"2006-08-28T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2006-08-28T12:20:32","modified_gmt":"2006-08-28T12:20:32","slug":"the-art-form-bad-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/2006\/08\/the-art-form-bad-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Form: Bad Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For someone who doesn\u2019t traditionally suffer, but knows many who do, this is a first for me! I woke up this morning, gently rolling from side to side to gauge the severity. Wonderful, no pain!! So I swivel around, feet now inches from the floor, and gently push myself up into a sitting position. Brilliant, still no pain!!! I\u2019m really confident by now, so attempt standing. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here\u2019s the cautionary warning;<\/span> as body weight transfers to the feet and you begin to stand, you\u2019re caught unawares by that sudden jab of lower back pain, immediately assuming the Tina Turner <span style=\"font-style: italic\">(more on that in a mo)<\/span> which instead of continuing propulsion in an upward motion, your upper body is thrust forward. Now such an action would be perfectly acceptable if there was adequate clearance between you and the wardrobe next to the bed. Luckily I was conscious enough to realise I was about to do a Zidane, hence, narrowly escaped damaging the wood veneer on my wardrobe. Beware!!<\/p>\n<p>So the Tina Turner. This is the traditional stance assumed by people with lower back pain. The buttocks are pushed aft and the upper body and shoulders are angled forward. Obviously the stilettos are not advised although the flouncy frock is optional.<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself adopting the Sumo: 1.You shouldn\u2019t be standing.  2.You shouldn\u2019t be sat at your computer reading this.  3.Your pain relief isn\u2019t strong enough.  4.You need a better Osteopath!<\/p>\n<p>Remember to do the exercises the Osteopath gave you.<br \/>\nGentle walking is often recommended.<br \/>\nHot and cold compresses may help.<br \/>\nI make good use of hand reflexology (charts available online).<br \/>\n<a title=\"Acupressure is another good complementary option.\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/jrh_iii\/acupressure\/index.html#Warning\">Acupressure is another good complementary option.<\/a><br \/>\nSee an acupuncturist.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">As always, first seek qualified medical advice and any suggestions made on justapollo.co.uk are from an unqualified member of the public who is responsible for himself only. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For someone who doesn\u2019t traditionally suffer, but knows many who do, this is a first for me! I woke up this morning, gently rolling from side to side to gauge the severity. Wonderful, no pain!! So I swivel around, feet now inches from the floor, and gently push myself up into a sitting position. Brilliant, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rambling-again","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justapollo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}