Have you tried not sitting during work? I got a standing desk which made a huge difference for me.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.What is the test for kidney stones? Like some sort of scan or other?This sounds silly but are you certain it's bone/structural and not kidney or other pain? I've had kidney stones that felt like a back pain issue until they shifted, or kidney pain from certain diet issues. If you've eliminated that as a possibility, then good.
I`ve never tried, but I got something like a bar counter that I can use to test this for a few weeks, see if that makes a difference.Have you tried not sitting during work? I got a standing desk which made a huge difference for me.
Not really sure, just a regular chiropractor I think.What kind of chiropractor did you see? They specialize in adjusting your atlas bone or did they do all of those strange contortions and play Twister with you?
Saw something several months ago which I found very interesting. I forget what the technique is called but it's taught by a doctor and supposedly gets rid of back pain quickly. Couple of videos about it:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABeBPHyW9H0&ab_channel=WBAL-TV11Baltimore
This one is a bit more comprehensive, but looks like it was filmed underwater (sorry):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQtmSZetJM&ab_channel=YvanCampbell
Hope it helps you out.
For me they barely saw it on an xray. The pain shifted when it moved. For a while it disguised as back pain in the center/lower back then moved to the left side and I knew something was different.What is the test for kidney stones? Like some sort of scan or other?
This sounds like a New Age hippie lesson for people with too much time on their hands… don’t you have to buy some crystals too before you lie down?Try to lie down on a flat ground. Close your eyes to reduce sensory stimulation. Try to have continuous breathing cycles. And follow your thoughts, along with the urges to get out of your position. If you feel the sudden need to get up, to change position, to "adjust" yourself all of a sudden, take note of what thought preceeded the urge. Resist all urges to move, and practice surrender. If you can stay flat on the ground for about an hour, you will begin to identify the neural links between the physiological hold and the psychological reflection of it. And then you can release it.
This sounds like a New Age hippie lesson for people with too much time on their hands… don’t you have to buy some crystals too before you lie down?
Haahaaaaha love it!Yes. Find the sharpest crystals, quartz ideally, and shove them up the a$$. Helps bring the chakras in order as you transcend into Brahman.
I don’t doubt what you’re saying, but how much difference does it REALLY make?
For example… a lot of people nowadays are doing things like meditation for better performance in business. Maybe meditation does increase your performance… but the gains are marginal.
And the better ways are just practicing the basics. Diet, fitness, you know, the boring stuff. It’s same like in sales… maybe there are some esoteric techniques that increase your persuasiveness, but if there are, the gains are marginal. You’re better off just hopping on more and more sales calls and practicing the basics… building rapport, identifying needs, relating needs to solutions, convincing the buyer, etc. of course, all these things are boring.
I’ll DM you, sure I’m interested to discuss.It makes all the difference. Please allow me to explain.
I thought this too at some point - this was when I was practicing using "headspace" app, guided "meditations" and a host of other nonsensical things that never made a noticeable difference in my life.
Consider a stressed person: he will hold his body tight, shoulders up in a knot, head forward, sitting in an uncomfortable position, hating their life and their boss all day, and then go "meditate" for 10 minutes and wonder why their life is not different. The reality is: how you do one thing is how you do everything.
When you do "meditation" or "yoga" the right way - you're doing it always. It's not a 10 minute break to "let go", it is a continuous level of self-awareness that provides immediate feedback and corrective functions to somebody that's present. Any stressor is made obvious, and can be addressed. Some of the benefits of this mode of operation: for example, I can focus for hours on end without getting distracted, I can exercise for 3 hours every day without getting sore, I can meander difficult conversations, controversial subjects, and neurotic people with less issues. The list of what I can do continues to grow with my awareness of HOW I do things.
The practice I described in my previous post is to help someone become aware of their habitual pattern of being. I have many other practical approaches that I'm turning into a coherent structure to offer people that struggle with chronic pain.
I agree with you: the basics are of utmost importance. Diet, fitness, and the boring stuff, like how you exist every moment. This is neglected. Think about this:
How long can you go without food? Maybe a week or two (diet is important)
How long can you go without water? I would suggest a week at most (water is important)
How long can you go without moving? Trick question - it's impossible. We are always moving. (movement in important)
How long can you go without air? 60 seconds? Yet - this most important aspect of being is completely neglected and considered woowoo bullshit. (breathing is importantest)
So back to the basics: HOW we move. HOW we breathe. HOW we exist in this moment, determines the shape of our being. If we hold our breath subconsciously, we will feel angst, and we will "move". The physical displacement of ourselves can affect the activities we can sustain. You can't do real work if every 2 minutes you quite literally move your hand, finger, click away, get up, look at the ceiling, etc. If you hold yourself in a mathematically definable suboptimal pattern, you will literally deplete your energy trying to hold yourself in space, and whatever you could accomplish otherwise if you could just be, is gone before your eyes.
I'm committed to helping people become self-aware - the promise of what we can accomplish if we don't get in our own way is immense. The benefits seem elusive at first, yet they determine everything about our experience of life.
If this seems incoherent today, please excuse my earnest and early approach at synthesis of over 2 years of work behind the scenes. Further clarity will ensue as this is the main body of my work for the foreseeable future. Feel free to DM me if you're curious but don't want to derail from OP's request for help.
So I normally don't sleep for more than 4-6 hours. I am not sure why but that is how my body functions on an American Diet. However, when doing a low carb/ketogenic/carnivore diet I find I can easy sleep 8-9 hours after only 1-2 weeks of the diet change. I am not sure why this is but I know the best sleep I ever get is when I am doing Keto and dont drink anything after 8-9pm and sleep around 11/12pm. I would say give that a shot and see if it is something in your diet. I have also tried hostage tape. Which while I do like it and it stops my snoring which my wife likes I have not noticed that improving my sleep nearly as much as a no/low carb diet. Give it a shot and let me know if that makes a differenceYes, I workout 4-5 times per week for about 1.5-2 hours.
I have a routine, so I always hit the back at least once per week.
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