Fitness journey

I had another massage on Monday. My massage therapist and I agreed to take a break since I'm not getting better. She is pretty frustrated to say the least. She says she can literally see my muscles tightening back up after she's worked on them and moved on to another part of my body. I have an appointment with my primary care doctor on May 1.

My hope is to find a low grade muscle relaxer for now and then see what else we can uncover.

I'm still trying to be active. Played 18 today. I can make it to about 15 holes until my body starts shutting down. I'm going to try to go for some walks outside and do what I can to stretch.
 
Sounds like a great time to change. You may need some recovery time from the massage work as well.
It’s good to keep active. Try to keep from getting too frustrated.
Easy for me to say… patience is not one of my strong suits. Lol
 
James-kd2cm said:
Sounds like a great time to change. You may need some recovery time from the massage work as well.
It’s good to keep active. Try to keep from getting too frustrated.
Easy for me to say… patience is not one of my strong suits. Lol
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I’m not patient either. If you can’t tell I’m pretty driven. I am trying to realize I’m not 20 and to take my time, but it isn’t easy.
 
testerdahl said:
I’m not patient either. If you can’t tell I’m pretty driven. I am trying to realize I’m not 20 and to take my time, but it isn’t easy.
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I think I have some clothes in my closet that are 20. :)

I’m retired so I’m more laid back now… I still go after things like a building project, shovelling gravel or chainsawing firewood like I’m still in my 40’s ….Sometimes I pay for it right away and have to stop or sometimes it just makes me pay for the next couple days.

I see people around me at my age with a lot worse problems so I just try to keep working the problem(s).
 
So I had a bit of a break through on Monday. I got to thinking about what my PT and massage person said about my hips. They said my left hip was "higher." I had them adjusted a few years ago at my Chiropractor.

I did some research on rotated hips and every Google search said to see a Chiro.

I called him up and went in. He said my left leg was an 1" shorter than my right leg. He was shocked.

After an adjustment, he had the hips better. I played golf the following day and finished 18 without a locked up back like before.

I went for another adjustment on Thursday and he took a pic of my behind. You can see the left side visibly raised versus the right.

Talking with him, after I had done a bunch of research, it turns out the rotated hip causes pain on the opposite side of your body as the muscles try to pull the hips back into alignment. The more you exercise the worse it gets.

This basically sums up all the issues. As I start to work out, the more pain I get into and the downhill cycle repeats. This is due to my hips rotating out of alignment.

The fix is essentially a regular schedule with the Chiropractor to adjust my hips back as I start to exercise regularly. Nothing else to be done. Just the way my body is apparently.

I still have some inflammation on some muscles and some tight spots on the lower back. This should go away with time after consistent adjustments and time.

I actually played 9 holes last night from 5:30 - 8 pm as a sub in men's league. It was cold, rainy and late in the day. I was shocked at the fact my body didn't fight me and my back didn't lock up. I played like crap because I kept focusing on feeling my body and not playing golf. LOL.

Next up is walking, then riding my spin bike. Just taking it slow until I figure out how often I need to visit the Chiro with the more exercise.
 
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