tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post3542527766212254245..comments2023-10-10T06:48:25.555-07:00Comments on My trip to Black Belt at 50... and beyond!: Back troubles reduxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-37180359316396907782009-01-09T09:53:00.000-08:002009-01-09T09:53:00.000-08:00BBat50,I'm sneaking up on 50 myself. I also have s...BBat50,<BR/>I'm sneaking up on 50 myself. I also have students in their 50ties. Props to you for working hard toward your BB. I started training seriously in 1994. Shortly thereafter I began to have back troubles. A chiropracter I went to told me I should give up Karate. 14 years later i'm a 3rd dan.<BR/><BR/>I've linked a vid here from ABCs 20/20. it's a jon stossel piece on Dr.John Sarno. I found it, and Sarnos book "The mind Body Perscription" very helpful. Good luck.Mark Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780309467975812724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-75424154829543372362009-01-08T11:32:00.000-08:002009-01-08T11:32:00.000-08:00Personally, I would try a chiropractor first and c...Personally, I would try a chiropractor first and continue with the therapeutic massagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732562.post-32337288765835996222009-01-08T06:08:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:08:00.000-08:00This is exactly why I said go back but be easy abo...This is exactly why I said go back but be easy about it. We need to make sure everything we do is controled and well thought out. Adreniline will mask injuries until later in the day or night. Adreneline is relased when the "fight or flight" instinct is activated while sparring. The adreneline that was released takes hours to to be flushed from your system. That is why yoou didn't feel the pain until that evening.<BR/><BR/>You really need to see a physiatrist soon. They can help you address your whole body issue. There isn't one particular thing that is affecting you. It is a combination of age, body type, past history, genetics, etc, etc. <BR/><BR/>Becareful of the Chiropractor. Anyone who is manipulating your spine is delving into a sensitive region. When you're young you can bounce back from malpractice. When you're older it takes much longer.<BR/><BR/>The Physiatrist and physical therapy should get you back in order. Kata is the key to physical conditioning for the martial artist. It's practice is a controled "psuedo" fight. Kata prepares your for a fight. The older we get the more we need to learn to "fight the wind".<BR/><BR/>Good luckJohn Lyons-Sensei Universal Goju Karate Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756759782137823290noreply@blogger.com