ITALIS LOPERENA
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- June 2015
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Glad to hear I am not alone in this! Thank you for the great messages! I am excited to do part of the Camino and will talk to my physicians and will do everything I can to be as fit as to have a great experience!
Im in training trying to harden up, and lose some unneeded weight! the back problems iv had since a drunk driver hit me in 99.ugh..
i was surprises by the difference a good pair of shoes, insoles made in my everyday pain etc...
i have to work on my gait, making sure that i'm not wibbling and wobbling down the road, which tears up my back pretty quickly!
the stride is a problem, i tend to start covering ground with a mile eating stride by nature.. and a no no..
the spinal issues are not insurmountable, just kind of a object to be dealt with before all and with the others no?
You are far braver than I, as you have dealt with scoliosis all your life, and then the herniated discs on top of it all!
May you be Blessed in the Walk!, it wont be easy, but for the things you have dealt with before, this will be another Victory
I have spondylosis, a form of arthritis, and have not had a pain free day with my back in 15 years. My husband had major spinal reconstruction last year. Our advice would be the same as many others. Plan your Camino. Start training early and slowly, increasing gradually. There will be times when you need to back off for a few days or a couple of weeks, but keep trying. Find the right gear for you. Consider having a small bag taken ahead each night. Talk to experts - mine was our local doctor and a remedial massage therapist. I know we will have pain and if we need to bus or taxi that will be an option we might need to take, but we figure we will at least be out there trying and won't wonder for the rest of our lives whether we could have done it or not.Glad to hear I am not alone in this! Thank you for the great messages! I am excited to do part of the Camino and will talk to my physicians and will do everything I can to be as fit as to have a great experience!
Forgot one thing that my wife is about to smack me over the head about ☺
Strengthen your core. Go to the gym and train those pecs, abs and all related muscles. Have a physical therapist to put together a training program for it. Most will concentrate on your back muscles, but your core is equally important for carrying a backpack etc.
Hope this helps.
I have both of those conditions, although my herniated disks don't bother me much unless I do something really stupid. The main back problem I encountered in training and on the Camino was a sharp pain in my mid-back which was caused by my slight scoliosis pinching a nerve. This pain seemed to occur after walking perhaps 2-3 km, and was quickly relieved by removing my backpack and resting for 5 or 10 minutes. The pain would continue to come back as I walked, so I took a lot of breaks. One thing I did realize, though, was that the pain occurred more often when walking with my trekking poles, leading me to believe that the repetitive motion of using the poles, in combination with the weight and fit of my backpack, was somehow putting a stress on that portion of my back since using the trekking poles while walking without the backpack doesn't cause the pain, and using the backpack. Since your avatar says you'll be making the Camino in June 2015, you have plenty of time to evaluate different combinations of backpacks, trekking poles, etc as you train.Hi everyone! I have picked some dates for next year to do part the Camino Portugues. I have a major concern, I have scoliosis and herniated discs and have noticed that after walking 7-8, miles the next day I get pretty bad back pain. Anybody else with back problems in the forum?? Should I bike the Camino instead of walking? Should I travel light and have my backpack taken to the albergues? Help!!
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