Rider backrest help needed
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From: NJ
For what it's worth, I bought the non adjustable model and the pad seems to be very high quality. Not sure why yours is crappy but I would take it back. My issues are in the C6/C7 area, higher up which causes shoulder pain and numbness in my fingers. A few weeks in PT and the back rest has significantly helped my issue.
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From: Fayetteville, NC
I'm only 42, but after 20yrs in the Army..my body is about 62. My C spine is all screwed up and sidelined me for a while. I tried everything from pain management to you name it. My C spine was hitting the nerve that runs down my arm and to my two small fingers. My entire arm was numb/sleep and my hand. Well, I found a physical therapist who was a life saver. She had me doing movements to help push my spine back into alignment and she had me doing exercises to strengthen my neck/shoulder muscles. Lastly, she watched me like a hawk and said my posture was all screwed up. Well, I'm alot better now. I still do the movements, exercises, and I watch my posture like a hawk. My C spine is still degenerative...but the movements are helping to push it back into alignment...which has reduced the pressure on that nerve. All of that to say...if you can find a good physical therapist, it may help some.
Glad you are making good progress with your PT!! I've tried many chiropractors and they were worthless. I've found stretching is the best to keep it at bay but I'm not consistent with stretching. My wife keeps telling me to go to yoga and swears that will fix it. I just can't seem to fit into yoga pants.
I'm only 42, but after 20yrs in the Army..my body is about 62. My C spine is all screwed up and sidelined me for a while. I tried everything from pain management to you name it. My C spine was hitting the nerve that runs down my arm and to my two small fingers. My entire arm was numb/sleep and my hand. Well, I found a physical therapist who was a life saver. She had me doing movements to help push my spine back into alignment and she had me doing exercises to strengthen my neck/shoulder muscles. Lastly, she watched me like a hawk and said my posture was all screwed up. Well, I'm alot better now. I still do the movements, exercises, and I watch my posture like a hawk. My C spine is still degenerative...but the movements are helping to push it back into alignment...which has reduced the pressure on that nerve. All of that to say...if you can find a good physical therapist, it may help some.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Fayetteville, NC
Glad you are making good progress with your PT!! I've tried many chiropractors and they were worthless. I've found stretching is the best to keep it at bay but I'm not consistent with stretching. My wife keeps telling me to go to yoga and swears that will fix it. I just can't seem to fit into yoga pants.
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From: Southern NY, known as Florida
two, one for me and one for a buddy, both crappy work. Just going to recover them
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