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Originally Posted by Matta mile
Gents,
Any experience with exercise or herbal remedies that may help offset lower back pain brought on by mild arthritis (and being 49 yrs old and 6'3' 245)?
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I have been dealing with arthritis brought about by trauma and a leg that was shortened due to a broken hip I did not know I had broken at the time so it healed a little wacky. I went through the bulk of my career dealing with some of the challenges you are now facing. What I did was concentrate on building my abs and upper body strength to the point where I could do most everything with my arms without having to rely on using my back as leverage. Situation awareness also plays a big role and I was always cognizant of what I was about to do and compensated for it by changing body position or approach to prevent that mind numbing pain when you screw up. There were, however, events beyond my control that left me bed bound for days and even medevaced once to Walter Reed for about a month, but I was able to demonstrate what needed to be demonstrated to avoid any profiles or assignment limitations. Of course, I am now paying the price in spades, but even now I would not have done anything different. As mentioned in earlier posts, everyone is a little different. I weighed in for the bulk of my career at 215, but I am wound a little tighter than you as I am a jump boot heel short of 5'8". Good luck!