Leepy where is your pain shooting to?

I suffer from a degenerative disc in the lower back. I have had this bad back since I was knee high to a grasshopper.

It wasn't until the birth of my first son that I went to the Doctor requesting further examination. Both the x-ray and cat scan didn't show anything previous to this.

I spoke to my Doctor about my concerns. I got a referral to a surgeon. I had an MRI. This showed the disc problem.

After finding out what the problem was the surgeon made suggestions and placed restrictions on me.

Surgery is a last resort. He said that I could come back anytime BUT if I had pain going down the back of my legs I should see him straight away.

I have to remain fit and keep the weight off. The best things for me are walking, swimming and cycling. I still do my weights. I'm not allowed to run, do situps, squats and many other things.

I have massage once a fortnight to loosen the hamstrings and glutes. I take one table of glucosmene 1000mg morn and night.

The surgeon said that golf won't be a problem - yee ha!!

Just a side issue - I'm 5'10". Have you noticed how many of us tall people bend from the waist and not the knees. I too think that this is a contributing factor to lower back pain. Where do you bend Leepy.

A golfing tip when at address my left foot is slightly open - pointing to 11 o'clock. This helps me follow through and places less stress on my back.

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