[Magdalen] Spine appt.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A sort of variant on that, tai chai, has been shown to be very helpful as
well.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:18 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know physical therapy is probably the best thing, but if Medicare won't
> pay, then it won't. My dear friend Polly has osteoporosis and she swears
> that if she did NOT go to her yoga class twice a week she would be unable
> to move. My friend and fellow artist Alyce had a hip replacement a year and
> a half ago and said that yoga helped her defer that, and has helped her
> recover. I'm having issues with hips and lower back and also finding that a
> series of yoga poses which I learned in a Restorative Yoga class (no longer
> being held because the teacher has left the area) are an absolute life
> saver. You might look into a Restorative or Gentle Yoga class....just a
> thought. Some are not expensive.
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:08 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thinking sturdy, stable thoughts for your spine and the rest of you.
> >
> > When I broke my back, I was amazed how little I could do without
> immediate
> > pain, a la "DANG! BOY!!  DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO DO THAT!?!?!?!?!"
> >
> > Cried getting into and out of the car.  Oh yeah, I can chortle about it
> > now, but then ....
> >
> > Getting into the car was especially awful, 'cause you knew the pain
> gremlin
> > was just sittin back there til you had to get out, and then DANG, BOY!!
> > DIDN'T I ... etc.
> >
> > Such a pleasant memory of my youth.
> >
> > I hope you can get some good relief ! ! !
> >
> >
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Off to the Spine Center at UVA, where I hope to get the results of that
> > > MRI from last week. Hopefully it won't be as bad as the shoulder!
> >
>