[Magdalen] Spine appt.

[Jay Weigel]

Also true, and many community centers seem to have tai chi classes. When I
was in Tennessee just after Easter, a number of friends in my age group
spoke about doing tai chi.

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:31 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
> > >
> >
>