Several months ago, I mentioned how this year has been about rebuilding and bolstering myself. Part of that involved becoming more physically fit. Since March, I've been able to head to the gym twice a week. I've also made changes to my diet to include less processed sugar.
In June, however, I hit a road bump when I noticed discomfort in my back. There's an old injury that flares up every couple of years. Previous visits to physical therapists never noticed anything abnormal in my scans. One of my colleagues suggested that I should see a chiropractor. I decided to give it a go.
The chiropractor took an x-ray and went over it with me. Yes, I have had mild scoliosis since my teens. That wasn't the news. The chiropractor proceeded to tell me that she noted something peculiar: I have a sixth lumbar vertebra. Of course, that didn't mean the extra bone was the problem. It did bother me that my previous x-rays never revealed this feature. Funnily enough, when I told my uncle about it, he told me that it runs in the family. Well, what do you know?
Digging around the internet, I found some information about this phenomenon.
It's more common than I initially thought. I guess I'm one of the rare cases where it could have been an issue.
I have stepped up in my core exercises and stretches since then. The discomfort in my lower back is similar to that of sciatica. After personal efforts and weekly adjustments for the past several months, I am now better than ever!
Fortunately, my insurance covers the chiropractor I'm seeing. I use my HSA on whatever costs are not absorbed by the insurance. Through this journey, I realized my back and neck have not felt this good in years.
So far, my thirties have been an interesting adventure of rebuilding myself physically since I started working full-time after college.
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This is the first time I reading of this. When I saw the 6th vertebra I had to read it twice to be sure. I'm glad you are being health conscious. Hopefully, you don't have a recurrence.
I'm trying to take working out serious too. Push-ups and squats, for now, I'll hit the gym once I get my money right.
I was surprised by that as well. Until my uncle said it runs in the family. lol
Yeah, I'm lucky that the gym at work is free.
Ohh...That's awesome. If I had something like that I'd be at the gym more often.
I haven't been to the chiropractor in years (knock on wood). I prefer the ones where they use pressure points and resistance versus cracking you. I think it is called kinesiology or something like that. I likely spelled it wrong. I am glad you are feeling better though! I need to start working on eating less processed sugar. It is just so tasty though!
The chiropractor I go to does some of that as well.
It's too bad tasty things aren't always good for you.
For sure!
That was nice news to read!
The insurance part is always puzzling for me, as a European. Healthcare is much better covered by the state in France, and much cheaper too.
Cheers, and please enjoy the rest of your 30ies! ;)
That's the problem with US healthcare.
It's all for profit.
Definitely, and I find it very wrong. A different system...
Everything has a price.
It's just a matter of who's paying for it.
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I was thought the anatomy of the spine in my third year in college. You mentioning a 6th lumbar baffles me. It feel like something that should never happen but then again we were taught on how some individuals body anatomy defies the norm. We call anatomical Variation.
Yeah it’s more common than I thought.
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I have mild thoracic scoliosis but not enough to warrant some therapy. Still gave me chronic posture problems and back pains during sleep but I don't know if that's related. Yours made me think I got the low end of the spectrum being tagged as "mild". Good to know you're feeling better after some months of committing to those exercises.
I’m sure they are related somehow. Too bad there’s not a sure fire way too treat the scoliosis.
Engaging in exercise is very important to keep a healthy lifestyle and maintain fitness.
Something the pandemic made difficult for two years.
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I didn't know that was a thing of an extra vertebra!
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It's also more common than it seems.
wow. that's cool. an additional vertebrae.
hope you are in a much better position now.
Definitely better than I was in October.
Have the same should help you with swimming im told and flexibility
I haven't swum in a long time.
Might give a shot.
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I have had a thing that helps decompress my spine for several months now and it helps a lot.
I'll check this thing out.
Something like this. It relieved a lot of tension when things were at their worst.
I've seen strap setups on a chair for your neck at the chiropractor's.