Can't give advice, but I know from experience that backs do heal, even
if it takes years. Mine got gradually better, after I jogged for 3
months with shoes that looked good but were crummy. (I'd never
actually seen good shoes.)

This time healing might have been delayed (I"m no longer sure in what
order these events happened.) by driving a car with a worn out bench
seat. (15 years old). I actually went to an orthopedist, and after he
took xrays and saw that there was no damage, he sort of seemed to lose
interest. I asked if having a bad chair at work could cause my pain,
and he said no. What about a bad car seat (It never felt right when
getting out of the car when I got to work) but he said No. What about
my mattress. No. My posture, No. And yet it hurt. Not sure if
getting the next car was what made the pain go away, but it did.

And again 15 years later after I repeatedly kicked a piece of sidewalk
to try to move it. Since I was sitting down at the time, I didn't
think I would hurt my back. Big mistake, but I stopped getting
twinges after about 3 months, except for maybe one every 4 months.
The pain has never been great-- I'm just concerned that either it
should get better or maybe that means it will get worse.

In the 60's I was led to believe that bad backs never got better.

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:03:49 GMT, "chris jung"
wrote:

Hi,
I'm a homeowner and I'm doing some work on my floor (Short synopsis of my
project: squeaky floor (sub floor is 1/2" ply, over that tongue & groove
oak). The downstairs ceiling is finished and I don't have access to the
floor from below. I'm putting in some Squeek-No-More screws to see if that
will help and will also put in some countersunk dry wall screws with wooden
plugs in strategic locations). I'm doing this project a little at a time (5
to 10 screws per day) but it's killing my back. Last summer I spend several
weeks removing staples & nails after ripping out 30 year old carpeting from
our downstairs oak floor (three rooms and a hallway) without any problem.
But I strained my back a little a week ago and working on the floor is
aggravating it. Any hints on how to sit / kneel / hold the tools to reduce
the strain?

Chris



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