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Probably of more interest to the European clan of Chordie, but all welcome! If you look at the "Gig Photos" post by Grah1, you may notice that I shamelessly punt the idea of a "Chordiestock Crete". Seems like this may be a possibility! I'm not sure we could get enough of us together at one time to make a big "event" of it, but who knows?
What do we think?!

Just trying to access the wisdom of the Chordie hive mind on this one...
Of course, there are all sorts of back problems, and I remember reading posts from other Chordians with much worse problems, but does anyone have a similar problem to me? I have what you may possibly call a trick back. I can bend down & pick up a feather and if I'm unlucky, my back will just "go out" - followed by very painful spasms. I've had this since I was a teenager (ie - a long time). I have been told that there is a lack of mobility in the upper (convex) part of the spine, which puts a lot of pressure on the lower back, leading to pain and instability. There definitely seems to be some sort of instability there, anyway, which leads to the spasms - which are the body's way of protecting the spine.
Anyway, I have found some relief from this problem by working on my core strength, with pushups and also a yoga move called "The Plank". I also use something called a "foam roller" - basically a cylinder of hard foam that I lie on & roll up & down on my spine to help mobilise it. And it feels great! In spite of this, I recently had a really bad spasm - for no obvious reason, so am unable to exercise at the moment.
I am seeing a Pilates teacher next week & hoping that this may help, but any suggestions would be great! Am going back to the Docs as well - are there any drugs that are particularly good for back spasms?
Thanks All!