Yoga for Spinal Fusion Pain (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pain) PART ONE

11 years ago

This is Part One of a three part series on yoga for spinal fusion pain. Here's Part Two (twisting!). Please…

The Key to Recovery: Spinal fusion, knee surgery, or otherwise

11 years ago

I'm laid up recovering from knee surgery (see previous post) and thinking about the recovery process. Acute pain (from something…

Your knee bone’s connected to your…back bone?

11 years ago

Looks like I'm going under the knife again. This time it's a lapo on my knee: chondroplasty and lateral release.…

Waxing philosophical about spinal fusion pain

11 years ago

Chronic pain, like that related to a spinal fusion, teaches you a lot about how you find meaning in life.…

Key Lessons from The Full Catastrophe by John Kabat-Zinn

11 years ago

Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of The Full Catastrophe: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and…

6 Pieces of Advice: Losing Weight to Spite the Pain

12 years ago

                  Losing weight is not easy. Especially when chronic pain is involved.…

Softball After the Spinal Fusion

12 years ago

Ah, the joys of playing softball after a spinal fusion. First softball game of the year is tomorrow! I have…

Spinal Fusion + Mud Volleyball in the Cold = Finding the Limit

12 years ago

I'm a glutton for punishment. Really that's the only logical explanation for what went on this weekend. Mud volleyball in…

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan

12 years ago

Timothy Egan's The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & The Fire That Saved America reads, in most part, like a textbook…

Lack of Communication about Health Care Law Implementation leads to Misinformation

12 years ago

Rep. Max Baucus, D-Montana, has a point. The Senate Finance Committee Chairman and six-term veteran calls the impending Affordable Care…