The gardening I had done the day before was causing the pain. I had moved a ton of organic topsoil about a hundred metres from my trailer to my raised garden bed, by wheelbarrow, one wheelbarrow load at a time about twenty loads.
What did I do about the pain, this severe back pain.
I got down on the floor and I did my yoga stretches.
The result of this was no more pain, the pain did come back though it was not severe when I was at work (truck driving).
When I finished work I did the stretches again, no more pain. Thank you Mr Iyengar.
When I hurt my back severely over twenty years ago one of the options of treatment was surgery.
The specialist with the large new Mercedes auto, wanted to cut off the disk that was sticking out of my veterbrae, the disk protruding out was causing terrible sciatica pain.
I went to get another opinion and ended up with massage and chiropractic treatments. The protruding disk was manipulated back into position, wonderful no more of that terrible pain.
Though the pain was gone I still had back pain come and go over the past twenty years, the relief from massage and manipulation was ever only temporary. With my discovery of Mr Iyengar's Yoga stretches I feel my back and front getting stronger. With my muscles getting stronger my control of the pain is growing
