@KorbenDallas when I say I have to utilize a cane to get around, that is because my hips are thrown off so bad, and that disc material is hitting the nerve; thus I have a hard time standing up. One visit to the chiropractor and I’m in okay shape. My brother and I were doing the Seattle to Portland, 207-mile ride last year. The day prior, I went to my chiropractor to get adjusted for maintenance. I must have slept like a jackass, because I woke up, and I knew it wasn’t going to be a good day. I get to mile 100, and the pain is shooting into my calf, and it feels like I have a knife jammed in my spine. I almost had tears going down my face. I didn’t know how I was going to finish. As luck would have it, at the 100-mile mark in Centralia, WA, there was a festival, of sorts. This is typically where the two-day riders stop, get a beer, and call it a day. It just so happened there was a chiropractor there. That lady popped me back into place, and I felt instant relief. I could feel blood flow to my legs (blood flow wasn’t stopped–it was the nerve that was goofed off." After that, I told my brother, “we are going to pick it up, and hit some top speeds.” Not to sound like a narcissist, but hitting 25 MPH in a paceline (me leading) was pretty awesome, seeing the pain I was in. This is no joke. Take care of your back, folks.
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