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Matt Bo Eder
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I've brought this up to my doctors now and we're working on stuff. Not sure if this is just associated with getting older, but on my last examination I told him about this fatigue sorta setting in, and how my back (and other parts) get thrown out of whack whenever I'm lifting heavy things, or over-extending - things that never bothered me in my younger days. Last time I moved the kit around I was being very careful not to twist certain ways on the car loading, or trying to lift too much at one time, yet still my chiropractor (the other doctor) discovered I was way off from where I was the week before.
The medical doc asked me how much stuff I normally move around when I move the drums and I gave him the run-down on some of the weight - he was especially concerned with an over-loaded trap case, but at the same time he was concerned that size could be an issue as well as the weight. Causing me to twist certain ways to move it.
He's doing some blood tests to see that there isn't anything wrong internally going on (but we don't know that yet). And he did ask if there was any way to lighten the load anyway, just to make things easier.
I said I'd look into it, and I know I can lighten up on my hardware choices, but I'm not sure I'm going for the "smaller drum" idea. And I know there are many people here on this forum much older than me, who can haul their own stuff without a problem, so I can only conclude there's something wrong at this time. But do you guys in your 50s find you're twisting backs and joints around more in this decade of age? Are you guys feeling this fatigue, even when you're not moving drums, but in doing anything else?
Naturally, I wouldn't post here, but I wanted to throw out the question since my doc actually asked what it was that I was doing that could be responsible for the general aches and pains from lifting heavy things. I'm not alarmed yet, but historically, my doctor doesn't normally ask questions like that, unless he felt something was wrong and needed a change. Thoughts?
The medical doc asked me how much stuff I normally move around when I move the drums and I gave him the run-down on some of the weight - he was especially concerned with an over-loaded trap case, but at the same time he was concerned that size could be an issue as well as the weight. Causing me to twist certain ways to move it.
He's doing some blood tests to see that there isn't anything wrong internally going on (but we don't know that yet). And he did ask if there was any way to lighten the load anyway, just to make things easier.
I said I'd look into it, and I know I can lighten up on my hardware choices, but I'm not sure I'm going for the "smaller drum" idea. And I know there are many people here on this forum much older than me, who can haul their own stuff without a problem, so I can only conclude there's something wrong at this time. But do you guys in your 50s find you're twisting backs and joints around more in this decade of age? Are you guys feeling this fatigue, even when you're not moving drums, but in doing anything else?
Naturally, I wouldn't post here, but I wanted to throw out the question since my doc actually asked what it was that I was doing that could be responsible for the general aches and pains from lifting heavy things. I'm not alarmed yet, but historically, my doctor doesn't normally ask questions like that, unless he felt something was wrong and needed a change. Thoughts?