Osteoarthritis of the spine & weight lifting...

[Karen Beckwith]

Sorry, this was kind of a duplicate.

[Vintage VFer]

Originally Posted by bzar

haha - got it - seated. thanks!

I meant seated. Brain damage!

[Karen Beckwith]

Originally Posted by Judith L

I'll add that since the painful episode with my neck in 2012 which led to a diagnosis of OA of the neck, followed by a good month or so of constant neck exercises, I haven't had any problem with any part of my spine.

Given the the diagnosis of osteoporosis this spring I stopped doing my daily morning pilates mat routine -- since the major advice is to avoid bending the spine -- but I'm thinking of returning to it, with caution, since I've been working with my barbell and KBs again. I think my body really craves pilates work. It was so hard cutting that out. So I'm going to try re-incorporating pilates mat work into my daily routine again and just try to pay more attention to being stretched out when doing C-curves and to do them only when on the mat, not when standing. The back needs movement!

ETA: Margaret Martin's (Melioguide) and Teresa Marchok's (Pilates with Teresa) works are wonderful and have given me great encouragement and hope that my Pilates days need not be "over". It was around 2000, when in one season of gardening I experienced several disc slippages, that I first started doing Pilates and I haven't had any back trouble since.

Try Pilates for Buff Bones. It has lots of modifications for Osteoporosis and is a wonderful workout.

[Judith L]

Originally Posted by Karen Beckwith

Try Pilates for Buff Bones. It has lots of modifications for Osteoporosis and is a wonderful workout.

Yes, and it was especially this workout which surprised me at how much one can still do safely. I was and have been greatly intimidated by my diagnosis. Thanks to this thread serving as a reminder, this morning was the first time since my diagnosis that I've gone back to my morning mat work with roll-ups. Doing my (almost) daily deadlifts, has also helped to make me feel more confident.

It was your and Alta's recommendations in the past which led me to these dvds and their work. Thank you both!

[Vintage VFer]

Originally Posted by Judith L

Yes, and it was especially this workout which surprised me at how much one can still do safely. I was and have been greatly intimidated by my diagnosis. Thanks to this thread serving as a reminder, this morning was the first time since my diagnosis that I've gone back to my morning mat work with roll-ups. Doing my (almost) daily deadlifts, has also helped to make me feel more confident.

It was your and Alta's recommendations in the past which led me to these dvds and their work. Thank you both!

Even on different paths, we're all in this together!

[Karen Beckwith]

Originally Posted by Vintage VFer

Even on different paths, we're all in this together!

Yes, for sure!