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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I wish I could still ride a bike. I walk for most of my errands and just enjoying the local nature trails, but bike seats are agony after both a bike accident 40 years ago (thrown 10 feet after an RV sideswiped me) and catastrophic car accident 11 years ago. Both made my existing lower back issues far more urgent and exceptionally painful before getting on a bike.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Oh noooooo

    So sorry

    Is sitting on seats hard as well? I imagine it probably is so some kind of recumbent trike, besides being very expensive, wouldn’t be a way to get you back riding…

    In which case I’m glad you’re able to enjoy those trails even in spite of the tragedies!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I've had scoliosis since before those accidents, so it's a whole host of back issues. Sitting sucks, but is ameliorated by a quality cushion (a very thick memory foam pad I've had for a while now). I can't sit on benches or hard seats for any length of time at this point.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Is there any kind of rehab you can do? One thing I've found with modern medicine is that they focus on getting someone healed until they can do basic things like sit and walk, which allows them to sit in an office, and sit in a car. But, they don't address the other needs someone might have, like if they're a dancer, or a martial artist, or a cyclist.

    I've had some severe injuries over the years, and they basically called my rehab done when I could sit, stand and walk. But, on my own I've worked on my range of motion and strength to do more than just those basics.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Part of the problem is that I've learned to accept and work around so much chronic pain that I just realize there are activities I can't engage in. I really need to do something as this has gotten markedly worse in the past couple years despite being quite active (I walk at a very brisk place for 5-8 miles per day).

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