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[amethystduckie]

Lately I've been having hip and lower back pain any time I work out in any fashion (skating, running, yoga, etc). Went to the doctor and the X-Rays were clean, but he was troubled by the pain I've been having and some of the reactions my body gave while he prodded along my spine and hip joint. So, I was ordered to get an MRI. That's been scheduled

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[jtotheudy]

Well I've been through some pretty serious back problems (5 herniated discs are the majority of it) and I'm able to horse back ride, so I would hope that you'd be able to do derby stuff.

[amethystduckie]

It's less being in motion/falling on my own and more the risk of injury if I was actively in a contact sport (any like rugby, football, derby, etc) and getting tackled/hip checked/my body intentionally beaten up by someone else. Luckily right now I'm at least still allowed to skate and stuff so I'll be doing that much!

I just hope I don't have anything serious that even could put derby in jeopardy at all :(

[redraptorj]

This is gonna sound new-agey, but I recommend doing tai chi/yoga or some form of meditation on the side to help you heal from the stress the Roller Derby stuff will be putting on your body internally. It just helps with any sort of sport that has the potential to cause injury and is definitely a source of physical stress. Even if it relieves emotional/mental stress, it's still hard on the body.

Anyways, it just helps with joint pain and alignment in general, and it's been proven- 20 minutes of relaxation a day can actually help the body heal faster and prevent injuries from stress.

Either way I'm sure you're fine and you'll be cracking skulls in no time :)

[amethystduckie]

WOOPS lol signed in with my fanfic account :P

Anyways as I was saying, we already do yoga! :D A lot of the derby girls find its a great way to work our bodies out after the hard workouts we do other days/at bouts.

<3 Hopefully its just something that needs some TLC and not like a slipped disc!