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I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy with a 10+ year focus on geriatrics. Specifically helping people help their parents navigate this current healthcare environment in the US. It seems no one thinks about their parents having a fall, injury or medical event until they wind up hospitalized and most of the decisions and responsibility falls on the children. I have written a book titled The Accidental Caregiver’s Guide: The toolkit for navigating the healthcare system and aging in place. It has 153 five star reviews on Amazon. If anyone would like a copy just reach out and I can email you a free pdf. Also happy to post the book for free on nostr if there is a way to do that. My wife and I are actively reducing our hours working for someone else and look to spend more time raising our young daughters and focusing on our health.

If you can lay on your stomach with a pillow under your hips, you may get some relief and once relaxed, your back may “unlock”. Without being able to do a physical assessment I can’t really give you much more actionable advice. Try to normalize movement and deep breathing. Often the muscle tightness is your body bracing against a disfunction so if you can move as normally as possible the automatic bracing may be reduced allowing your vertebrae to return to normal positioning.

Hello! Physical therapist here. What and where are your back issues? Describe the pain and is it in a single location, shooting down your leg or in a band across your back?

Same. No Friday working for the man for me since I was taken advantage of by a contractor on a rental property 2 hours away. I’ll be present to inspect work before paying now. But that was the best lesson as now I work on me and family on Fridays. Pretty great gift from a thieving contractor.