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Sport - Archery
Topic Started: 8 Jul 2013, 07:42 AM (170 Views)
patriotspyke
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Hi all. Hope your all doing ok in this weather, better than the cold for us wonky folk..... Has anyone tried Archery as a sport? I have always liked the thought if trying it, but now after 2 spine ops it seems to be one of a few sports I could actually do. I saw a sports instructor the other day at a fair and he specialised in sport for people with disabilities but he struggled to see a sport I could do that did not involve twisting, bending or impact.... I am fine walking and can happily walk 10 miles now, but any impact, even jogging cripples me. So I am thinking of Archery for the challenge. I used to downhill mountainbike and kite landboard, its not the same but I really need something to focus on!
ADR at C5/6 & plif l5 s1

April 2012 - l5 s1 PLIF (Spire Bristol)
Jan 2012 - Facet & Nerve root blocks L5/S1 - L4/5
Nov 2011 - Facet Injections L5/S1
Sep 2011 - Nerve root block L5/S1
Jan 2011 - Discogram L5/S1
14/10/10 - Nerve Root Blocks L5/S1
15/05/10 - ADR C5/6
02/01/10 - Nerve root blocks C5/6
08/12/09 - MRI shows C5/6 & possibly C7 herniated
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ajj1001
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Sounds like a really good idea, would wearing a back support when you start avoid any possible strain that pulling the bow would transfer through to your spine. Swimming tends to be what is advised for spine patients, it is an activity that is hard to get that certain thrill from! There is a disability ski group based the the chill factore near me

http://www.chillfactore.com/ski-board/adaptive-snowsports

not sure where you are but keep researching options, staying active is the best thing you can do.
Std Meds Gabapentin, MR Tramadol, Paracetemol, Laxatives
2011 Sept PLIF L4 - S1
2010 May Discogram L2/L3 & L3/L4 both looking ok.
2009 May PLG Fusion L5/S1 Charite in situ
April Dismissed
2008 Caudal Epidural failed to work
2007 Deterioration L5/S1 Facet arthritis, Loss of disc height.
2004 Returned to Work
2002 Aug - physio
March 2 level ADR Charite L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Broadbased disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
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Alastair
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There's all sorts of things that you could do like playing chess, birdwatching, Photography , Art ,cycling, even Air pistol target shooting but certainly not prone rifle shooting.

You had the surgery made an excellent recovery make the best of it
best,
Alastair :-)
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Over 23 Years experience and research into spine surgery and over 2500 surgeries discussed and recorded

ADR L5/S1 Surgery with Dr Zeegers 26th July 2002 in Munich
8 facet joint ablations 28 – 8 – 12 with Dr Baranidharan and Jake Timothy in Leeds Diagnosed Forestiers disease
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I live in West Yorkshire aged 81 now

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