Carrying with back issues.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:47 pm
Hello all,
I have been having back issues on and off for the past couple of years after I picked up a suitcase wrong at work. I thought I had pulled a muscle but over the years the pain has flared back up. Well a few weeks ago I get back from work the next day I am standing in my closet putting a belt on and BAM!! pain like I have never felt before. It has been bad but not to the point were my wife had to drag me to my bed on a bed sheet. Kinda funny looking back on it but there was no other option. So this time i get an MRI and sure enough there is a 6 mm herniation that is sitting on the nerve. So that made my situation make much more sense. A few weeks later and an a few well placed epidural shots I am back on my feet and recovering. I am trying to avoid surgery so chiropractic and physical therapy are the name of the game at the moment. I am young so hopefully I can make a somewhat full if not functional recovery.
So this all got me thinking. When I carry my glock 23 I usually have it at the 5 o clock. I think this tends to make me sit uneven and makes my back feel a little tweeky even in the best of times. SO today I carried for the first time shifting to the 3:30-4 o clock. Felt a little better but prints a little. My wife seems to think that the way I carry is a cause of my back pain but I don't think that would have caused a 6 mm herniation. Probably just gives it a little edge of pain.
So my question to everyone is does any one else who suffers from back pain modify the way they carry at all? I know I could buy a pocket gun and carry that way but I do not really want to go that route as I like at least a moderate carry option as far as capacity goes. I am going to try the 3-4 o clock with the cross breed and see how that goes for a little while. We will see.....
Just wondering if there are other fellow back pain friends out there and seeing what methods you have went with.
I have been having back issues on and off for the past couple of years after I picked up a suitcase wrong at work. I thought I had pulled a muscle but over the years the pain has flared back up. Well a few weeks ago I get back from work the next day I am standing in my closet putting a belt on and BAM!! pain like I have never felt before. It has been bad but not to the point were my wife had to drag me to my bed on a bed sheet. Kinda funny looking back on it but there was no other option. So this time i get an MRI and sure enough there is a 6 mm herniation that is sitting on the nerve. So that made my situation make much more sense. A few weeks later and an a few well placed epidural shots I am back on my feet and recovering. I am trying to avoid surgery so chiropractic and physical therapy are the name of the game at the moment. I am young so hopefully I can make a somewhat full if not functional recovery.
So this all got me thinking. When I carry my glock 23 I usually have it at the 5 o clock. I think this tends to make me sit uneven and makes my back feel a little tweeky even in the best of times. SO today I carried for the first time shifting to the 3:30-4 o clock. Felt a little better but prints a little. My wife seems to think that the way I carry is a cause of my back pain but I don't think that would have caused a 6 mm herniation. Probably just gives it a little edge of pain.
So my question to everyone is does any one else who suffers from back pain modify the way they carry at all? I know I could buy a pocket gun and carry that way but I do not really want to go that route as I like at least a moderate carry option as far as capacity goes. I am going to try the 3-4 o clock with the cross breed and see how that goes for a little while. We will see.....
Just wondering if there are other fellow back pain friends out there and seeing what methods you have went with.
