fasteddy8170
Par Member
So two weeks ago I suffered what may be my first injury that has started me wondering if I'll ever play disc golf again. I was the course two weeks ago. Feeling good. Playing decently well. Then with 4 holes to play, my lower back really started to hurt, and despite me being 46 years old, I've never had any scary back pain.
But right away I could tell this was something new. I played the last few holes. Went home thinking that it would clear up over night. Well, it didn't. It felt a little better but not much. I hit the Advil and the heat pad. Those helped. But the pain wouldn't go away.
While the pain subsided after a couple days, I noticed that it continued to be centered in one particular area--the sacroiliac joint, where the spine meets your pelvis. I'm LHBH so the pain is just to the right of my spine right above my right butt cheek.
Well, it subsided finally. Yesterday I went out to throw again, not too hard. Within a half hour, the same pain came back. Not as bad, but only because I stopped immediately as I felt it.
Oh, and I know it's the S.I. Joint, because I researched my symptoms on YouTube, and the exercises that make SI pain go away are the ones that make this pain subside.
So, now I'm trying to figure out, what is it about my form that has suddenly brought this on? I guess what it would be is I'm trying to be less of an "arm thrower". And I've watched Sidewinder22's butt wipe video, etc. But something isn't translating from those exercises to the course.
Because I am REALLY nailing that joint when I throw now.
Anybody have a similar story? Anybody have an idea on why that joint is now being so bothered? Thanks.
But right away I could tell this was something new. I played the last few holes. Went home thinking that it would clear up over night. Well, it didn't. It felt a little better but not much. I hit the Advil and the heat pad. Those helped. But the pain wouldn't go away.
While the pain subsided after a couple days, I noticed that it continued to be centered in one particular area--the sacroiliac joint, where the spine meets your pelvis. I'm LHBH so the pain is just to the right of my spine right above my right butt cheek.
Well, it subsided finally. Yesterday I went out to throw again, not too hard. Within a half hour, the same pain came back. Not as bad, but only because I stopped immediately as I felt it.
Oh, and I know it's the S.I. Joint, because I researched my symptoms on YouTube, and the exercises that make SI pain go away are the ones that make this pain subside.
So, now I'm trying to figure out, what is it about my form that has suddenly brought this on? I guess what it would be is I'm trying to be less of an "arm thrower". And I've watched Sidewinder22's butt wipe video, etc. But something isn't translating from those exercises to the course.
Because I am REALLY nailing that joint when I throw now.
Anybody have a similar story? Anybody have an idea on why that joint is now being so bothered? Thanks.