Hi, Re the static loading positions, not sure about that one because it was always 2-3 days after walking down steep ground with or without a sack that I'd be in agony, due to the disc being continuously compressed on each step downhill. I have carried a heavy sack for over 20 mins now (prob about half an hour to 40mins) just not down any steep ground for that length of time. I'm carless at the moment so can't get to the hills but as soon as I get some more wheels I'll be seeing how I get on. Oh re the static thing again. I reckoned that bending to pick up my heavy sack and swinging it up and round onto my bag was probably not good, so I've been finding a high point each time for the sack and kind of backing into it to put it on or else getting a friend to put it on my back for me.

That's good to know that the little pain I'm feeling are usually the bits last to go, guess it shows I'm on the right track. The chiro did also say that forward flexion would be the last thing to come back but he did reckon also that I might never be able to touch my toes again. (lol, this has made me a bit stubborn and determined to prove him wrong) Ok, so I know being able to touch your toes isn't an important thing in life, lol, but I was always very flexible before this injury and having good flexibility, esp in the hip, is good for climbing. I think it's with my hamstrings being so tight at the moment that makes me less flexible, they are loosening and I'm getting more stretch in them, but gawd it's taking forever!