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Re: Question Dealing with Lower Back Fatigue

To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>,
Subject: Re: Question Dealing with Lower Back Fatigue
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:12:40 -0500
I think the remedy should be based on the problem-------is it a disc
problem or a muscle problem?  


> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> To: John Homonek <jhomonek@mindspring.com>
> Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 12/11/05 11:38:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Question Dealing with Lower Back Fatigue
>
> John,
>
> I bought two wedge-shaped lumbar supports from Office Depot.  They 
> aren't cheap--think they
> were $40-50 apiece--but they do help (I sometimes drive for 8-10 hours 
> straight).
>
> bs
>
>
>
> John Homonek wrote:
>
> >Listers,
> >
> >it was about 45 and clear here in Atlanta yesterday and thought it would
be
> >great to go for a short drive in the BN7.  I have found that after
driving
> >this recent restoration for any length of time...15 minutes to an hour or
> >more...my lower back takes days to recover.  It is sore and tight today
> >after a 45 minute run..  I bought a small pillow to jam down in the
lumbar
> >region of my back and that seems to help  but the fatigue still comes,
just
> >not as bad.  I am reasonably fit..180lbs and 5'9" tall and only 50 years
> >old!
> >
> >What to do...and selling or giving the BN7 away is not an option.  I
don't
> >feel fatigued after driving the Jensen-Healey.
> >
> >Looking for suggestions so this car doesn't end up sitting in the garage
all
> >the time.
> >
> >I can't be the only one with this problem so please share..
> >
> >Thanks in Advance,
> >
> >John E. Homonek II
> >BN7@mindspring.com
> >1959 3000 BN7
> >1974 Jensen-Healey
> >  
> >
>
> -- 
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> Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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