Back and Shoulder Issues ...I think its due to change in body size

[jhclikesshopping@gmail.com 285]

Hello Post Ops....

To begins - everyone - good luck with Thursday. I keep reading blogs about how to survive Thursday and I finally build a plan... I am not going. Good luck to all of you.

Now for my question - I have noticed back and shoulder issues. As I was driving yesterday, I got to thinking. I lost 120 pounds so quickly, I keep thinking I am sitting or standing or walking wrong. I still do these activities as if I am 350 pounds, but I am not.

does anyone have advice for how to walk, stand or just move in this changing world?

Here have been some of my ideas...

1) Thinking about visiting a chiropractor to help with the alignment - making sure I am aligned.

2) maybe a PT appointment to help with the walking and carrying of my body weight differently.

3) maybe a back brace - years ago I had one and wonder if that might help.

Thanks for the advice.

[RickM 1,747]

Congratulations on your progress. As I noted to my wife when she was going through this years ago, it's like going through puberty again (to the cries of nooooooo! not again!) with having to get used to the changing sizes and balance.

One of the things that I did that she didn't (as her WLS was 10+ years ago while mine was just 4+ years back) that seemed to help was to get a Wii Fit system. It has a lot of balance games in it along with a basic balance evaluation each day when you log in and weigh up. Exercise-wise it's pretty "gym-lite" but some of those games do seem to help in getting back in touch with where everything is.

Another possibility that a couple we know did was to hire a kinesiolgist to help them with their balance issues. I don't know how specialized that may be vs. a general physical therapist, exercise physiologist or trainer, but that is another avenue to pursue that has given good results for some.