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  1. If by details you mean injury history it’s a bit of a list but related to my back most of my issues stem from three accidents of note: 1.) the most significant back injury was a fall under load. I was camping. Carrying a heavy drift log from the beach on my shoulder. I slipped on a slightly wet grassy slope. (Should have never gone that route) I came straight down into a squat without letting go of the log and essentially it compressed some discs in my spine. That was in 2004 and to this day the injured area still gives me trouble. I resolved the issue back then with about 8 chiro sessions. But since then my back/ribs “go out” in that area and it requires 1 or 2 treatments. So essentially it’s ongoing maintenance. the other two accidents are actually fairly similar. A fall down the chief trail in Squamish. I used to do that hike a lot and got to where I could almost run up it and always ran down. If you play you pay and I did. Basically scorpioned right into my face on rocks. And the other was full tilt into the boards on my lower back left hip. These injuries are now aggravated by running. Treatments are chiro and stretching. IMS has essentially saved my life as I mentioned earlier. Early in my construction career I developed a mild tennis elbow which I treated with acupuncture approximately 8 sessions. This is about 2005 and there has been no issue until January this year. It returned with a vengeance to the point where I had severe chronic pain. I’m talking pain where I was unable to even sit still after work in the evenings - basically writhing in pain. I lost significant grip strength and had interrupted sleeps. My mood on most days was terrible. I started seeing a physio at the end of January who is qualified for IMS and had treatments about every 10 days until May. surely if I rested for 4-6 weeks it would have healed much faster but resting is not an option for me (self employed) anyhow I’m now pain free and doing every sport activity I usually do. My grip has returned to the point where I can go climbing with my kids at a climbing gym. Sometimes my elbow will feel a bit tight but I can alleviate that with the stretches my physio showed me. i think what most people don’t understand or ignore is that you need to be proactive in your health. You can’t wait for injury and then simply see a doctor. Its important to to stay strong, stretch, mix up your exercises and preferably do exercise that simulated real life and athletics. Eat right and sleep properly. It’s so basic but so neglected with today’s demands. As others have mentioned most doctors will just say wait x months, take these painkillers and or have surgery in 6 months etc. If you have that time then great. I don’t have time and I don’t like drugs. If something isn’t working I try another option. Whatever it takes until I heal.
  2. Any volunteers for the attractive weather person?
  3. This. @Warhippy @Ryan Strome @Jimmy McGill Are my current news outlets
  4. Like you, time, is the main issue for me with doctors. I simply can’t wait for three months to heal from an injury or chronic condition. If I don’t work I don’t get paid. Simple as that. And I would go stir crazy if wasn’t able to continue some sort of physical activity. Aches and pains are a way of life and for me it's all about managing them as I know they aren’t going away now. I’ve just had too many injuries. Like Ricky Gervais said in the office. “Different drinks. Different needs.” So for me its different health practitioners for different issues and different activities based on whatever I’m dealing with physically.
  5. Sloppy hockey but that’s to be expected. i thought Leivo was our best forward or at least most fun to watch. He has dangles and a shot. I like how there will be a a legit shot threat on each of the top three lines. overall I was most impressed with Brogan Rafferty. Kid can skate, has decent size, good reads and obvious IQ. When he got caught he would hustle to get back into position and made some nice desperation type plays. I had the name award going to Bo Horvat but I think we have a new champion of hockey names Brogan Rafferty. Legit hockey name. BR3. honourable mention to Buddy Robinson of the flames.
  6. This. i don’t want to see that fight. have a feeling old man Lucic would still wreck him. All it takes is one lucky punch for a Lucic.
  7. Green said he looks more tenacious and a half a step quicker heres hoping for that to translate into the season
  8. Even my 11 year old can spot an Alberta truck before even seeing a plate. Dodge Pickup. Check lifted. Check road flattened mudders with no dirt on them. Check loud exhausts. Check
  9. I listened to reggae today. no I didnt
  10. When I was young I thought smoking looked cool so I did it. there is nothing cool about sticking a massive piece of plastic in your mouth and blowing clouds of smoke that smell like peach pie.
  11. Meh we all have our good cop bad cop stories. same with haircuts right?
  12. Actually they are human beings. and like any industry there are good and bad.
  13. Lolol cant believe I forgot about your connection with bass guitar. When i I was about 16 I started dabbling in reggae. I was out driving my friends around and my new gf, listening to Bob Marley. My buddy says “you listen to that instead of music?” Savagery. anyhow I don’t hate it. I like the usuals as well as some old ska and I love almost everything the Clash did with it. i guess like anything too much is too much and maybe I just have a shorter ear span with ragga’ side note: girl dumped me a month or so later. Whatever.
  14. Oh man don’t even get me started.
  15. Ffs you like reggae? say it ain’t so lucky.
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