hi proxygo,
i would suggest u to try yoga, if u dont mind, search a lil in you-tube about a couple of particular yoga postures called
bhujangasana and
shalabhasana.
i hv seen many ppls including a cousin of mine, who were hurt like u, and suffered a lot, are either completely or relatively okey after practicing these two poses.
since you are injured, i would like to inform you that:-
1. in case of
bhujangasana u will see in videos and pictures, the person would lie on his/her chest, then would place his/her palms just besides the breasts, each side of the chest, and would rise his upper part of body, and take a posture where his/her lower body below waist line would remain on the floor while the upper body above waist line would rise to take a shape of 'hooded cobra', thus performing
bhujangasana viz 'cobra pose'
its needless to say if u try it, on very first day u wont be able to rise up as much as u should,
but u must not create pressure, rise only as much as u can afford without causing pain and hold the level for 10-15 seconds and the lie down, repeat 4 times, and lie down for 2 minutes, do it for 7 days, then if u see improvement, increase the 10-15 second time to 25-30 second times, with 4 such repetitions
here i hv added two pics, the first one shows a gentleman is doing 'mild ' version of the posture, while on the second image, u see the lady is doing 'proper' posture, u should start with mild and as situation improves, u carry on to proper version.
2. while doing
shalabhasana u r again supposed to lie down on ur chest, place both ur palms either both side of or body, in a relaxed manner, or for more support, place both of arms under ur thigh , while the palms facing upward. now rise one of ur legs backward, hold it where it is within ur affordable limit, count 10 or wait 10 seconds, and relax, and repeat with alternative leg, rise it back ward, hold for 10 seconds, and relax 1 minute now, and repeat 4 times and then finally relax for 2 minutes.
in this picture u see the leg is stretched fully, u dont want to do it on one go, rise as much as u can easily and then relax.
i hope it will fix ur problems faster than u can ever imagine, because as i hv experience with yoga, i know it, but since u hv an injury and i dont suppose that u will be able to practice these yoga asanas under guidance of a qualified yoga expert, so its better if u consult with ur doctor or if u want to try on ur own, just keep one thing in mind '
never ever stress, rise as much as u can" with every successful session ur ability will improve and with in a month time, gods willing, u will be up and doing again.
ps- sorry for my english, its not my mother tongue u know
