GUMBALL

I wear shoes with orthodic inserts, for some of the above reasons. And these were prescribed by a very good chiropractor.

And I must re-emphasize a couple of previous posts...stretching is more important than most people think, and making a "wedge" cushion out of foam in some cases can really make a difference:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro...asp?RecID=1059

Just an FYI about chiropractors (that no one has mentioned yet) like everything else, there are okay ones, good ones, and very good ones. There are also ones whose procedures don't work for you. If you find that the treatments are not doing much, try another.

And (one may ask) how do I know about these things..??
It has been necessary for me to see a chiropractor on a regular basis for many years now....
..and (again, one may ask) ..WHY..?
Because I have spent years, in a variety of occupations, being ....."throwed down, knocked down, and run down"....

the flyin' scotsman

Nicole........rememberd this from way back and wanted to give my perspective now I've the intake apart.

There are 2 springs under the intake that add to the pressure. I'm sure they're designed to ensure full closure when off throttle but could be in need of cleaning as mine were. Also, there is a complex of cables that compound the effort.

Yes, much work but the lesser of evils.

Nicole

Hi Malcolm:

Thanks for thinking of this/me! I hope to resolve this at some point in the future (probably when other work on or under the intake is needed).

I really haven't driven the car much since this all started, and because of it I ruined another battery... (getting 11 Volts these days, but the engine still starts)

largecar379

Having been no fan of chiropractors, I would say seat adjustment over anything.

Chiro's are known for adjusting things that should not be adjusted, and then once your in their hands, you're hooked, so to speak......

On something as critical as your spine, I won't want anyone adjusting anything near it.....

I drive a truck for a living, and should have back trouble enough to put several orthopedists in early retirement (making them rich).

My solution:

Get out and walk. Don't park close to the front door. Take your dog, cat, or significant other for a mile long walk every day.

Believe me, it helps......

Short of that, scrap that slush box and get a stick car!

--Russ

Ron_H

I couldn't agree more. Work it out. Move around. Jump and run, and don't let it run your life. I spend a few hours a weeek getting beaten up, kicked and punched. I find I could crash and burn or fight back, so I move around and work out more. Push the pain out and keep doing that. Walk in the park or lately I have been using a jump rope.

John Struthers

Nicole,
Lot's of good stuff here .... Brian, Dr Bob, Charley and more.
I have similar issues caused by things like 60mph left-turners in front of my GS 1100 and old Honda 350, Moto-crossing mishaps (many) on my Maico's, and roughly 17 years of jumping out of perfectly operating military aircraft in service (actually, the extra $55.00 a month) of our sometimes great country. The knee's are bone to bone, with my left leg taking the brunt of the work off the right. My left ankle is more or less permanently swollen and has taken to leaning inward.
There are serious alignment issues with my spine as of late which gets aggrevated by heavy, or continuous/repetitive light load lifting. After a half day of (real) work numbing/hobbling and severe edema from the knee's on down is common. and, of course all of this is complicated by the fact that, while not pretty, my 58 year-old butt is still unusually strong and I still look at the world thru a 19 year-olds eyeballs.
Women generally, don't whine as much as their male counter-parts and really need a good (thorough) check-up every year. You also have the Schwabisher gene .... ****, hard working, task/task completion oriented ( but can you REALLY prepare a noteable Tellerschnitzel dinner :<) )
Check the wear pattern on your shoe heels.
For long distances in the Weissach I cross the left leg under the right laying the foot ...on the ankle and just go. Though, like others, I played with the seat till I found 'THE SPOT'.
See a pro!
If that doesn't work my door is always open to a homeless 928 .
Good luck Nicole and Have a nice Xmas.

Rick Carter

Nicole,
How are you feeling?

Nicole

Well, the sciatic never problem is much better since I don't spend as much time on the computer these days. I currently spend about 8 hours per day on my feet, that I would otherwise have spent at my desk. I'm not sure, yet, if this job is for me, but it sure helps with my sciatic nerve issues.

Before I started this job, I saw a chiropractor once a week. It felt great everytime I went, and usually things were better for a few days - unless I'd get back onto the 928. But it didn't resolve the issue permanently.

So, I started avoiding the 928 a bit for a while, hoping that taking a break would help the sciatic nerve to calm down permanently. I haven't drivn the car for more than a few miles in three months, but maybe I'll try again tomorrow... haven't decided, yet.

Thanks for asking!

GUMBALL

Nicole, looking after yourself is a lot like looking after your 928...........if you go to one shop for service, and the problem is "better", but not 'fixed", then sometimes one must go to another shop........

If you can't find a good chiropractor, let me know, possibly I can make a suggestion.

I hope you are feeling good enough to go for a drive tomorrow.

Regardless, I do wish you a nice Christmas.

IcemanG17

Nicole
Have a great Xmas & take sharky out for a drive...even if its a "short" one! :>)

dr bob

N--

I'm dancing your dance right now. Karen is a big fan of alternative/non-invasive solutions. Symptom for me was left leg felt like a hamstring pull after an hour of rollerblading on a cold morning. Relatively cold, not real cold. So I treated it as such, but no relief. Hmmm... After too much time I ended up at the oriental medicine shop, where they diagnosed some displacement on the left side, and recommended that I sleep on my back to get things twisted around straight again. Aggravates when I sit at the computer, when I sit in the car, pretty much whenever I sit. OK standing and walking, OK sitting for a short while, big reminder transition from sit to stand/walk though. Biggest improvement is from skating again. The mornings I can get out and 'blade for an hour make for pretty much pain-free days. Miss a few days and things start to hurt again. Getting better slowly with this therapy, plus a weekly dose of pins-and-needles therapy from the oriental medicine gurus.

Might be worth grabbing a local referral to an acupuncture specialist. Diagnosis is somewhat like I would expect from a chiropracter, treatment is way different. No violent 'adjustments'.

Ron_H

For those with knee problems, remember that cartilege implants are on the verge of becoming do-able. They take a sample of our cartilege and cultivate it in a lab where it grows and then implant it back into your knee joint where it is YOUR tissue and hopefully resolves the bone-on-bone situation. Brave new world.

Rick Carter

Did she give you exercises to do?

Are any these Docs close to you?

Bonnefin, Debra (DACRB) – San Francisco
Fogg, Andrew (DACRB)– Fortuna
Fonseca, Manuel (DACRB) – San Francisco
Garbutt, Alfred (DACRB) – Glendale
Green, Susan T. (DACRB) – San Francisco
Hickey, Steven (DACRB) – Pleasanton
Morris, Craig E. (DACRB) – Torrance
Smith, Thomas E. (DACRB) – Santa Cruz

Nicole

No, not one of them. Those are all quite far from me - SF is about an hour during the week (one-way), Santa Cruz further; the only one that may be doable would be Pleasanton.

I did get exercises to do, which also helped. And I probably did not do them enough - Ron is certainly right in that I don't exercise enough.

As I said, I an doing better these days because I don't sit as much and stand and walk a lot. In fact, most of the 8 hours I spend at work right now is standing or walking. The first week I felt half-dead when I got home in the evening, but I'm getting used to it more. I guess my body is not made for pure desk-work...

largecar379

Ncole,

repeat what I said earlier----walking will help.

My Grandmere (a nurse for over 60 + years) said it best:

Humans were designed to walk, not sit around and collect dust.......

When I started trucking, I used to sit for hours at a time, driving coast to coast.

Now I drive no longer than 2 - 3 hours at a stretch, but I make it a point to move around in the seat quite a bit to stay limbered up.....

It's too easy to set the cruise and just let my 600 hp Cummins just pull me along without shifting much between here and the West Coast.....

Keep walking Gal---you'll be better for it!!!!