New member here.

[Pontoon Master]

        Well lets see. I used to build boats, about 15 year sago or so. I was getting the itch to do it again. WAS. Well my back is crap and I sit all day on the job, most of the day. My back has gone out several times in the past year, from sitting on my back side doing nothing. So I thought what the heck lets go build a boat and work the back, back  into shape. Oh I built "plastic" boats, as the wooden builders call them. And I'm in the middle of my next "plastic" boat. The wood work on the plug is done and the nasty dusty part is next. I forgot how fun it was build boats. I started out with the plan to build a 14' boat to tool around on mountain lakes. Well that 14' boat has turned into 20.4', no flotation over 20'.  I will be able to put an insert into the mold and build my 14', for small lakes. And have my 20' for ripping up the bigger lakes with. I wasn't planning on building and selling any, but some people have showed some interest in the little one. And my brother wants my daycruiser, so I'm going to push him into a small one, he just traded in his Nissan truck. His car will pull the 14', makes sense to me.Thats about it for now, I want to do some snooping around this cool site. See ya latter.

[Ken_Potts]

Welcome aboard!

There are a lot of interested and helpful people here.

[Frank Hagan]

A few of us have even been sidelined by back problems too (I haven't been sailing in over a year, but I'm getting so much better I'll get the boat out this winter). 

I sit most of the day too, and it kills me.  I've tried a million things, and the best one so far was given to me by my PT (sort of ... she did it to me and it felt so good I almost didn't tell my wife!)  Trigger point massage has really helped me ... its a $20 book, a tennis ball and a sock.  So now I have a tennis ball in my desk, and I close the door and work it between my backside and the wall (and hope that none of my people come barging in ... a 51 year old fat guy rubbing up against a wall is probably not the safest image to project today). 

[Pontoon Master]

Frank I'm sure they won't think much of it, unless there is moaning coming from the room. Yes I do the massage thing at $35.00 a pop and the electric shock stuff. I also find that stretching the old hammy's does the trick. And the not so fun crunch's. I take full advantage of the times that I have no pain. To be young again.

[Frank Hagan]

I had foot drop, and they used the electric shock stuff to stimulate the nerve during the therapy.  It resolved itself so that I'm almost back to normal with the foot now.

The Trigger Point Workbook has been the best $20 investment I've ever made.  It beats my inversion table to giving me relief, and I can do it myself.  I'm thinking of getting one of the "theracanes" the author talks about, but so far the tennis ball has been working really well for me.

[Pontoon Master]

I had my crystal ball out a couple of weeks ago. Well I think I'm in bad shape at 40ish. Thank God the ball was broken, I can only guess what 60 has instore for me. Boat building will get my mind off from that ugly thought.