Health & Fitness Journal of an Aspiring Pro-Kitesurfer; a Windsurfer and Surfer

The most interesting update with me is I guess my attempt to fix my lower back and wrist with help from a chiropractor. I visited her on April 26, and she did neck and lower back adjustments. She said my L4 bone was out of place. She said no bone was out of place in my wrist so she didnt do any manipulation for my wrist; however, because lower back is related to the wrist, my right wrist felt much better after the lower back adjustment. The wrist was very stiff, and after the cracking, it wasnt stiff at all. It still hurts, however. I will need to visit a physician to make sure I dont have carpal tunnel- my forearm gets numb some nights- and I will definitely get an X-ray or other tests done for my lower back to see what exactly is going on. The reason is, although I had no pain for about 3 days after the back adjustment, my pains came back. My bruised tailbone was relieved a lot, but the pain came back. The sharp pains on both sides of the sacrum bone also came back. But my back is still a lot less stiff than it was. There is no way I can afford these here, as I have no insurance, so I have to wait until i get back to Turkey. will visit her again in 2 weeks, and we'll see what happens then. She also mentioned circulation,  heart issues (inflammation around it)  and some other ones (e.g., stressed adrenal glands) that absolutely need to be fixed if i want to go pro. She will help me with all those. 

My massage therapist, Bryan Jordan from Pilates Training Center in Kailua, noticed that I have very stiff connective tissue. It hurts a lot when he presses on my body. My legs are fine, most parts, the rest of my body gets very sore. I seem to have many trigger points, and every time I visit him, those points become the priority. He cant massage my lower back really, because the area from the tip of the tail bone to the top of the sacrum bone hurts so badly... I wonder if I have sciatica. Bryan said I need to also work with someone who does fascia release.

Due to my work-outs getting more intense, I had to slow down  abit due to my back and wrist pain in April. I had to skip my sprints in water, and slow down on my soft sand sprints. I really hope that I will fix my injuries soon and be able to push it. My fitness is getting better for sure, I can now sprint on soft sand without getting nauceous, or get so tired that I can't even speak. 

I cant wait for school to be over because it gets in the way of my work outs. I had to skip a few of them due to hardcore thesis work. School ends next week, but I still have to bust out a thesis. At least I wont have any class to worry about and I can commit that time to my work outs. I cant wait to graduate and get in the water every day, and surf, kite or windsurf!