Late fall Update

Howdy spondy athletes.  I see that my blog posts have attracted some attention in Google searches, so I guess there must be a good number of you going through this situation, unfortunately.  I am sorry if that is the case, and I hope that my blog provides some useful knowledge for those in a similar situation trying to decide what to do, especially you athletes out there who want to stay fit and active despite a spondy.  I try to use the knowledge I've gained along the way to guide others and help them avoid a spondy if they don't have one, but if they do, how to manage it and when to consider next steps.

As an update for me, I continue to work out and live pain free.  I am still following my previously described guidance, deadlifting rarely, watching my loads during CrossFit, and only going heavy in low rep situations.  That being said, I have hit a couple of new PR's on the olympic lifts, so I am pretty stoked about that, and it hasn't seemed to introduce any new symptoms.  Again, I am very careful to maintain good form and lock in my midline before and during every lift.  I use a lifting belt for most lifts (this one, since it has a section that goes over L5-S1).  I also played my sport all summer without any issues and continue to walk, run and dance pain-free.  Hoping it will last!

Anyway, as always, feel free to post questions or comments to the blog!

Be well!

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