Back issues are nothing to be trifled with. Although I can't find the link, my Charger fan buddy says he read that Lynch is questionable for Sunday. I find that hard to believe.
The main problem with back issues is that everyone is different. I almost ended up in a wheel chair wearing a diaper but I had no symptoms in my mid or upper back. They were in my lower back and the MRI happened to catch an issue with T8-T11. The test the doctor had me do was to stand with my eyes close and spread my arms out. I fell over every time, ti was weird. 4 back surgeries later I have 20 screws, 4 rods, 1 plate, chronic pain and take enough narcotics to kill a horse.
I'd be curios to know how they are treating Marshawn's back issues. I go to a Chiropractor (it's worth the time and effort to find a good one), get massages, acupuncture, heat pad, pain patches, ice packs, and yoga. Used to do the electronic stimulation which is what I think Lynch might be doing for back spasms. ice then heat then ice works well too. The painkillers are the last resort (just ask Brett Favre) and have been known to kill people. Especially Methadone. I hate that shit because it slows down your metabolism and heart rate. My ex-girlfriend's sister was taking it recreationally and drowned in her own bathtub from an overdose.
In my experience, back issues don't go away but if you take care of them, you can keep them from getting worse. I can only imagine what kind of a pounding those vertebrae take each time Marshawn piles in to a group of defensive linemen. A strong core, which I'm sure Marshawn has, will help maintain them too. But once bones and scar tissue start to develop in the areas where the nerves exit the spinal column, it's impossible to stop. My 3rd back surgery removed scar tissue from my first back surgery, then they fused them.
My guess is the lack of action in San Diego, then the extreme heat and humidity coupled with then cooling it down with the mist fan while sitting still is what brought them on. Sometimes I'm at my stiffest when I wake up in the morning, and at my best after a work out at the gym.
Sorry for the "book" too much coffee this morning. :179419:
