Deifinitely consider what Dr. John and mike have to say. My 5c: I had frequent lower back pain a few years ago. Exercise sorted it out. If you do choose exercise, take it very easy at first. Only gradually increase the duration and intensity. john a nascent exercise-nazi
At 07:13 AM 5/24/01 +0000, you wrote: >I wanted to thank you all so much for the helpful hints for us >asthmatics! (the low notes are back and stronger than ever after the >asthma attacks.. the high notes are a little slower coming back, but >they'd be coming faster if high notes didn't have the effect they do >on the litter of beagle puppies I'm "sitting" for this next week or >so...) > >Now I have another (probably stupid) question: > >when I try to take in a good breath using the lower part of the rib >cage, where it never caused trouble before, I find that it now makes >the back muscles (on one side or the other -- it's happened on both >sides), just above the bottom of the rib cage and near the spine, >cramp. They also cramp at night when I shift into an "arched" >postion, or in the morning when I stretch, again arching the back. > >I've started calcium supplements, in case that's the cause, but no >luck so far. > >My teacher is sick so I can't ask her so far...but the cramping is >affecting my singing --it's hard to sing, especially low notes that >need a lot of support, when you're in muscle-cramp pain... > >anybody have an idea what might be the cause? > >many thanks in advance... > >genxhousewife >mezzo (?) in training >Robin > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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