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Yep, that's me on the driving range hitting a bucket of balls. I never thought I'd still be playing my favorite sport, golf. There was a time about 6 years ago, that I was having a lot of trouble with my legs and my lower back. Not a good combination for a guy that enjoys golf. After a round of golf one day I was sitting in the clubhouse with some friends, and two of them were wearing Q-Ray bracelets. I read a few things about them and inquired if they worked. One woman at the table said she had terrible arthritis before she started wearing hers. She said she would never take it off, she would be lost without it, and she is a golfer. My good friend, who was also at the table, said it helped him and he was on his second bracelet. I decided to give it a try and ordered a Q-Ray bracelet online. At that point, I had a very hard time finishing a round of golf. Somewhere around the 14th hole, I would start to poop out. My legs would become very sore and tired, and if I had to walk a distance to play my next shot, it was a real chore. Not too long after I started to wear my Q-Ray bracelet, I noticed a significant difference. I could play 18 holes of golf without the problems I had experienced before. Now, I won't lie, after I was finished playing 18 holes, I was physically finished. I figured, as long as I could get a full round of golf in, I would continue to wear the bracelet. I still wear one to this day. I'm on my second bracelet, but now I wear a Sabona. It works just as well as the Q-Ray did. Most brands utilize magnets in them. There are other brands out there also, such as Trion:Z. Some people will say it's all in your head, but hell, what do I care, It works for me.



I was also having problems with my joints. I would wake up in the morning and my knees would ache and they made it hard to get down the steps in the morning. I was going to start on Glucosamine & Chondroitin, but I found out it can raise your cholesterol. So much for that idea. Then a friend of ours told us about something she started taking called Zyflamend. You can buy it in most health food and vitamin stores. It is all natural and really works well. It claims to promote healthy inflammation response plus normal cardiovascular and joint function. It's a bit pricy, but if it works, and it does for me, it's worth it.

I had been having lower back trouble for years and was diagnosed with a bulging disc and arthritic facets. My doctor thought that perhaps my bulging disc was pressing on the nerves going down my legs, contributing to my leg trouble. He had me go for a lumbar myelogram. They inject dye into your spine and take pictures. It isn't a fun procedure, but the doctor found out it wasn't the bulging disc causing the problems in my legs. The next thing was a circulatory test where they put pressure cuffs on your legs and arms. The tests showed normal blood circulation. Then I had to go for tests on my legs and for that I had needles put into my legs with wires attached. The technician would move the needle around in my legs and monitor the readings it gave. He also had a small device that shocked my legs. I was told everything came back normal. I asked the specialist why I was having problems with my legs. His response was, "Mr. Baddick, sometimes we just don't know." Ha, some specialist. Anyway, I was given a prescription for Neurontin. It's a maintenance drug for the nerves in my legs. There is also a generic brand called Garapentin. I've been on it for about 3 years now, it does help, and I recommend it to anyone who has similar problems. Consult your doctor and see what he/she thinks. As far as the arthritic facets in my back, I visit Hershey Pain Center about once a year and they do a Radio Frequency Oblation (RFO). In layman's terms, they burn the nerves in my back. It's a piece of cake procedure and I highly recommend it. The wrench in the gears is that the nerves grow back. That's why I go for return visits every so often. For the bulging disk, I was told to keep taking Alleve, and it helps. Before I head to the golf course, I place Lidoderm patches on my back, and they really work. I was also just recently diagnosed with muscle spasms on both sides of my lower back, just where my pelvis ends. I had to return to Hershey Pain Center for trigger point injections. They gave me some steroids and cortisone, which helped me.

In the last few months I have been going to see a chiropractor. Each time I go in, he says my pelvis is out of whack, I think it's from the golfing. He also has a woman that gives me a half hour massage on my back. When I leave his office I feel like a new man. So you can plainly see, I have quite a few issues I deal with, but in order to accomplish my everyday activities and continue golfing, I must address each one as needed . It's been a long, hard road for me but I seem to have gained the upper hand on my cholesterol and my back/leg issues. I will be going to get my cholesterol blood work done very soon, then I am going to go off some of the things I take, and I am going to start on something entirely new. Check back here to find out how it's working for me. I hope that my website has been helpful, in some way, to those visiting here. I will be updating my website regularly with new information. Thanks for visiting.



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