I have a pinched nerve it seems. I can ride, but only after a dose of pain meds, and that muddles my mind and is not safe.
DR has suggested physio and massage therapy. Hard to do that when I work full time and have horses to take care of/chores to do at home.
Any exercises I could do at home?
Feeling very depressed about this.
Only thing i can suggest take maybe half dose of pain meds 1/2 hour before you ride if they make you wonky then after take more plus a hot bath to prevent kickback pain.
If you dont want to take heavy meds try 2 extra strength tylenol + 1 extra strenth advil pre ride, or tylenol arthritis works well for some(no longer strong enough forme)
Or tylenol 1 otc, take 3 and can be combined with advil. They have a little codiene and caffiene
Other than that not sure, for me depends on the med, i am fully functional on t3 but am not if in pain.
Hot baths and a good horse magazine
