Nord Back Ext

I've been using my back extension for about a week now and it's been great. It's comfortable, stable, and solidly built. The tools provided for assembly were a bit lacking, so I used my own. That's been my only complaint with it so far.

Hi. Almost bedridden here for four plus years now due to oxalate issues, L2 anterolisthesis and S1, L5 stenosis (blown discs from over-lifting in my clueless years). I wound up having to use not one but two canes to hobble around. I couldn't stand for more than a few minutes. Couldn't walk for more than 30 seconds without pain, and then I'd have to hit the bed and rest for twenty minutes before struggling to stand and try again. I couldn't get comfortable enough to stay asleep for more than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. I lived on the spectrum between pain and silent expletives. Metabolically, I aged. A lot. I felt like a frail little old lady, struggling to walk or sit, unable to retain any semblance of a social life anymore. I couldn't drive my truck; couldn't even walk to the mailbox. And I gained weight, which made movement worse. My husband -- a soft tissue specialist who for years has helped so many people heal their "unfixable" issues -- couldn't help me, and I knew it hurt his heart to see me so crippled. Before all of this, I was fairly active: Brisk walks or hill sprints every day, in the gym 2 x 7. But I had faith that somehow I would get back to me, and I'd been making tiny strides toward that. I was also open to whatever came my way.

Enter The Nordstick! When my husband sent me a Low Back Ability link, I placed my order that day. I couldn't climb the monster bench in the gym, and the Nordstick is one of the few benches that can accommodate all the way down to a 5'2" user like me. I did thirty seconds on the bench the day it arrived, and once more that week. By the third week -- after only five uses (fewer than three total minutes!) -- I was walking with only one cane for fifteen minutes at a time without pain. My back and hip are stronger, and I'm much more stable on my feet. I'm able to do chores I haven't done in years, I'm more alert, and I find myself staring into our little gym with less unrequited longing and more confidence. I'm also looking at that one lonely, last cane, which I lean on less and less, and I'm going, "You're next, bro." Even my husband now prefers using the Nordstick over his expensive bench. This bench is no tiny stride for me. In very little time, it pulled me over a huge gap in my rehab. I will never stop using it.

So, yep, whatever your issue, there is no way the Nordstick can't help you. It's sound mechanics, and if used correctly, it promotes the kind of deep strengthening that most of us miss in the gym, or by sitting hunched over our blue screens. Whatever your age, whether you've been sedentary your whole life or bedridden and de-conditioned like I was, don't give up. The Nordstick wakes up and powers your whole chain from your calves to your brain, and that's a very, very good thing!

(* "Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!")

Very awesome product!! My back loves it, and thanks to it it’s alot stronger! Back pain gone!