During a recent appearance on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman, Burning Witches guitarist Courtney Cox opened up about touring with three herniated discs. The injuries stem from a past car accident and result in the musician having to be more careful on the road.
Cox said the following:
“I have three herniated discs in my lower back from a nasty car accident from when I was way younger, so I really have to be careful,” she explained. “I was too scared to have surgery, and then I was suggested not to have the surgery because I was too young. So I’ve kind of just dealt with it. At first I had to have an epidural every three months just to live. But as I’ve gotten older, sometimes it acts up if I move the wrong way or lift something the wrong way. Knock on wood, so far I’ve been okay.”
She also confirmed that she can still have surgery:
“Actually, the other guitar player, Romana, just had the surgery done. She had the same problems I have in her lower back, and we actually almost had to end our last U.S. tour early because she moved the wrong way. Then being in a van for hours on end, she could barely walk. She was in and out of urgent cares and getting this shot and that shot. But then when we finally got home, she went in and had the back surgery.”
She also added:
“I don’t normally notice it. Obviously, with the strap, you can adjust and move, but with your central gravity and stuff, you have this piece of wood, so you’re constantly trying to fight not going forward and always trying to be conscious of keeping your shoulders back… The show must go on, though.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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