Jun 25, 2026 – 5.00amIn 1989, Gary Woolums was chugging along in a small boat on the Des Moines River in America’s midwest when he hit a submerged concrete post. The force of the collision broke his back, with his sacrum taking the brunt of the impact. “I sheared it in two,” he says.For the next seven months, Woolums was left hobbling on crutches. But even after he could walk unaided, he was plagued by chronic pain. Visits to a succession of spinal experts failed to deliver lasting relief. “You just learn to live with the pain,” he says.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Luke BenedictusContributorLuke Benedictus is the Financial Review’s watch writer.Fetching latest articles
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