According the the deep tissue massage therapist, the cause of my recent chest pain scare is a popped rib, which he proceeded to shift back into place.
It never occurred to me that I could do something like that with the limited physical labor I perform on a daily basis (though I've certainly hurt my lower back and gluts plenty of times), but then I remembered turning in a funny way while I was on the bus and being in excruciating pain. I had to hold in my scream and chew on my knuckle. I'm sure the woman sitting next to me probably thought I was crazy for those five minutes. That was more than a month ago.
I assumed I was fine, but then last week I woke up in agony, with crushing pain gripping my upper chest and sides. It took a while for the ibuprofen to kick in, and in the meantime Telehealth Ontario wanted to send an ambulance for me, but in the end, I just went back to sleep and decided it was probably just a spasm.
Not so. I have an injury worthy of a professional athlete...just from daily commuting.
Conclusion: I'm getting OOOOOOLLLLLLLD.
4 comments:
I first started having back problems when I was a teenager. I also twisted my ankle a lot, just from walking down the stairs.
I'm older now but I'm also more active; I do yoga to strengthen my back and improve my balance. Running helps, too. As a result, I suffer less from random injuries caused by daily activities, because my muscles are stronger and more flexible.
Conclusion: you need to do more yoga.
Yoga? Bah. YOU. EFF. CEE.
Actually, I have been doing yoga, but I think since the injury, it's only aggravated the rib. Same with pilates. I have to be really, really careful, otherwise I'm going to really damage something, methinks.
God, I am so broken. I should just give up and commit myself to a bed now.
Celestialspeedster offers good advice. But conversely, if you eliminated all physical activity from your life and surrounded yourself with a heavy layer of cushioning fat, you will also protect your bones and muscles from injury. :)
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