Blog on the Lillypad
Saturday, January 31, 2004
 | Slow but Steady Progress
The chiropractor was hopeful that the back trouble would be gine in 24 hours, but it's been a week, and I'm still sore. However, it's a lot better. The ice storm kept me in all the way through Wednesday, and that was probably the best thing for me back. Nothing to do but stretch, hang upside down on the inversion table, and use my heavy duty massage chair. Thursday when I made the hour-long drive to work, I was in a lot of pain and thought I had done real damage. But after a lot of hanging upside down on Thursday night and massage chair sessions, I was better able to handle the drive on Friday. It's still not easy to drive, but I am improving. |
This event has not been as severe as the last one was, and I will credit weightlifting for delaying the onset and minimizing the duration. All the same, I cannot lift weights again until the pain is even further reduced and my flexibility is greater. Today I am scheduled to go back to the massage therapist for some agonizing but oh-so-beneficial triggger point therapy.
