I think I figured something out about my back/shoulder issue... Several years back, when I first started going to my chiropractor, I found out that I had a couple of physical issues that caused me some back problems; 1) my right hip is tilted outward, whereas my left is "normal". I was told it was something I've probably had since childhood, and there's nothing to be done about it. 2) my right leg happens to be almost 10mm shorter than my left, which was causing my pelvis to tilt while doing anything on my feet. The doc recommended a heel lift inside my shoe to help even me out, so I made a couple at work. They did the trick, but for the first month or so, my back/spine was all kinds of fucked up, as it tried to find a new "neutral", and get used to the altered alignment. It was quite similar to what I'm now going through.
The thing I just realized is that, even though I can attribute the initial "injury" to a specific incident (I simply cannot do heavy shrugs - messes me up every time!), the lack of improvement coincides with two things that have affected my posture; 1) I got my new motorcycle seat, and not only is it comfortable, but I'm sitting up correctly/straight now and I don't hurt like I used to when I got off the bike, even after a long ride. 2) I got my new truck. The seats feel as though they were built specifically for me - I've never sat up straighter/more comfortably in any vehicle I've ever owned. Each of these got me thinking that maybe now, my body is finally learning how I'm *supposed* to have been sitting/standing all these years, and it's having to "re-learn" a new postural alignment like before. Last night while I was lying on the floor stretching out my shoulders/spine, I really got my shoulders/ribs/chest to open up - it felt great! Really relaxed and easy, no tension, no misalignments. On the negative side, though, I'm having some occasional issues with tingling nerves along the left side of my face/neck, down the outside of my left arm/shoulder, and along the top of the outside of my left thumb, as well as an occasional ache/tingle in the same area of my right thumb (starting the last day or so). I'm feeling pretty confident though, that I'm making progress. I'm going to try to fit in a light workout tonight, test out my shoulders & see if they need a little more time. From the way I feel sitting here right now, I won't be doing much, but I have to try, I feel like a total slacker. (Maybe I'll try another run?)
I know that one person already has mentioned going to a doctor/physio, but this is nothing new to me. I've had some sort of back/neck/shoulder pain/numbness almost every day since the 6th grade (well, at least until the 2nd/3rd month of strongman training). I'm not sure I'd know what to do if I didn't hurt somewhere, I'd probably think I was sleeping, dead, or on drugs! If I had gone to the doctor every time I hurt somewhere, I would have spent my life in a hospital... Sometimes I wonder if my atonement for misdeeds in a past life is to suffer physical pain (compounded by solitude) in this one!? I don't whole-heartedly believe in reincarnation, but I don't dismiss it in any way either.
I digress - I'm in no mood to delve further into reincarnation and the differences between the buddhist and hindu definitions of karma, or the differences between karma & dharma, etc. I'm just going to finish my coffee, attempt a workout, maybe go for a run, and then watch a movie, or maybe "Gh0st Hunt3rs" online. Oh, and I should probably find some dinner eventually...
7:08 p.m. - 2013-07-09
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