the only good thing about going back to work today...

[swingchickie]

...is that it's a short week. that, and part of my scheduling today leaves me in downtown crossing (a huge boston shopping area) right around lunchtime. sa-weet. but it's a long day scheduled for today, and my back/shoulder is still in agony. i'm praying that my car will be ready (it died on thursday, so i'm in a rental... i'm totally rockin' an impala right now *chuckle*), so that i can pick it up in the afternoon and break up my day a little bit.

what do you do for an ouchy back besides hot baths and handfuls of advil?

the rest of the weekend was good. D and i hung out yesterday, i hadn't seen him in almost 2 weeks... we went to see "murderball" (GREAT documentary), then came back here and watched some of the "miami ink" marathon on TLC.

i haven't slept well in 2 days, ever since that stupid ex stuff i posted about the other day. i shouldn't let him get to me, i have more important things to worry about right now than whatever emotional issues he's harboring. i'm just a big one for fairness, always have been... and when someone misunderstands me and attacks me, and continues to attack me instead of apologizing, i have a huge problem with that. even if the person isn't worth it. grrrrr.

Comments

[viellen]

I've got a bad back and the one thing that has consistently worked for me (other than acupuncture and chiropractic--which I highly recommend!) is yoga. I know you're a dancer, have you tried practicing yoga before?

Miami Ink

[inkuwait.livejournal.com]

All summer i saw ads on TLC for that show. i wanted to watch it, but it wasn't my TV. Drat!

Re: Miami Ink

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

if you can't get it now, definitely get the DVD set when it comes out!

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

Chiropractic's great. So's massage. My masseuse is terrific, if you don't have one already (she's in Needham, in case that matters).

Hot baths aren't supposed to be good, as wonderful as they do feel -- you're supposed to use ice instead, to keep down inflammation.

That said, I use hot baths myself. And heating pads. Bad me.

[shanabanana.livejournal.com]

As someone who has a persistently screwed up upper back, I'd advise going to a chiropractor or a PT as soon as possible. If your muscles are in spasm, the longer they stay that way, the longer it takes to recover. Inflammation shouldn't last a long time on its own, so if it keeps happening, go see someone. Oh, and Aleve is great.

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

you know, i went to a yoga class at bally's a couple years back... i walked in, and it was dark and everyone was lying in poses on the floor and i didn't know what the hell i was supposed to be doing... so i walked back out. :) i think i have a yoga DVD somewhere, i should give it a try... any recommendations on a beginner class somewhere? and which kind of yoga to do... aren't there like 50 different kinds? *grin*

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

do you get gentle, relax-y massage? or therapeutic? because i got a therapeutic one on saturday, and it made things worse. darnit.

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

yeah, i haven't been to my chiropractor in almost 9 months... i'm thinking i should make an appointment. a few good electric shocks should loosen everything up... *grin*

[viellen]

lol, that sounds about right.
Most beginners like to start out with Hatha Yoga...it's slower, more relaxed, and a great way to learn the basic poses. Then if you're looking for a good workout you'd want to look into ashtanga or bikram--those are both more athletic, and bikram is held in a heated room. I took the hatha and bikram yoga classes at healthworks in the back bay and loved them, but I heard that there's a great studio right in davis sq...I think the woman who runs the place is named Christine. I know I saw it in the davis_square community, but of course there are no memories for that place, argh.

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

Good question... kind of a mix, actually. Ilene has been treating me for so long that she's a good judge of what's too much "ouch" -- and if she misses it, I tell her when I'm on the border of "hurts now but will feel better later because of it" and "just plain hurts now."