back trouble, oh yeah

[anotheranon]

My lower back has been a festering problem all week. I think the cooling weather may not be helping - a massage therapist friend of mine advised me that muscles tend to contract involuntarily when they're cold. Lucky me, I get cold so frickin' easily....

I'm off to fencing tonight anyway, as I find that the movement loosens me up and club is physically the most comfortable time of the week for me - I'm sweating and my hamstrings are not grateful, but everything else works.

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

a massage therapist friend of mine advised me that muscles tend to contract involuntarily when they're cold.

Very true. That's why people associate stiff muscles, especially back, neck, and shoulders, with sitting in a draft ... those muscles tend to tense up and stay tensed when exposed to cool/cold air and they're also the most difficult to notice when they are tensed, especially for we poor deskbound types (another reason to ban extra-frigid air conditioning!). Hope the workout helps.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Only two things reliably loosen up my back - exercise and sex :P Painkillers work only part way; elevating my legs isn't sure-fire either. Even heat doesn't always work.

If this continues too much longer I may see a doctor about it - I inherited my dad's bad back and I don't want to wind up in the hospital one day!