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This month has been a series of endurance events as far as life stresses go and something had to give.
The neck went into violent spasm in class today while doing a really basic stretch. My first thought was not now. The second thought was thankfully it happened now.
I’ve been wanting a little down time for a while but wasn’t able to take time out since I had house guests, a sick parent, increased work commitments and household chores. I finally got my time and space and was all geared up to get things in order when life decided I needed to stop.
This one is just like the last nasty bout when I had to go through traction. Rest and treatment (heat, topical medicine and muscle relaxants) is what I needed then and its what I am giving myself now.
23rd Jan, Friday – Decided to sleep in. Didn’t want to go for a run.
24th Jan, Saturday: 5k walk/run with my little girl. Again, I didn’t want to go but I had a fun time with her. We chatted about random stuff and had a really nice morning.
25th Jan, Sunday: 4k walk/run. I had to push myself out today as well. I did something different. I alternated between running fast and walking.
A good yoga practice in the evening.
26th Jan, Monday: nothing.
BellyBytes said:
Oh dear…..take care not to damage your body….I have problems too with stiffness and often take the easy way out and do nothing…….
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aliceruns said:
I hope you will get better and get the rest you need. Hugs!
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So... said:
Thanks.
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meridethcohrs said:
Oh my! I do a lot of work with essential oils that can help you with that more naturally (or at least in conjunction with) than the muscle relaxers. Let me know if I can send you some to try out. My mom has fibromyalgia and had to be on muscle relaxants almost all the time – no longer ❤
In any case – feel better and hope to see you back on the road soon!
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So... said:
Thanks! Am much better today and hope to hit the road in a day or two. Yoga has helped a great deal with the cervical spondylosis. The flare up happens when I do not listen to my body.
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meridethcohrs said:
YES – listening to our bodies is one of the most powerful natural medicine modalities we have 🙂 Can’t wait to see you back on the road!
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