Brute Forcing the Pain In My Ass
Hallelujah! The tear to my outer left hamstring seems to have healed. No more shooting pain when I bend forward. But I now seemed to have developed a chronic soreness on my glutes. And while it doesn’t hurt too much when I’m bending forward (and not at all when I’m standing/walking), it really hurts when I’m sitting. Which is a problem because sitting on my ass (and staring at the computer/mealtimes/reading a book/watching TV/driving/waiting for kids as they finish their activities/etc.) constitutes about half of what I do in a 24-hour period.
Fitball® Inflatable Disc
My chiropractor (a.k.a. “He Who Made The Shooting Pain To My Hamstring Go Away”) is hard at work trying to eliminate this new pain, but what he’s doing doesn’t seem to be helping; or at least it’s taking an awful long time for the therapy to kick in. At his recommendation, I’ve bought a Fitball® Inflatable Disc, which is supposed to help cushion the muscle and provide a more even support while I sit at my desk. In the meantime, since waiting is something I’m terrible at, I’ve also tried to kick-start the healing process by taking allopathic anti-inflammatories (Aleve, ibuprofen, acetaminophen) and homeopathic remedies (arnica montana both swallowed and rubbed). Unfortunately none of these have worked either. Aging sucks, doesn’t it? In my younger days, if I developed a sore muscle, the ache would last three, maybe four days tops. Now, the healing process is either (a) taking longer, or (b) not jump-starting at all. Annoying. And the pain can potentially become acute if I don’t take care of it now.
So at this point I’m considering broadening my self-treatment options. I’ve made an appointment with an acupuncturist. And if that doesn’t work, I might try a physical therapist and/or a massage therapist. I’ve decided to brute-force this pain away by bombarding it with every non-narcotic modality I can think of. Moxibustion? Chinese herbs? Witch hazel? Bring it. I’ll do it all.
Just don’t tell me to quit doing any of my activities.
January 20, 2011 at 4:09 pm
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