谁来拯救我的肩背疼
2020-04-24 10:30阅读：
Upper back pain still bothers me. Despite all the measures I
have been taking, posture, taking frequent breaks, exercises,
stretches, it does not get better. It’s been 13 years, and
gradually getting worse. Sometimes even hard to find a comfortable
position in bed. That really annoys me.
A few months ago, there was a weekend with very bad
weather. We couldn’t go outside as we always do on weekends, so we
decided to make dumplings. We made dumplings with onions, with
celery, and with cabbage. We made hundreds of them. Dear husband is
always the one wrapping up, and me the one making wraps. So the
whole day I was bending over the cutting board rolling and rolling
to make hundreds of perfect dumpling wraps.
At the end of the day, my back
was so sore and achy, a sensation so familiar yet forgotten. That
moment, it occurred to me that I had not been bothered by my achy
back and shoulder for a while, maybe weeks, maybe a few months. You
only know what you had when you lose it. That applies to health,
not pain. So I was unaware my new earned pain free life until I
lost it.
I had been following an online beginner’s weight
training program for a year. I gave credit to that. I really think
that exercise helped me with the pain relieve. I had been
consciously and deliberately taking breaks and walks at work. I had
tried to reduce sitting time. We do lots of weekend hikings. All of
these put together, the miracle happened, only I wasn’t aware of
it.
Now you would say how stupid I was. I let myself
fall back to the chronic pain because of making dumplings. Yes, it
was quite stupid.
Now working at home, my schedule is more flexible so
I have more time to take care of my complaining back. It has not
shown any improvement. I’ve been doing all sorts of exercises. No
sign of improvement.
But at least I learned something from my stupid
dumpling action. There could be a cure to my chronic back pain. As
long as you stick to doing the good deed, overtime, a miracle could
happen. This gives me confidence, and moreover, the motivation to
stick to my exercise routine.
I exercise, and I pray. Please make that happen
again!
