BACK AND HIP PAIN - A MIND AND BODY CONNECTION (PART 1)

BACK AND HIP PAIN - MIND AND BODY CONNECTION (Part 1)

Hi everybody! The article of this week is inspired by something that happened to me yesterday. it was 8 o'clock at night, I was putting the weights away and getting ready to go home and have supper. when all of a sudden, I feel a pull in my hip as I was lifting the trap bar to prepare it for tomorrow's appointment. The next two hours were the most horrible experience relating to my back in years!

I go crashing on the floor and from this moment on all I could do is lie on my back. I treat lower back pain all day long and hear stories from clients never to truly realize the pain and agony they went through. So here I am stuck on the floor wondering what my next step is. Should I call for help or call 911?

1- The first thing you want to do is remain calm.
2- The next thing I did was try to crawl in a mammalian position to my phone and alert my girlfriend of my situation.
3- The next step was to wait till my body fights the inflammation and allows me to regain some mobility.( about 30 min)
4- At this point, I can partially get up in a hunchback position allowing me to grab my can of Yunnan Baiyao. (Reduces swelling fast: a must have in emergency situation)
5- Although you have regain mobility and sprayed the area, pain is still a whopping eight or nine on 10. My next step is to reach for a higher shelf where i store ibuprofen (motrin or Advil or robax)
6- Regaining 70% of your mobility (including the ability to walk) will take about 2 hours.

At this point I was thinking what might have caused it?Did all the pressures of life get to me? (work, family,relationships). Lately , i was working around the clock and with the whole family sick with bronchitis, i spent my entire week up all night getting very little sleep. The last straw was almost losing my dog precious to allergies. I had to go 2 days in row to the emergency room while her face and tongue swelled up almost chocking to death.

MY ADVICE: if you feel that life at a certain point is just too much and you are feeling overwhelmed...You are mentaly and physically exhausted... "beware of strenuous activities or heavy lifting". It is in my opinion the number one cause of strains, back pulls and hip bursitis. Take it easy and take time to rest!