Sihing Langner was telling me about his knee pain and I began to dish out the advice and lecture him about making the time to have these pains and aches attended to before they interfere with your training. Good advice, I thought. I should listen to myself …
Its been over a week since one of my ribs slipped.
One doctors appointment, two Chiropractor appointments, 1 physio appointment, a bucket of Advil, endless stretching and more of the same for next week.
Physio guy figures its been building up from overly tight shoulders and traps. Anyways, I have no one to blame but myself. I did not practice what I preach. My shoulders and upper back have been bothering me for months but I have powered through everything ..just didn’t make time to focus on the cause properly. So now I have to, if I want to function properly, never mind train.
Even if you are younger, take heed, for some things left may come back to haunt you later in life.
My sister said it best, we are fortunate to have the resources like physio, chiropractors, acupuncture, massage and other wellness tools at our hands in this county. It is unfortunate that it is not always covered financially but like she said to me , your health is not a luxury it’s a necessity.
We often as a society in general, don’t want to take the time for something like preventative measures. We feel we are being selfish or self-indulgent. Booking time for a massage, therapy or simply slowing down to stretch, who has time for that?. We are always in a hurry. On to the next task. Today is not a good day but I will make the time on the weekend or next weekend or , or ,or…
The sacrifice may be time and money but I can firmly say after this past week, my health, my mobility, my ability to function are a priority and priceless.
Amazing how our past always catches up to us.
ReplyDeleteTake care and see you around.