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March 9, 2005
The Backs of Life.
Prepare for a long one.
One Friday, I stepped into my elevator. This is a fairly normal occurence, I live on the 7th floor and I'm not all that active. I coughed when I was in the elevator - also a fairly regular occurence. You know how you lunge forward a little when you cough, bend a little at the waist? Well, I did, bend, and I didn't get back up.
Turns out more people throw their backs our coughing and sneezing than I had originally thought - or so says my professional massause Taylor Techniques (who did a wonderful job) says. Turns out I seriouesly "pissed off" my Quadratus Lumborum muscle - which is knows as the "QL" to folks in the business.
This unfortunate coughing incident landed me on the floor for a few days - leaving me fairly incapacitated. The upside of this are the wonderful people who came over to cook me food, clean up after me and allowed me to use them for human canes.
If, by chance, you ever hurt you QL muscle, it is not advisable to sit in guitar class, or any class for any extended period of time wven when you think you're feeling better. Please, trust me.
For those that are interested, we worked on jazz in guitar class. I must practice tonight.
As for my current status, I can stand up straight and walk with a little hobble. The good news is I am no longer racing little old women with canes across the street and having them beat me.
Posted by lysa at March 9, 2005 10:47 AM
Comments
Hey babe, sorry to hear about your back. I wish I lived closer so that I could come take care of you. :hugs:
Posted by: Scottie at March 9, 2005 9:22 PM
Why stop now?
Posted by: K at March 11, 2005 4:56 PM
When do we start work on strengthening that back of yours?
Posted by: B at March 16, 2005 12:12 AM