Torso, Lower Back Pain
2006-07-14 – 2010-01-25
Grade: 2
started hurting soon after waking up in the morning. seems quite irritated, so it may be a few days for the inflammation to go down even after I get stretched out properly.
8/29 ---
went to see a physial therapist...he looked at me standing, and then leaning over a few times, and said that I tend towards a slightly lopsided spinal position (left shoulder lower, left hip higher, waist rotated left).
He gave some specific one-sided exercises designed to even me out. he re-checked after I did them there, and said that my alignment straightened, but it would probably be crooked again in about an hour. over time, the exercises should help me hold the straight position naturally, and then I should be good.
he also said that running was fine, and that I should just do the exercises before so that I'm more even when I run. apparently the hip twist makes my left leg effectively 1cm longer, which could explain why orienteering doesn't seem to cause me as much trouble as road training.
we talked about reasons the problem could start, it was probably a combination of moving stuff, lifting samantha a lot, and I think sitting at my desk at home contributes too, because there's not enough room underneath, and I tend to sit with my legs out to the right side, which would condition the leftward twist, and now that I think about it, also the leftward slouch.