be pain free

I just hated my job. I’ve quit and am moving on to brighter pastures. I supposed deep down I always knew it. I just had financial goals that I wanted to achieve but in reality the pain was not worth it.

I’ve been to an osteopath before and ancupuncturist but I’ve always feared chiropractors. I broke down and made an appointment since I couldn’t take the pain anymore. She cracked a few things and the pressure eased somewhat. She also showed me the first of a series of excercises that I will be doing to strengthen my back muscles.

While I’m happy to do the excercises, I can’t help but continue to look for the cause of this pain. I’ve bought a new mattress, I’ve changed my bed, I’ve moved apartments…now I’m considering replacing my chair at work. The fact is that I just need to be a bit more patient; follow through with the excercises before I replace another piece of furniture.

...you forget what it felt like before the pain. I started getting this back pain a week after moving into my last place. It wasn’t so bad when it first started but it became progressively worse. I think this last move has done me. It is so much worse climbing down 3 flights of stairs with heavy furniture than it is climbing up.

It’s been over six months so I’m finally going to a chiropractor and perhaps even getting another massage. The strange thing is that I’ve had this pain before 8 years ago (though not as bad) but it eventually went away. Last time I knew exactly what the trigger was but I didn’t know why it lasted almost a year.

I suspect the first move may have been the trigger. As for why it has stuck around, there is too many causes of stress to pinpoint the exact one. I have removed some and I hope that things will improve in the next month. I’m determined to find out what it’s like to live without pain again.