my left shoulder cuff is messed up. every muscle in my neck is a balled-up knot. he asked me what the heck happened...
life happened. school stress, work stress, personal stress, relationship stress, no time for dinner stress, banged up by the bus-ride stress, sick cat's stress, not enough sex stress....you name it, they all have twisted and balled up each muscle in my upper back, neck and shoulder, with mr. cranky nerve getting his tail caught in the hindges to cause numbness the length of my left arm through to my fingertips.
the game plan?
special upper body weight training exercises. massage. alignment. awareness.
there was a time when anyone could tell i was a dancer. my back was straight, my breathing came from the diaphragm, my head was held high, i felt very tall..
now i feel like a turtle...
time to stop protecting my middle and isn't it funny that's where my heart is? time to open up, time to take a hot bath...and grab a nap.
i do feel some relief. i also see a difference. thanks for all the good wishes. hopefully it'll only be a few months of therapy to straighten me out.