On Monday and Tuesday, I finally launched a two-pronged attack on the neck and shoulder pain I’ve been suffering from since I slipped and fell on the ice in early December. I’d been holding so much tension in my shoulders and neck that it was clearly affecting my singing, and I just couldn’t have that!
I had my first deep-tissue massage in years on Monday evening. My right shoulder muscles were so tense that they almost didn’t have any feeling (until the next day when they were quite sore). I could tell the massage helped a lot, but my subconscious wasn’t quite as convinced: I had a dream that night that I was being held prisoner and tortured.
On Tuesday evening I went back to my chiropractor in the hope that this time I could get an adjustment that wouldn’t get pulled right back out by tense muscles. I think it worked! I woke up without a headache today for the first time in months.
The only little wrinkle in the whole pain-free plan came about on Monday as I was leaving work to go to the massage therapist. I was waiting for traffic to clear before I could cross the street and when the lanes opened up, I started walking forward…right into the post of a street sign. I’m sure there’s a hi-larious security video of my slapstick episode somewhere.
I whacked my nose and right eyebrow pretty hard, but luckily there was no blood. The bridge of my nose is still rather sore, but there’s no unusual movement or swelling, so I don’t think it’s broken.
So other than the nose, I’m feeling pretty darned good today. How are you doing?
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