And the verdict is…

I was a little worried, earlier in the week I opted for a very brief workout (if you can call it a workout) of modified side planks, some band stretches, and pigeon holds. The next day I was extremely stiff and had increased the amount of every day pain.

Not good.

I went back in for some adjustments from the chiropractor, typical post adjustment stiffness, but nothing out of the ordinary.

Enter a change in my thought process…

Before I continue let me first say that resting is crucial in many circumstances, and if something hurts you shouldn’t do it. That’s precisely what I’ve been doing for 8 weeks now and nothing really changed. The plus side of resting is that the constant pain went away, only certain movements generate any pain now, and I walk pretty well.

I began to think that my body is used to movement and now I wasn’t getting any. I’m used to being on my feet and moving around, showing multiple exercise demonstrations an hour, and just being on the go. Since I was moving around well, I decided I would demo more during one training session and do some of the work with the team I was training. The whole time I felt good. I didn’t end up doing any movements that caused me any pain. Granted it wasn’t a workout but I was moving.

I was extremely nervous to wake up the next morning.

Although I felt good the entire time I was doing some of the exercises, I was nervous that I would wake up with a significant amount of pain, that I’d be hobbling around again, and that I throw myself back a few steps into the annoying drama of my lower back.

Thankfully…I felt pretty damn good. Actually given my inactivity, movement restriction, and pain, I was ELATED.

Next step: continue to be cautious while adding in a few more movement patterns.

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