19 Jun Back pain from a nervous system point of view
I guess the biggest problem with my back pain is that unlike the lower back pain I had been experiencing previously, I am not sure where to go looking for stretches and exercises to soothe and calm these random back pains – whether they are around my rib cage, or in the middle of my back on one side.
They do seem to be mostly happening on the right hand side of my body. And the usual stretching routine didn’t help last night when I was in agony before sleep. Painkillers seems to be the antidote. There has to be a better way!
I saw my nervous system (attachment) coach today. She was beyond helpful. It was probably the most rewarding and helpful chat I have ever had. . . so that was good.
Natalie suggested that it might have something to do with a nerve I forgot the name of, but could ask her, which goes from the upper back down through the back of the pelvis and to the front. She said, that it was connected to my mind somehow. I wish we had recorded the conversation. There was so much in that.
She gave me a couple of suggested practices, like Yin yoga or restorative yoga. And Vinyasa, which she thinks might help soothe my nervous ssytem. The fuunny thing was about that nerve she mentioned was that it can affect your breathing and the past few days, I haven’t been able to SNEEZE properly. It is like something is blocking the sneeze from fully coming out , , , it sis strange. . . I will have to ask her what the nerve is called.
So, perhaps tonight, all I will do is scooch my bum next to a wall and put my legs up on it. She called this pose a very interesting Sanskrit name that I (0bviously) didn’t remember. It sounds beautiful.
Then she suggested some Yin or restorative yoga online, so perhaps I can search for some of that tonight. She suggested Yoga by Adrienne, which I believe I have engaged with before.
Consistency
We agreed that the challenge is staying consistent with it. We talked about the fat that I have never enjoyed (or tolerated) yoga classes, because I am overweight. And it always feels so uncomfortable – and everyone else in the class are these gym bunnies, and I just feel like I want to cry, because it feels too awfully hard.
She said that it is actually the fault of the yoga teacher to not be able to include people with diverse body shapes, and I told her about a yoga studio nearby who spruiks the fact that tehy are inclusive, so if this works out, then maybe I could go there.
Also, my friend is encouraging me to join a choir. And I have signed up for a trial ticket. It is in the western suburbs, so I can pick my friend up on the way and we can make an evening of it. It might help with some of this mental stuff too. It should certainly help activate the right hand side of my brain – which might be good!
Image credit:
“A young woman having back pain while sitting at the desk in her office” by Ivan Radic is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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