It started out as a bad day. Angie was awaken at a little before 5 am with pain. NO matter how she moved and turned, the pain continued and she couldn’t get back to sleep. So she got up and did some stretches and felt better.
She momentarily got annoyed by a work email she received but then got dressed to go to her physical therapy appointment. The weather was gloomy, grey and glum – not to mention humid. The subway was packed but she pushed herself in with the rest of the commuting sardines.
Arriving at the physical therapy location, Lily told her to do the stretches that she had taught Angie the other day. Angie learned a couple of new stretches and exercises for her back. It was simple enough.
Until Lily did a spinal adjustment on Angie, then the pain began. Cracks and noises – sounds that humans shouldn’t make - emanated from Angie’s back. She then had to turn onto her side where for the first time in her life, Angie got her ribs cracked. Whimpering happened again.
Then came the heat blanket that was applied to Angie’s back. Next came the drowsiness from the heat and from the relaxation. After that came the snoring. Soon thereafter, the alarm notifying Lily that Angie’s heating pad time was up. Groggily and drowsily Angie made her way out the door and back home to type this report up.
Stay Tuned for the next installment
1 comment:
Ah yes, extreme pain followed by snoozing with the heating pad. How well I remember that from my physical therapy experience a few years ago. I'll be right in the fray with you soon, as I get physical therapy on my other leg starting in May. Looking forward to the next installment!
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