BACK SPASMS AND PAIN CONTROL

I had another back spasm earlier this week. The first in several years. It happened while I was typing an article about back pain. I don't care what Freud would say. My back locked up and I could hardly move. I'd say 8-9/10 pain. This time I laid on the floor and did the neutral spine exercise (Tim's Trick). The spasm eased in a minute or two but I stayed where I was for a half hour. I was left with the familiar, hot stiff ache that lasts for a few days to a few weeks.
I remembered:

How hard it is not to walk like the tin man
How serious I can get when I hurt
How much I avoid any jerky movements
How difficult it is to stand perfectly straight
How painful it can be to drive
How much I have to vary my activities
How to roll out of bed on my stomache - and how weird it looks
How easy it would be to take time off work

I'm mostly back to baseline aches and pains - my normal. I feel truly blessed that my spasms are infrequent. I have patients who go through this a couple times a week. That's a hard life. Perspective.

Good light,

Dr. Tim