\u201eWitch\u2019s shot\u201c, that\u2019s what they call a lumbago in my country. And indeed, it is like a curse! This pain whenever I move! \u201cIt would be best not to move at all any more\u201d, I thought. \u201cIf I just keep my arm in front of the body, pull my right shoulder up, let the left shoulder drop down, and bend a little bit forward, I can stand it.\u201d If I were to move very cautiously, I could even go to the door. But how should I press down the handle without changing my posture? Any wrongfalse movement was causing terrible pain.<\/p>\n
On the other hand: What was a \u201cwrongfalse movement\u201d in this situation? The longer I stayed in my unnatural position, trying to protect myself from the pain, the more my muscles tensed, and the worse they would ache afterwards. If my means of escape were actually my trap \u2013 what could I do?<\/p>\n
I decided to do an experiment. Instead of trying to find a comfortable position for my body, I went into the most painful position I could stand for a prolonged time and I stayed like this. Surprisingly, my pain became less after a few minutes, and my ability to move increased. Once more I leaned back into the pain \u2013 the worst I could bear. And again the pain decreased after a while and I could move more freely. I repeated this procedure another six or eight times. The curse lost its power and turned into bliss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201eWitch\u2019s shot\u201c, that\u2019s what they call a lumbago in my country. And indeed, it is like a curse! This pain whenever I move! \u201cIt would be best not to move at all any more\u201d, I thought. \u201cIf I just keep … Continue reading