Why Does My Back Hurt?

A personal story.

About a week ago, I woke up with lower back pain. I got out of bed stiff and achy. Contracting my abdominal muscles helped relieve the pain.

This is cool!!

That was my first reaction. I had begun a new spiritual practice. One of my goals is to take about two inches off of my waist. Being forced to suck in my gut seemed like a great practice.

I hadn’t been quite as diligent with my spinal exercises and checkups for the last few weeks. In fact, my wife and I left Wednesday and took care of the three grandkids all day Thursday. Our goal was to have them out of the house so their parents could work from home. Clark is 4. Val is 6. Nathan is 10. We walked to a park. Then took them to a movie. The movie lasted over 2.5 hours. Sitting with a lumbar disc problem is one of the worst things you can do.

My back always feels worse after sitting. It loosens up pretty well after walking. I have no pain down my legs. Probably not a disc problem.

It does feel like tight muscles. Here’s the thing. Tight muscles can be splinting/bracing. It is Innate’s way of keeping the body from more injury. Or tight muscles can be a sign of subluxation. The subluxation can be causing the nervous system to tighten muscles and cause misalignment of the spine. In that case, we can be healing crooked. If we heal crooked, then we have more problems later on.

When we got home, I had Mandy run my Titronics scanner up my back. I have used some form of instrument to record skin temperature since 1983. I have used the Titronics instrument since 2007. It gives a computer recording of the temperature of both sides of the spine and the difference between them. I began a more scientific approach to my care by correlating my temperatures with adjusting attempts.

Yesterday, the Bellingham families came to Blaine for Father’s Day. Ben was moving around trying to loosen up. I said, “You look like I feel.” He asked, “Did it start after we helped Chris? That’s when mine started.”

I had forgotten about that. Ben’s Uncle Chris has some heavy equipment that we helped move out of his house. I hadn’t noticed any pain while we were moving it. The time correlation is pretty good.

I’ve always said, “I’m the biggest baby around. I enjoy feeling good.”

I may not be a big baby, but I do enjoy feeling good. So, I’m getting scanned daily. I’m adjusting as needed. I’m trying to keep myself balanced and allowing myself to heal to the best of my ability.

This is a good experience. It is easy to become arrogant. It is easy to say, “Well, that wouldn’t happen to me.” Until it does. Then what?

Hopefully, I will continue to heal. I’m scheduled to help get food tomorrow. I’m feeling better. I know I must be careful.

Stay tuned.

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