Somehow messed up my back yesterday doing laundry, cleaning up, things like that. Back let go as I bent over to pick something up. Pretty miserable for the rest of the day in spite of ibuprofen, Zanaflex, stretching, a whirlpool session (in lukewarm water) and a hot bath. Fortunately, was able to get comfortable enough to sleep, and felt a little better this morning -- emphasis on little. More ibu, more stretching, still no better, and I noticed that sitting down seemed to make things worse. So decided to go for the old therapeutic run at the AC -- 48 laps around the jogging track. That made things better, somewhat. Pain level now a 3 or 4, where it was 7 or 8 last night. I guess I'm going to have to keep moving today rather than sit down and stiffen up. I also wish they'd get the whirlpool fixed at the club. Lukewarm doesn't get the job done. | 