My back seized today.
I was not doing anything particularly physical, I simply sat down on our ottoman and went to pick up a ball from the floor to play fetch with the pups.
My back - on the left side - seized. Abruptly. Painfully.
I immediately dropped the ball, tried to stand, and proceeded to stretch until the pain began to subside. It left me breathless when it hit, and tears welled up instantly, but it DID subside.
The Lighter Side of Seized Muscles is that it forces you to take a few moments to stretch it out.
I have been incredibly sore, so I have had to rest quite a bit. Unfortunately, too much rest is just as bad for me as too much activity. Having a back-seizing wake-up call forced me to do a little bit of stretching. Not just until my back relaxed, but until I felt a little more 'warm' within my muscles.
So stretch it out!!
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