How to address a new injury
You’ve been coming in for monthly wellness visits, but now you’ve tweaked your back causing a concerning level of pain in your back, hips, buttocks or groin. It’s been a week and the pain doesn’t seem to be going away. What now?
This happened with a regular client this summer. She immediately stated that she wanted to try three appointments one week apart to see if that did the trick with sorting out her new injury. She remembered how three weekly appointments were effective with eliminating her shoulder pain when we first started working together. I agreed whole-heartedly with this approach.
Most of the time, your monthly wellness visit prevents injury and addresses the ups and downs of pain in the back and elsewhere. But, sometimes we have an issue that is a bit more acute and requires a more specific plan for addressing it over several dedicated sessions.
If this happens to you, schedule 3-4 sessions in a row. At the first session, we will spend time with assessments get a better clinical impression of the source of your discomfort. We will work to address it with Bowenwork, and you can aid your healing by practicing the take home exercises I suggest. No two people or their injuries are alike. Some injuries start to resolve after one session. More severe injuries can take weeks, or even months, to resolve. We know that the sooner you seek support after an injury, the better.
If you’re not sure you want to put quite that much focus on your issue, consider trying a gentle exercise or two that you can do once or twice per day to start to calm things down.
Gentle Exercises for a Sore Back
If your back is feeling quite tender, Constructive Rest is a good place to start. If it doesn’t feel good in the position shown below, try laying on the floor with your calves and feet resting up on the seat of a chair or on the couch with cushions removed to make it an easier height for you.
Click here for the full instructions for getting the most out of Constructive Rest.
Arch and Relaxation is a safe and gentle somatic movement for a tight and contracted back. If you experience pain or discomfort while following the video, try moving more slowly and making smaller movements. If you cannot do these movements without pain, stop doing them and go back to Constructive Rest.
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