What is in this time: knee, shoulder, instep, groin? A certain discomfort, perceptible in certain situations, just pops up unprovoked. I could understand if I'd fallen on my knee, or twisted my foot, strained my shoulder, stretched my groin, but I can't link the pain to any specific injuries, so I don't really understand why things just begin to hurt.
My solution these days is to immediately take some OTC anti-inflammatory pills until symptoms abate, which they do, only to give place to some other ache. If I don't act promptly though I'll favor it which makes it worse, turning a little 'tickle' into 'wince'ible and possibly disruptive.
What the heck is going on? Pondering the question, I start to see you, body, as something like a dynamic Afar Triangle-like landscape peppered by steam rising from sudden vents. Like the Little Prince's volcanoes, these eruptions have to be cleaned out as part of regular housekeeping.
Let's follow the metaphor. Are these just symptoms of deep developments in the crust which eventually will lead to major eruptions, rifts, droppiung fault blocks, new ocean irruptions? The odd meteor strike could suddenly trigger any or all of these. These might be the physical insults which take so long to recover from or the new configurations which permanently reconfigure the terrain.
Perhaps, though, these pains are a physical Whack-a-Mole. What disappears here, springs up there. Some constituent is always being heard from. Okay, guys. Sound off. If it's important, we'll make adjustments. Meanwhile...oh, a tweak in the other shoulder. Good to hear the chatter.
My solution these days is to immediately take some OTC anti-inflammatory pills until symptoms abate, which they do, only to give place to some other ache. If I don't act promptly though I'll favor it which makes it worse, turning a little 'tickle' into 'wince'ible and possibly disruptive.
What the heck is going on? Pondering the question, I start to see you, body, as something like a dynamic Afar Triangle-like landscape peppered by steam rising from sudden vents. Like the Little Prince's volcanoes, these eruptions have to be cleaned out as part of regular housekeeping.
Let's follow the metaphor. Are these just symptoms of deep developments in the crust which eventually will lead to major eruptions, rifts, droppiung fault blocks, new ocean irruptions? The odd meteor strike could suddenly trigger any or all of these. These might be the physical insults which take so long to recover from or the new configurations which permanently reconfigure the terrain.
Perhaps, though, these pains are a physical Whack-a-Mole. What disappears here, springs up there. Some constituent is always being heard from. Okay, guys. Sound off. If it's important, we'll make adjustments. Meanwhile...oh, a tweak in the other shoulder. Good to hear the chatter.
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