So one of the side affects of snowpocalypse is that I had to work from home for a week. Which normally sounds awesome but in this case really sucked. I'm not going to spew about how I was trapped in the house, because the part that really got me was how I don't have an ergonomic chair at home. at all.
Dinner table chairs aren't really made for long-term comfort, and I use a step stool in my "office". Even the lazyboy wasn't cutting it after three days. I eventually wound up sitting on my meditation cushion on the floor. ( sidenote: I happen to own this beauty of a 2-piece combo set in maroon. I know it seems expensive but if you want to get into a seated meditation practice, I think its worth it. anyways)
So the moment I made it back into work this week, I realized that my back problems weren't magically going to resolve themselves just because I had an ergonomic chair (though it helped). At this point, there are at least two knots in my upper back, one of which is threatening to kill my left arm, as soon as it completes its takeover of the nerve leading to my neck.
Those chickens over at Massage Envy only have two masseuses who "feel comfortable" giving a massage to a pregnant lady and the one I tried refused to use any kind of firm pressure. I wound up getting a body effluerage (not nearly as much fun as it sounds!) and thusly have placed a freeze on my account at that business.
So now at work, I replaced my chair with a stability ball and have set up an appointment with the on-site chair masseuse. I'm giving him 15 minutes to kill that knot in my back and if he's any good, I'll go back for a longer session.
