old at 28

So, back when I was a wee one... when I was 9, I broke my left leg. Now, that's right when you start growing a whole lot. The conclusion to that is that more of a growth stimulant went to my left leg than to my right resulting in a 15mm difference. Imagine not knowing your back is going crazy until ten years later when your rib cage feels like it's about to explode.

Recently, I've been having back problems. Nothing new, seemingly, just the usual pain between the shoulder blades, occasional headaches, what-have-you. After two weeks of feeling like my left arm is about to fall off while I steno, I finally broke down yesterday and took myself to the chiropractor. This chiropractor has known my family for nearly 20 years. I walked in and he glared at me. "Why haven't you been in earlier?"

In all honesty, it's because I hate the chiropracting process. So, since I hadn't seen him in 8 or so years, he had to do a stress test or whatever it's called. My results are amazing. Below is a diagram of muscle tension (relative levels of electrical activity generated when muscles contract). What your back is supposed to be like on the left, my back on the right.

You can probably understand why I may occasionally complain about back pain and/or knots. So I'm attempting to get myself put back together. Maybe I'll be able to concentrate better and get up to speed faster if it doesn't feel like my back wants to relocate to my right side.