A few weeks ago my doctor recommended that I go to a physical therapist because of some pain and stiffness that I'm having in my neck. Today was my first appointment with Nicky, or maybe Micky, it was hard to tell through the mask. She rubbed and poked and prodded gently but firmly and noted my responses. Happily very little pain, but when I mentioned that some places she was touching made me feel dizzy (I was lying down at the time) and slightly nauseous that got her attention. Evidently those aren't good reactions. She is going to contact my doctor about ordering some scans to see what's going on in my neck. Bottom line seems to be that I have arthritis in my neck. Doesn't that sound like an old person's ailment? What a surprise. During the session she asked me about any possible neck injuries, like in a car accident. I couldn't remember anything like that but after I got home I remembered one possibility. No car involved but a few years ago I was walking along a London sidewalk, really tired after a long day of "touristing," when I fell down hard and smacked my face on the sidewalk which rushed right up to meet me. That was at the beginning of a ten day vacation and for the next nine days I sported a really excellent bruise on my left cheek. The one on my face - stop laughing. Not sure if that fall was enough to cause a neck injury. I never thought of it at the time, but I will mention it to Nicky at our next session. Not the best travel memory ever, but that evening, after we put some ice on my face and I took a nap, we went to see the musical "Kinky Boots" and that was worth falling down for any time.
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