On the mend

I took a week off from the pool with the concept that I was going to take it easy and let my body heal.  I should know my tendencies better by now.  All I really did was shift from workouts in the pool to construction around the house.  I still healed a bit and felt ready to hit the water again a week later.  I felt a little awkward but after 500 meters I was back in the groove and had a solid few workouts in a row.

Fast forward a week of doing well and I go and mess it all up.  I bent over to grab a laptop charger, a fairly routine motion, and felt a debilitating amount of pain in my lower back.  I nearly fell over in pain.  Pulled back muscles are some of the most annoying injuries I've ever sustained.  This is getting ridiculous.  I'm seeing a massage therapist as soon as I can.  I was back in the water today.  No more breaks, my chiropractor said to keep swimming since it's so easy on the muscles and joints.  Feeling better but quite annoyed with this pulled muscle.