Spine out of shape; mind out of kilter

I had backache today. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t exercise very often and then you indulge in a couple of hours of Sunday surfing. Maybe I should start stretching before and afterwards to stop myself getting horrendous muscle pain. Or maybe I should give it all up and go back to being a fat sofa-bound slob whose only activity is going to the kitchen to get a drink and more Wotsits.
Work dragged by as a result. Everything seems to move in slow-motion when you’re racked with pain and uncomfortable. Whenever I sat down, I felt like standing up, and when I was standing up, I kept stooping. It felt like someone had my Adam’s apple on a piece of string and kept pulling it down-and-forwards towards my chest.
I spent my lunch break online looking at chiropractors, osteopaths and physiotherapists to see if one of those might be able to relieve me. Then I saw what they charged for an initial consultation and thought to myself “Stuff it. I’ll take a couple of Anadin and struggle through til it‘s better.”
I know - I’m a hero. 

RC 7-9-15