I was stupid about not protecting my back while in my late 20s.
I did daily weight lifting stances that began to cause slow mangling to many muscles and tendons, especially doing squats.
On top of the weight lifting, I also used to carry a messenger tote that I would fill with text books, notebooks, and a computer. Since it was a big, heavy messenger bag, it pulled on a single side of my back instead of both sides equally like I would with a backpack. If I had known back then that I was giving myself years of constant back pains because of this stupid bag, I would have thrown it into a pit and blown it up with homemade dynamite. It has become a serious frustration of mine, however I still have to make do with my current predicament instead of indulging in anger. Taking prescription pain medicines is out of the question. I won’t take kratom either because it affects my body just like an opiate and poses a similar propensity for addiction and dependency. I thank Xenu every single day that I found CBD products, especially the topicals like skin cream and patches. The CBD patches are the best at alleviating my drastic sciatic pain. I venue the CBD patch right over the location of my discomfort and the cannabinoid is able to absorb directly into the skin and alleviate my pain. The CBD patches aren’t necessarily cheap, however they make my life a whole lot easier than if I didn’t use them. Lidocaine patches are great, however occasionally they provide some drastic anxiety. However, CBD does not provide myself and others anxiety; by contrast, CBD almost always improves whatever anxiety I’m experiencing when I consume it.