I am a gymnast and I tumble six days a week.
I used to compete in college.
Now I just tumble for my own enjoyment. The problem is that in college I sustained a lot of injuries. There was no time off to heal either. I just kept going on a sore knee, hip and back. Now that I am older and not competing, the pain is noticeable. It started to affect other areas of my life. I struggled sleeping at night, riding in the car and my workouts were sub par. I have done a lot of natural things to fix my issues. I get massages, cracked by a chiropractor and I regularly stretch. The pain isn’t going away though. My doctor recommended pain pills or to inject me with something. I didn’t like that at all. I heard from a friend of mine that a lot of people are medical marijuana patients due to chronic pain. I did a bit of hunting online and I found my solution. I am now a medical cannabis patient. I have a card and everything. What I do is vape cannabis oil when I am in bed. It soothes my mind and my body. My muscles don’t tense up overnight. I also make sure to smoke before long car rides and directly after working out. It works wonders for me. I feel so much looser and I don’t have the pain that I used to. I am hopeful that if I baby the muscles they will eventually heel.