Yup, that's right - concerts
So the massages have been GREAT at holding off my headaches, but it seems to wear off after a week and a half or so. Friday I woke up with a headache and had one off and on all day, but I also had tickets to see The Roots that night. Like I'm going to miss that. Heck no. So I pulled myself together and felt like I could just power through.
And for a while I was fine. But then my heels started killing my feet and I couldn't deal with pain in my feet AND my head. So I sat down - the show was at the Fillmore Silver Spring, which is all GA, but the balcony has concrete risers so I took advantage. They also have TV screens so even though I was sitting, I could still see the show. For a less-than-optimal situation, it was pretty good. And when the headaches would cycle back to the intense level, I could close my eyes and just focus on the music and ride out the pain. And it totally worked. If I had been in a perfectly quiet room, I would have just focused on the pain. The concert helped me just block all of that out, enjoy the show and move on with my life.
I like that. And thankfully, I have another massage scheduled for tomorrow!
Update: The New York Times just did an article about how listening to music can help with pain management and anxiety. Read it HERE.
Here's a clip from the show. And yeah, that's a sousaphone in the background, jumping around as much as the guitarists. It was pretty darn awesome.
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