I put the massage ball I bought earlier this year to good use last night. Together with some painkillers I managed to get some sleep and the back is feeling better today.

I booked in for an hour long remedial massage tomorrow morning. That should get all the kinks and knots out of the muscles.

Still no practice, but I’m stretching daily. It doesn’t really make up for the lack of practice, but it does seem to delay the loss of flexibility. It’s mostly the hamstrings that I’m concerned with. I’m not even going to think about the loss of stamina and strength. I’ll just have to remember to ease my way back to my usual practice routine.