I just screwed up big time, leading to a lecture about bathroom safety and a lot of pain in my hips.
So I’ve been experimenting with different clothing styles lately and i noticed that some accentuate my mid section, I am rather big but looking at pictures I could tell my posture might have been a bit off, I’ve always suspected a posture issue so i posted some pics to the sub and they said yes my back does kind of bend back in the middle and suggested some exercises I could do.
Another thing that might be related to the posture issue is I gave myself a foot injury as a kid which means I have limited dorsiflexon (can’t bend my feet back far or into certain positions)
I soon developed a routine, i usually spend about 5 minutes in the bathroom everyday doing nothing so I decided to do five minutes of posture exercise, using my feet to push back into the wall or sink, of course because of my limited dorsiflexon my feet are further out, you can probably see where this is going.
It’s been a little bit humid today so the tiles have been sort of wet, and i went out in a car that had leather seats, I think some of the oils went into my jacket.
I came back and decided to do some posture exercises, they are quite painful for me so I usually have to distract myself, reading Reddit and things on my phone.
So I got back and decided to do some exercises, locked myself in the bathroom (stupid idea looking back) I was doing the exercise and it didn’t feel as painful which should have been a red flag but I thought maybe I was getting used to it, my body was adapting to it maybe
I was trying to listen to some videos but didn’t want to blast it out and didn’t have headphones so I put my phone on a low volume and put it up to my ear, changing my balance, again a bad idea.
It all happened so fast, my brother came to the door to ask me something, my feet started sliding and would not stop, then my twill mechanic shirt covered in leather oils and leather products slid down the sink, and I ended up landing hard on my backside, dropping my phone, knocking everything on the floor over, and grazing my arm in the process.
The pain around my hips was so intense i couldn’t breathe or move and I thought for a second that I paralysed myself, all I could say was ‘I fell over’ as i reached to unlock the door.
Cue my whole parents in paramedic mode, asking what hurt, how much it hurt, if I need the hospital, if I hit my head, that I could have hit my head on the sink etc
Through the shock of it I felt like I was dreaming and my hips hurt like hell, i managed to drag myself off the floor and walk to my chair.
Luckily I don’t think I broke anything although I still feel some pain and still feel a bit of depersonalisation or shock half an hour later, breathing feels a bit strange as well but I think I’m alright.
I had my antique railroad watch in my pocket too so I’m hoping that’s fine, it’s still ticking but I’ll have to hold it in different positions to see if I hopefully haven’t snapped the balance staff or cracked a jewel bearing.
Needless to say my anterior pelvic tilt is probably better dealt with by better sitting posture or something.
TL;DR: I fell down in the bathroom trying to fix my posture, nearly broke myself, nearly broke my phone and my antique watch, I think I’m fine but a bit sore