SCIATICA

I woke up the other day with a sharp pain in my left leg. As I faithfully do my back exercises every day, the return of my sciatica surprised me. But I may have discovered the cause. An ad in a catalogue for health products showed a picture of a man sleeping on his side on a very flat pillow. Eureka, I thought as I stared at the picture. The pillow provided no support for his head and so his head was bent at an awkward angle and put a strain on his spine.

Sure enough, my 20-year old pillow has become soft and as flat as the one I saw in the magazine. Obviously, I need a new pillow. But I also need to stop sitting for such long periods of time at my computer. Unfortunately, this will be difficult. When I work on my website, www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions, I become so engrossed in what I’m doing, that an hour or two can pass before I even notice.