putting my back back & on frustration
So, I'm hyper mobile. When I was younger, it was good for a neat party trick. I can fit my large-for-a-woman fist in my mouth (jaw hyper mobility), tuck my heel behind my head (hip hyper mobility), do a split, and do some of the crazier yoga poses, especially when pre-lubricated with tequila. The downside to hyper mobility is that as a triathlete or almost any kind of athlete, we need a certain amount of stiffness, resistance, strength to perform. My pelvis is hyper mobile and along with that comes a truckload of problems that I believe are the root of nearly every injury I've ever had. The biggest issue is that my pelvis doesn't like to let my sacrum stay where it is. Instead, it twists and rotates and as of last week, four times in my life has gotten so completely jammed up that it takes away my ability to train or even walk around, sit, stand, take selfies pain-free. I believe that what happens - and let's just clear it up now that I am not a doctor and my a