12/09/2025
I want to share my recent discover about my left side issues.
Long article warning ⚠️.
I finally figured out why my left side chain and arm became weak for 2-3months. I am now all better. Our bed frame is broken at one corner, and I thought it was just a little lower, no big deal. But it's getting lower and lower gradually, I wasn't paying attention to how that affects my body slowly.
It' s starting with my left neck, always wake up with left neck tension, but it doesn't affect to my daily life yet. Then spreading to my left Lats, I couldn't activate my left chain (so I struggle to do crab activation) and gets sore on my right QL(lower back area) easily when I do any single leg with weight. So I have to work extra hard to activate my left chain( L Lats - R glutes ) to do.
Progressively I lose the left arm and pects strength. My left arm couldn't afford to do any press like bench press, over head press, or push up.
I was struggling to do massage with my left arm. I feel I couldn't deliver my force from my legs to my left arm. As the massage therapist we use counterforce from the ground to press into your body.
I can feel I was compromised by using other muscles which it's going to make a bad feeding chain reaction and becoming worse and worse.
I thought it's my stance when I massage or the TV screen angle when I sit on my computer.
I tried rolling, stretching, acupuncture, it all got some improvement temporary. But it seems go back to square one on the next day.
At a point of moment, I started to think maybe it's because my bed angle, so
I turned around to sleep because the bed it's higher and more leveled on the other side. Soon I lie on that side, I can feel everything is right. My body fluid can drain properly (I was sick and congested).
And I woke up with normal neck, my left QL, Lumbar feel not stiff or twisted.
I don't have to spend so much time to balance it back every day.
Yay hey.🥳
My left arm/chain strength needs to catch up though. 💪
At least now I can train without compromising my body. And do massage normally.
And to-do list: change bed frame.
Thank you for reading my reflection.
I took observation on my body in life/ workout/ work, so I can watch more closely on yours. To help you.
Write every word myself, not AI.🤗
Chi
Your local massage therapist.
