When Your Body Has Beef With You—and You’re Not Even in the Fight

About three weeks ago, I had a little mishap. I slipped and caught myself with my left arm. I braced for the aftermath—aching, throbbing, maybe even a sprain. But to my surprise, my left arm was fine. No pain. No drama. I was low-key impressed.

But apparently, my right shoulder felt left out.

A few days later, it started to ache. And not just a little “oh, I slept funny” kind of ache. No, this pain came in like it had a personal vendetta—getting worse with each passing day. Fast-forward to last week, I was in North Carolina visiting a friend and decided to stop being cute and get it checked out.

Here’s where it got interesting: I found this place called EmergOrtho. It’s like urgent care, but for your bones. You walk in and get seen by an orthopedic doctor that day. I had never seen anything like it. Ten out of ten, highly recommend—because what a concept! Read more