Knowing When to Rest Instead of Push Harder

What happens when we ignore our body’s signals

I made my chronic pain worse for six months by trying too hard to fix it.

My back had been in a flare for five days, but it was finally starting to ease. I need to fix this, I thought as I grabbed a lacrosse ball to roll out my back for the second time that day. My physical therapist (PT) had suggested a tennis ball, but it didn’t feel like it was doing …