12/5 Back pain

DIALOG>> I pulled something in my back.

I pulled something in my back while I was working out.
* pull something in one's back: 허리를 삐끗하다.

Were you lifting weights?
* lift weights: 역기 운동을 하다.

I think I overdid it.

I went to an orthopedist and got some physical therapy.
* orthopedist: 정형외과의사
* physical therapy: 물리치료


RESPONSE>> Talk about how you can prevent back problems.

When you have chronic back pain, it's hard to live a normal life.
ex> She's had chronic back pain for the past several years.
ex> Celebrities often just want to live a normal life.

Back problems usually don't go away easily, so it's important that you don't get it in the first place.
* in the first place: 애초에
ex> Why can't you go away and leave me alone?

The most important thing is to maintain good posture.
* maintain good posture: 좋은 자세를 유지하다.
ex> Maintain good posture at all times.

Some people hunch over their desks and have bad posture.
* hunch over one's desk: 책상 앞에 구부정하게 앉다.
cf> hunch: to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back


You can be prone to scoliosis if you have bad posture.
* scoliosis: 척추측만증
* prone to: ~하기 쉬운
ex> You'll be more prone to injuries if you do that.

This is a condition where your spine curves the wrong way.

Our discs in our spines can also wear out as we get older.
* wear out: badly damaged and/or no longer useful because it has been used a lot, 닳아 없어지다.
ex> My kids wear me out with all their energy. 기진맥진한
ex> The hinges started to wear out and started to creak.

This can lead to a herniated (=ruptured) disc.
* herniated (=ruptured) disc: 디스크 증세


@ You look like you're going to pass out any minute. 너 곧 기절할 것같이 보여

I've been up for over 48 hours now.  나 이틀이 넘도록 잠을 못 잤어.

1. I'm happy to live a normal life.
2. The cravings for alcohol will take a while to go away.
3. If you have bad posture while working, you will feel more fatigued.
4. The soles on my shoes are all worn out.