Dear Rhonda,
I love sex. Lots of it. So does my virile young lover. Recently we had an insane romp on the lounge room floor* that left me with a back injury. Even after seeing the Chiro my back is still really sore weeks later. How can I have fantastic spontaneous sex with my man without injuring myself and a premature need for geriatric sex aids? *translation: best sex of my life
–Mistress Heather
Dear Mistress Heather,
Short of fitting out your house with a dungeon or play-pen-style sex-harness, I’m not sure what I can recommend for avoiding shagger’s back. You have already seen a health professional about your injury, which is great, but it obviously didn’t do the trick. You may also need to strengthen your core and postural muscles so that they are more resilient when you and your virile young lover get frisky.
Sitting at a desk all day can wreak havoc with our sex lives. We’re less active, so less horny, and our postural muscles can become weak and misaligned. Yoga and Pilates can help strengthen your core and can increase your flexibility, with the added bonus of working your pelvic floor. If you don’t like attending classes, try getting a couple of DVDs that you can use at home. Once you learn the moves, you can start practicing them in front of stuff you actually want to watch, or while listening to some music (trust me, there are only so many times you can watch the purple leotard lady put her legs behind her ears and repeat ‘work your bah-deeh’). And if your virile young lover is lucky, he might catch you in your gym-wear at some come-get-me-angles (sorry, this isn’t Cosmo, is it?)
In all seriousness, I do hope your injury gets better. It may take some time if there’s bruising and inflammation. All you can do is be as strong and flexible as possible so you can get back to shagging yourselves silly all over the place.
–RP
