weekly vlog: i sprained my back, more house hunting 🏠 navigating injury, *dramatic tears lol*

[@Its_yosel]

I agree with so many comments, we found you because of fitness but your personality kept us coming back!! So don’t stress about the workout content we want you to get back ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

🫶🏻💖🥹 aw tysm beautiful!!

[@elenaspano5067]

sorry to hear about the situation with your back Conagh :( but PLEASE don't feel like you have to only put out fitness content for us to wanna watch your videos!! I think I speak for many when I say that we are here to watch you, whatever you do, fitness content or not. love ya girlie, take it easy!!

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm elena!! this means the world 🥹 i appreciate you so much xx

[@candicefalzon5400]

Conagh not relevant to this video at all but where do you usually get your jewelry from? It’s so pretty. I know you have spoken about it previously, but I just can’t remember which video it was. 😊

[@alannahtaylor5957]

Physio here.. you can take it or leave it, but I wouldn’t recommend chiro on top of physio. Too many treatments in such an acute stage of back pain can a.) make it worse and b.) not help you monitor what’s effective for treating your pain because you can’t isolate progress to anything in particular! Get better soon xx

[@ConaghKathleen]

i appreciate the advice!! the more the better 💖 thank you lovely!

[@Thesheree143]

Girl, coming from someone who’s been through it with their back. All I can say is feel your feelings. They are valid. People that have experienced back pain will get it and the ones that haven’t won’t. It’s extremely debilitating not being able to move your body the way you want to. Us folk get it. I hope your recovery is a quick one. Don’t give up and keep moving forward. From here on out it will be something to forever be mindful about, especially as we get older. But believe me when I say things do get better and you’ll have that freedom back soon enough. ❤️

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw thank you so much gorg!! 🫶🏻

[@renaejones5701]

I feel for you Conagh. I hope you are starting to feel better soon. Please don’t feel bad for your viewers. I have watched you for many years and honestly I love your fitness content but I also love how real and honest you are. Injuries and other random things are a huge part and a appreciate you being so vulnerable and showing us the ups as well as the downs ❤

[@michaelabrown4007]

For me I miss the old videos that you used to do conagh the ones used to show us going to your appointments and the unboxing of the lovely things you get and when you go out and see your friends ect. Now it’s just about running which is good for lots people don’t get me wrong but there more then that I feel.

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you for the feedback!! i will try to incorporate more of this in future videos 💖

[@lizzieorlando222]

Love all your videos but pls bring back unboxing 👌

[@Jenna-qv8bz]

So sorry to hear you're in pain, Conagh! I know I'm only one girl in thousands, but I am here for the WITL content, not the fitness content. I love watching whatever you film :) x

[@carlydonais1738]

So sorry to hear about your back ❤ as someone also dealing with an injury that is making me limit my running and training I understand how hard it is. Wishing you a speedy recovery and will be continuing to watch all your videos fitness related or not!

[@ConaghKathleen]

tysm carly!! 💖

[@NebulaisAwesome]

I love watching your videos! Hang in there - I know how you feel. An injury prevented my marathon last year and I was heartbroken. That’s a normal response 😊. Keep up with the PT and there’s always another race!

[@elizabeththompson1525]

You left us in such a cliff hanger! We need apartment updates ASAP! A good moving series would be great while your back heals!!! ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

it would wouldn't it!! i will continue to update xx

[@melanieperez2]

I hurt my back about 2 years ago- nobody could tell me what it was but I'm pretty sure it was a bad sprain! I was SO sad and frustrated because I was out of the gym for almost 10 months, and the pain was so debilitating at times. The injury took such a toll on me emotionally. Injuries are so hard and your feelings are totally valid. Acupuncture helped me with the pain quite a bit, I definitely recommend!!

[@ConaghKathleen]

i'm so sorry to hear that!! i hope you are feeling better now 💖

[@karissahogenauer4344]

Girl everything you are feeling is completely valid and you shouldn’t feel sorry

[@VeronicaCostaF]

Me too

[@katelyniepoo]

um this is copied word for word from another comment 😭😭

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you!! 💖

[@meshailacox2186]

Thank you so much for sharing this journey Conagh. I have been dealing with SIJ pain and Achilles tendonitis which put me out from completing my half marathon training last year, now I’m aiming for Hyrox while still working through all this. It’s so confusing who to go to and what rehab things to be doing, so thank you for being so vulnerable and making me not feel so alone! ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw i'm glad!! i'm so sorry about that lovely it sounds intense!! i hope everything is going well for you now 💖

[@MadelineMarroquin]

Wishing you a speedy recovery girly you got this!

[@brookedrummond5368]

I’m sorry your going through injury! It’s the worst when you feel like you’re losing progress, especially when you have something your training for. But take the time to heal and rest! The sooner you heal, the sooner you can get back to training and making progress

[@sophievowles3745]

we will watch your videos no matter what you post please don’t hurt yourself and your back more for us! i hope you have a speedy recovery❤

[@andreaishere18]

Injuries, no matter how severe, are all scary and irritating, and you're allowed to be frustrated with it!! Especially when you're so motivated and have goals!! Yeah there are other injuries that might be worse than yours, but that doesn't make your pain less valid here. Be patient with yourself and focus on what you can control!

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you andrea!! i completely agree

[@clara8823]

Don‘t worry about not producing enough fitness content! I just love seeing you‘re daily life🫶 Hope your back will be better soon

[@jackharrington697]

Girl everything you are feeling is completely valid and you shouldn’t feel sorry

[@ConaghKathleen]

🥹 tysm lovely!

[@adrianamaroc7281]

You literally motivate me so much. I’ve been consistently running because of you!!

[@ConaghKathleen]

omg this makes me so happy!! 💖

[@sankey1988]

As someone who deals with back pain I totally relate! Btw we don't watch for the fitness content, that's originally how I found you but that's not why I stayed. I love to watch people that live a completely different life to me ❤ btw obsessed with Charley too, we don't see too many rotties here in ireland. Sending healing vibes xx

[@mistycuz2011]

Nah! Throwing out your back is so scary. I think we dont realize how much that can cause so much pain in even just the smallest movements. I did that when my husband was away and we live on the forth floor with a senior dog. The only thing I had the strength to get up and do was take care of her. Seeing all the people you are means your treating it and it being taken care of. You got this!

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you lovely! it's definitely super scary 🥺

[@AliJoanPlans]

Literally the second I saw you doing those lateral lunges I got so nervous because I almost ALWAYS pull a muscle in my back with those so I rarely do them anymore. I hope everything heals up quickly for you. We love your content no matter what, so don’t feel like you aren’t delivering on something ❤

[@ssambishopp]

I’m sending my love & fast healing vibes your way 🤍 So exciting about the apartment! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼

[@juliehahne1101]

I watch you because you have a gentle and sweet aura about you, nothing to do with your fitness. I hope you are on the mend and get the answers and help you need, xx

[@ItsJulieDrew]

I just came out of a phase of navigating an IT band injury. It's so tough when all you want to do is move, but you will come out the other side stronger!! You got this 💗

[@morganjustine3637]

I really love and appreciate that you blur your location when you’re in the car and such. Protect yourself sis 🫶

[@katelyniepoo]

ohh nooo conagh! i hope u feel better soon! ❤ ill be praying for u and rlly hoping ur back gets better!! thank you for posting even during hard times, youre my favorite youtuber! 💕💕

[@sarahvic458]

Definitely listen to your body and it's ok to be vulnerable. Anyone that is mean or cruel shouldn't be here ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

💖💖💖

[@amyquinn1172]

As someone who dealt with undiagnosed back pain for 10 years before FINALLY getting diagnosed by a doctor who cared I fully understand how daunting it is not knowing what’s wrong!! Definitely push to get a scan/ CT done if you haven’t had one already, that’s how they found I have disc protrusions 🫠 Sending positive healings vibes your way 🫶🏻🫶🏻 Also yessss Subfocus, welcome to drum and bass hehe

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you for this! i definitely will look into getting a scan! i'm so sorry to hear that amy, it sounds awful!

[@jaxxpr]

I had very similar symptoms for over a year, from not being able to sit for long periods, to having very limited and painful movement - just to find out that i had a herniation between my L4-L5 discs. Going for a scan was the best thing I did! Knowing what the problem actually was, was a relief in a way, too. Ive avoided deadlifts, weighted squats or any exercises that put strain on the lower back. Pilates has helped a lot too to build up my lower back strength and support my lower back. Also, sleeping with a pillow between my knees has helped a lot too! Hope you recover ASAP, I know how frustrating it is!

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you for this comment!! i'm definitely looking into getting a scan! i hope everything is going well for you now lovely xx 💖

[@katelynshaker2959]

I am with you on your back injury. I have had an injured back for over a year now and it is hard to work, to weight lift, and even to live life. The other day it flared up when I was in the drive-thru ATM. I have had so many ups and downs. There was a point in time when I had no pain and was lifting heavy and maxing out on all of my compound exercises and only two months later it flared up again and has been unsteady ever since. Learning to work with my body has been so hard because I just want to be able to do the things I used to be able to do but I need to be realistic that my body has changed and it's okay. I believe you will get through this and find things that work for you!

[@ConaghKathleen]

thank you for this comment!! i'm so sorry to hear you've got pain like that 🥺 i'm sending you all the good vibes 💖

[@hollyparsons4234]

Hope it gets better asap!! Sending all the good vibes xxxx

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm lovely! 💖

[@sarahjane7309]

I lovvvvveeee when I get a notification you have posted 💕💕💕 afternoon sorted 🌿🧖🏼‍♀️🤩

[@ConaghKathleen]

Yay! Thank you! 💖💖

[@taratreacy154]

What Suncream do you use?

[@delaneykelch3152]

Conagh I’m SO sorry to hear that😭 a few years ago I tried deadlifting heavy for the first time and the exact same thing happened! I went to a chiropractor and they told me that I sprained most of the ligaments around my sacrum, it was genuinely the most painful thing I’ve ever had to endure. The feeling of being all taped up too was wild! You’ll be back to the gym & run routine in no time, hang in there🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@ConaghKathleen]

omg that sounds intense!! thank you lovely 💖

[@emilyallan3312]

I have the exact same back situation… it’s so mentally tough to recover from just as much physical. Hope you feel better soon!!

[@ConaghKathleen]

sending you love!! and thank you lovely xx

[@kassidypalmateer]

Found you thru fitness…. Watch you bc you’re amazing. Take care of yourself chick🩷 hope you feel better soon

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm beautiful!! 🤍🤍

[@pinkfluffybananaify]

Weight training hurt my back. Started out my lower back going out, then sciatica started, I couldn't sit. Currently waiting for surgery on my l5 lumber as I have a severe herniated disc. Thats how it started. So treat your back like a baby.

[@lamismohammed9402]

I had exactly the same experience as you, I recommend an MRI, I had a very minor beginning of slip desk that wasn't visible on Xray

[@ConaghKathleen]

definitely looking into it!!

[@brittjohnson5027]

I really don’t think the running content is the reason why people watch you it’s your honesty and how you present yourself as a normal human being without all the fake highlights. So please don’t think this will effect your views and your channel, people will keep watching because you are a lovely human ❤being

[@ChloeCarrett]

Girl… if you ever have back issues I’d stop doing ANY form of deadlifts, KB swings… until things get better. Speaking from experience as a PT / Pilates instructor who has had back issues after having my baby x

[@ConaghKathleen]

yes i have completely stopped everything since this video!! i think it is definitely helping 🤞🏼

[@jacobbennenbroekakajacobisking]

Love you're videos big fan watching you from Auckland new zealand 🇳🇿

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm beautiful!! 🤍🤍

[@candylishx3527]

Ouuu I'm so late but that Dimension song!!! I'm possibly going to see them tomorrow. Imma big dnb junkie ☺️

[@cassiedawson583]

Not to demotivate you - but I broke my L5 12 years ago and still suffer from fairly bad pain flareups. However, I am terrible at following instructions. I feel like you've taken all the steps that I should have LOL. Mine was also a break, and I tore my multifidus muscle all the way up on both sides and the intertranverse (I think that's what they're called LOL) ligaments in my lumbar spine. HOWEVER, now that I am older and somewhat wiser - I get chiro, massage, acupuncture, I tape my back, and I also do dry needling and shockwave. The last two have been life changing for me! If those are options you can get done, I 10/10 recommend looking into them! Also, I promise that the chiropractor isn't as scary as many people are led to believe! Just make sure you check credentials before going to someone! My chiropractor is amazing and there are days I don't think I could get out of bed if I didn't have it! But, I would also push for an MRI of your back if you haven't had one already! Keep at it girlie, you're freakin' killing it and we're all here for it!

[@ConaghKathleen]

oh my goodness i'm so sorry you have had to go through that!! i'm definitely looking into a chiro ! thank you for all the advice lovely 💖

[@chiknlittle]

RE: being flexible, I also consider myself to be flexibile, but since I started running, I'm SIGNIFICANTLY tighter, and my body notices tightness much faster. Like, no amount of stretching can loosen my hamstrings now that I run. I never had that issue before. It just takes even more stretching and mobility to maintain a level of normalcy bc running seems to tighten me up so much.

[@ConaghKathleen]

so crazy!! i definitely agree

[@gracewong4510]

Idk if this is too deep for a KZbin comment lol but we came for the fitness content and stayed for you 🫶🏽 Make whatever videos you want, we will still be here xo

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw thank you so much grace 🥹

[@StephExplores]

Hey! Fairly new follower here but I just wanted to share that I know it’s tough to feel like your identity, purpose, and job is at sacrifice, but try your best not to worry as I’m sure 99.9% of people are just interested in seeing whatever type of content you put out💕 I’m currently going through a very heavy injury rehab period of life right now so I resonate with the PT/recovery exercise regime. I was rear-ended pretty badly 9 months ago, sprained an ankle in late November, and flared up my whiplash in early January while training for a half/pushing my workouts too hard. I’m glad to say I was able to still run the half marathon a few weeks ago but I’ve been treating my body really gently since and have been focusing on hot yoga, light weightlifting and will be introducing running again once my legs recover lol. It can be so hard to be challenged by your body but it will most definitely get through this!

[@ConaghKathleen]

oh my goodness i'm so sorry all of that happened to you!! i hope you are recovering well!! but thank you so much for all your love and support it means the world 💖

[@khart17]

Took me a year to recover from a bulging disk in my L5-S1! Your symptoms sound like mine before mine actually fully bulged. It was debilitating after it bulged onto my nerve. I know you probably don’t want advice but find someone to do an MRI on your back to find out the exact problem instead of doing all these different modalities that work on top of each other! Physio was also what sorted me out! But she had a diagnosis and knew exactly what she was treating. She wasn’t doing it blind! Hope you get some answers x

[@ConaghKathleen]

i agree i should definitely get a scan!! i hope everything is going well for you now!

[@GraceStrange-g6r]

Hey Conagh, I'm a chiro and I'd definitely recommend getting adjusted as well! Making sure your spine is functioning properly aids in our body's natural ability to heal, especially when the issue is biomechanical in nature - like you mentioned!! If you explain the situation and that you are working with a physio as well, any good practitioner is going to take that into consideration and work with all of that in mind ☺️ best of luck!

[@ConaghKathleen]

i'm looking into a chiro! thank you so much lovely ! 💖

[@taylor3196_]

That is so weird, also sprained my back in the past two weeks! It’s a horrible nagging pain and I don’t know when it’ll go away 😢 so over it

[@ConaghKathleen]

i'm so sorry to hear that!! definitely get it checked out!

[@georginafatharly]

Hey Conagh, as someone with chronic pain, I would say try and manage your stressors as best as you can. There is a thing called TMS or mind body syndrome and a lot of our body can be affected by our brain and fear when we have pain. Please look into this ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

i will! tysm 💖

[@chiknlittle]

I know everyone is going to say this, but I truly hope you know we are ALL here for you. We love your content, ALL of it. We love hearing you chat about your day, fitness or not. We're just here for you. And I think it's incredibly valuable to see people go through injuries because we all go through them. 🤍

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm lovely! 💖 i appreciate this comment so much!!

[@emilygrace880]

girl pls you need to rest properly!! you can't train through injury before you've started to recover. Lean into resting and you'll recover sooner

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Don't stress over what could've been. If it should've been, odds are it would've been.

[@ConaghKathleen]

💖💖💖

[@saramarques7986]

I cured my whole body (my back was the worst part) doing a keto diet and switching my training by doing aerobics. I don't think you should stop training but I do believe you should do light light exercise and running or lifting weights isn't the best for your back. Anyway, I wish you find your solution. I cured after 20 years of chronic pain. I was always with back posture correctors, sometimes two at the same time because one wasn't enough

[@tranquil-flow]

I would 100% recommend getting acupuncture! Acupuncture changed my life. I had chronic back pain from doing deadlifts and the pain was so bad to the point I couldn’t sit down and then I got acupuncture. Holy moly that was a saviour. Now I get acupuncture every 6 months or so as well as remedial massages. Back pain is so debilitating.

[@allesae]

love love love

[@IIrisIsland]

Sending you so much light and love from ATL. I absolutely adore your personality and love watching you. I could literally watch you do any and everything. I could watch you rant, I could watch you do fitness, I could watch a full video of you talking about the weather 😂. I know its easier said than done- but be a bit easier on yourself ❤. One day at a time.

[@emilyb4738]

Girl, I have been watching you for years for all kinds of content you’ve been doing. Unpopular opinion but I don’t like TSwift and that video was so fun! Do what’s best for you and people will definitely keep watching.

[@alissalanden8176]

New pains are not fun. I hate it!! Hope it heals soon

[@ConaghKathleen]

definitely not! tysm alissa xx

[@emmafox8433]

Physio here 👋🏻 it really sounds like these physios don’t know what’s going on and are just trying to give you something to hold onto eg tight hip flexors. From my clinical experience especially with no impact or mechanism of injury, it’s generally a misalignment of the hips due to a sudden spasm of the back muscles (QL, adductors, hamstrings). I’d listen to the osteopath in this circumstance. You leg is only shorter than the other because your pelvis has upslipped which is causing the pain. Release these structures I mentioned and it will slowly settle. Love ya x

[@emmafox8433]

Cont.. keep exercising how you feel is good as long as it’s below a 3/10 pain. Try avoid you provocative movement if that’s lumbar extension of flexion by pushing too far into that range

[@candicefalzon5400]

I missed the videos ❤

[@ConaghKathleen]

💖💖

[@TraceNicole]

When you move will you sell your house?

[@Themckennarose]

I think she said in a recent vlog that they are keeping it and using it as a rental!

[@ConaghKathleen]

I will keep it! 🫶🏻

[@jordanalexandra7329]

Commenting again but please go and get a CT/MRI! It’s very hard to get a clear diagnosis without one! And especially not from a physio 🙅🏼‍♀️

[@Shhhushh]

First one here ❤😂

[@ConaghKathleen]

💖💖💖

[@Jacocks06]

Take a break from weightlifting!

[@ConaghKathleen]

definitely!

[@georgiahart3655]

Do not go to a chiropractor.

[@salmaayman4204]

you lost me when you bought from mcdonald's. such a shame. unsubscribed.

[@laylarebeccagrace]

I watched you before your running journey and would stay even if you weren’t putting out running content. Please don’t feel pressured to provide certain content for us because we really just follow your life in general 🤍

[@ConaghKathleen]

aw tysm beautiful!! 🤍

[@sofie.alexandr]

Would lowkey sell my soul to be friends with you IRL ngl…. U seem so kind hearted and lovely 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@ConaghKathleen]

stop this is too sweet! 🥹