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Doctor Visit after Backpacking Trip

زِيارَةُ الطَّبيبِ بَعدَ رِحلَةِ ظَهرٍ

عُدتُ مُنذُ أُسبوعٍ مِن رِحلَةِ ظَهرٍ في أُوروبّا. حَمَلتُ حَقيبَةً كَبيرةً وَمَشَيتُ مَسافاتٍ طَويلَةً في الجِبالِ وَالمُدُنِ. بَعدَ الأَيّامِ الأُولى، بَدَأتُ أَشعُرُ بِأَلَمٍ في رُكبَتي وَظَهري. في النِّهايَةِ، لَم أَستَطِعِ المَشي بِراحَةٍ، فَقَرَّرتُ أَن أَذهَبَ إِلى الطَّبيبِ. في العِيادَةِ، سَأَلَني الطَّبيبُ عَن رِحلَتي وَكَم ساعَةً كُنتُ أَحمِلُ الحَقيبَةَ. شَرَحتُ أَنَّني كُنتُ أَحمِلُها كُلَّ يَومٍ أَكثَرَ مِن ثَمانِي ساعَاتٍ. فَحَصَ الطَّبيبُ رُكبَتي وَظَهري وَطَلَبَ مِنِّي أَن أَرفَعَ سَاقي وَأَن أَمشي قَليلًا في الغُرفَةِ. قالَ الطَّبيبُ إِنَّ الأَلَمَ سَبَبُهُ التَّعَبُ وَالحَقيبَةُ الثَّقيلَةُ. أَعطاني بَعضَ الأَدويَةِ وَنَصَحَني أَن أَستَريحَ عِدَّةَ أَيّامٍ. كَذلِكَ طَلَبَ مِنِّي أَن أَعمَلَ تَمارينَ خَفيفَةً لِلظَّهرِ وَالرُّكبَةِ بَعدَ أَن يَخفَّ الأَلَمُ. خَرَجتُ مِنَ العِيادَةِ وَأَنا أَشعُرُ بِالاِطمِئنانِ. فَهِمتُ أَنَّ الرِّحلَةَ كانَت رائِعَةً، وَلَكِنَّ الجِسمَ يَحتاجُ إِلى راحَةٍ. اليَومَ أُحاوِلُ أَن أَتبَعَ نَصائِحَ الطَّبيبِ حَتّى أَستَعِيدَ صِحَّتي.

English Translation

I returned a week ago from a backpacking trip in Europe. I carried a big backpack and walked long distances in the mountains and cities. After the first few days, I began to feel pain in my knee and back. In the end, I could not walk comfortably, so I decided to go to the doctor. At the clinic, the doctor asked me about my trip and how many hours I carried the backpack. I explained that I carried it every day for more than eight hours. The doctor examined my knee and back and asked me to lift my leg and walk a little in the room. The doctor said that the pain was caused by fatigue and the heavy backpack. He gave me some medicine and advised me to rest for several days. He also asked me to do light exercises for my back and knee after the pain decreases. I left the clinic feeling reassured. I understood that the trip was wonderful, but the body needs rest. Today I am trying to follow the doctor’s advice until I recover my health.