Not even one month ago, Jamesia Milton winced every time she moved because she was in so much pain.
The Wichita State thrower had injured herself on a shot put when she came across her body awkwardly and felt a sudden discomfort in her abdomen. An x-ray showed that she had strained the left side of her rectus abdominis, which in turn strained the right side.
Milton didn’t realize how much she used the muscles in her core until a sharp pain reminded her every time she did anything other than stand still.
“It basically felt like someone was sitting on my chest constantly,” said Milton, who couldn’t practice for a week.