This post is paywalled, for reasons that should be obvious, but if you want to read it, I want to warn you upfront that it includes frank discussion of bodies, sports, injuries, and some wellness culture stuff. If these are topics you’re avoiding — or you just find sports stultifying or don’t really want to hear about how ballerinas feel about chronic health conditions — please feel free to opt out.
A few weeks ago, I found out I have arthritis.