Like, say that new position you read about in Cosmo that requires you to stand on your head while he balances on one foot?

I’m here to tell you, these positions, while alluring in theory are not only an excessive amount of work (that isn’t always worth that coveted “O”), they can even be hazardous to your health…anyone ever heard of a sex injury (or as my friends and I call it, a sexjury)?

Picking up a copy of the Kama Sutra and realizing how many different options there are to twist your bodies in strange positions in order to better reach those special spots can be intimidating but also enticing. Who knew it was possible to do that? Who knew I could get off from that? Believe me, not all of us can. Not everyone has the same level of flexibility and yes, I speak from experience when I say that sometimes trying to put my leg behind my head in a new and unusual position is painful, enter a horse named Charlie.

Nothing can put a great sex session on hold as quickly as a severe leg cramp. “Oh God baby, yes” quickly turns to “Oh God that hurts!” as you ferociously throw your lover off you and jump up and down in hopes of making the pain subside as quickly as possible. And let me go out on a limb to say that searing pain can make getting back into things a lot less tempting.

Sexjuries can be a lot more severe than that, as well. Case in point; I have one male friend who has suffered from two major sexjuries; a thrown out back and a sprained penis. Yes folks, I said it, a sprained penis (insert collective “ohhhh!” and grimace here). Due to overzealousness and excitement in trying to spice things up, he and his girl managed to do a position that completely threw out his back and caused him to have to see a chiropractor for months on end, and to wear a back brace. He still suffers from minor pain when he does strenuous activity. Tell me now, is that worth it? Let’s think about that for a minute.

After the sprained penis incident, he told me that he couldn’t get an erection for a week and even after it started working again, he was so terrified of the pain, he waited another week. In my humble opinion, one amazing sack session isn’t worth losing out on two weeks of nookie.

All in all though, leg cramps, back injuries and various sprains aside, let’s be realistic and ask, in general, are these crazy forays into sexual positions worth the physical struggle, work and exhaustion it takes just to get yourself into them? Is that toe-curling “O” really that important? Yes, phenomenal orgasms are obviously the goal, but I’ve found that I can obtain them without having to bend my body in ways I never thought possible. And that’s just fine with me.

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