The life of a 20 something living with fibromyalgia
I have come to realise that any kind of exercise causes more pain, but no exercise is far worse. When I don't do any exercise, my muscles weaken which only leads to more pain. Most days at work I would normally get quite a lot of steps in, swapping between office work and outdoor work… Continue reading Adapting Exercise for Chronic Pain: My Latest Walking Challenge
It is a trying time for everyone in the world right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of the world is on lockdown. You would think the chronically ill would be great at isolating themselves, since that is what we do in normal circumstances. The problem is, when we are feeling well enough we… Continue reading Staying Strong during Isolation
For Fibromyalgia Awareness Day on 12th May, I'm raising awareness by sharing my fibro story up to this point. I have been blogging about my experience with chronic illness and particularly fibromyalgia since July 2018 and ironically this is also my 100th post, so a good time to reflect on my fibro life. Fibromyalgia is… Continue reading My Fibro Life
One of the most disabling symptoms of fibromyalgia is leg weakness With fibromyalgia muscles can be injured easily Sometimes you don't even realise you've hurt yourself You thought you had gotten away with it, not overdone it But no matter how hard you try to strengthen your body Your legs are always the easiest to… Continue reading Fibromyalgia and Leg Weakness
Whenever I see a doctor or other professional They always say exercising helps with the pain I agree you need to keep your muscles strong to avoid more symptoms But at the same time exercise can cause even more pain ... Anything more than walking short distances can lead to pulled muscles Even when I… Continue reading Chronic Pain: How Exercise Can Help or Worsen Symptoms
I am going to be taking part in the fibrobloggerdirectory.com Your Fibro Questions Answered to help those who need a little guidance or who are looking for advice. The first question is below: Can you please help explain how I can get started with exercising - I want to but can't get up off the… Continue reading Your Fibro Questions Answered: Exercising with Fibromyalgia
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