Archive for 'Exercise'
Managing Pain by Decreasing Stress
Guest post by Dr. Ramoun D. Jones, MD Fibromyalgia affects nearly 2% of the entire U.S. population, roughly 6 million people, the majority of those affected being women. Arizona pain doctors, like myself, spend countless hours treating mothers, sisters, wives and daughters who have lived with this condition for the better part of their lives, [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2011 under Exercise, Treatments.
Tags: Cortisol, exer, Pain, Stress, The Pain Center, Therapy, Yoga
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Tips & Tools for Biking
Biking is one of the many low-impact exercises that are better for those of us with fibromyalgia. It is something that I’ve enjoyed throughout my life, but has also become my main form of exercise, as an adult living with fibromyalgia. Of course, I have added many more aids to make biking more comfortable than [...]
Posted: July 5th, 2011 under Advice, Exercise.
Tags: Arthritis Foundation, Bike Fit Calculator, Bike Grips, Biking, Canari, Gloves, Hands, Sunscreen, Tools, Wrist
Comments: 7
Fibro Feelings – Take a Hike!
What is Fibro Feelings? Recently The Helpful Hubby and I took a hike! We got up on a Saturday, packed our car and drove 2 hours to a National Park. It was the last weekend of National Park free admission and the weather was wonderful! Before we entered the park we stopped at Subway and [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2011 under Exercise, Fibro Feelings.
Tags: Back, Fatigue, Hiking, Knee, Leg, Pain, Wrist
Comments: 4
Fibro Feelings – Wildlife & Jelly Beans!
What is Fibro Feelings? Well, I didn’t exactly make it to a National Park this weekend, but it WASN’T because of my fibromyalgia! It was because of the icky weather. The day before The Helpful Hubby and I realized the nearby National Parks were going to be rainy, so we decided to plan a different [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2011 under Exercise, Fibro Feelings.
Tags: Back, Breaks, Entertaining, Hiking, Knee, Pain, Walking
Comments: 2