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Posted 7/6/2011 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
I was wondering if any of you fibro sufferers have a problem with easily pulling a muscle and then suffering with lingering pain. When I get my muscles tested, I'm told they are fine, but if I "overuse" muscles, I pay the price with the pain I get afterwards. For instance over a month ago a sliding closet door was stuck and I had to yank it with all my might (which isn't much) and thus the pain. I feel like I keep re-injuring myself!
Posted 7/6/2011 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
I only have this issue with my left shoulder. I have all 18 tender points and my left shoulder seems to be the worst of them. I cannot carry a purse unless it has flat straps and is as light as I can keep it and do not carry it very long. It also bothers me if I have to stretch to clean the shower or any thing above my head or beyond normal reach. My knees bother me too but there is another reason besides fibro for that one. I have also noticed that the muscles on the outer side of my thighs and hips will ache for a few days after having "you know what" with my DH.
Posted 7/6/2011 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I can be laying down and get a muscle strain. I think some of it is also muscle knots. I can't get rid of this, always comes back for more, but a muscle relaxant will always ease that pain.
Posted 7/6/2011 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Yes! Part of this may be due to the fact that we become more sedentary when we are in pain, so that when we move, we are more likely to pull a muscle. As for my own personal experience, I have pain in my legs from having those pressure squeezy things they put on your legs after surgery. I had them on for about 10 days and that was in 2002! This area is adjascent to a tender point, I believe. I also find that a muscle relaxant, like flexeril, can help.
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