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Posted 9/12/2012 12:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share with you how much my stretches help my fibro pain. I've been doing the same twenty minute routine of stretches morning and evening for several years. I went to bed Sunday night with a lot of shoulder pain and it gradually became worse. Today I'm doing better....

I realized when I went to bed Sunday evening that I had forgotten to do my shoulder stretches. I should have rose from the bed and did them.

Does anyone else find they have to do stretches religiously to help with your fibro pain?

Thanks! 

Posted 9/12/2012 12:25 PM (GMT 0)
Stretching really seems to help me. However, I find that if I am not in a lot of pain, I don't always remember to do them. Then, I find myself having to do them several times per day for a few days to loosen up.
Posted 9/12/2012 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
Stretching is so important. And to do it frequently, but gentle ones. Thanks for sharing...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 9/12/2012 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
Stretching is one of the first things I do when I wake up. I go through a series of gentle stretches before I even get out of bed. It had been a routine for years. Throughout the day, I take time to do gentle stretching....my body does not let me forget...especially if I've been sitting too long.

I try to put all my joints through a range of motion, just bending them gently and slowly...wish I were more flexible.
Doing the stretching does help with the stiffness and that does help lessen the pain.

Hugs, Robin
Posted 9/12/2012 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing, everyone.

I do my stretches right after breakfast before I take a walk. I do my evening stretches in front of the evening news. Once a person gets use to fitting it into their schedule it becomes part of a daily routine.

Yes, I wish I didn't have to take the time to do it, but if I don't I feel worse.
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