Fibromyalgia- Stretch your butt (and hip) (and lower back)

* Please note- I do not sell anything *

This is one of the earliest videos I did-- kind of funny to watch it now as I still had long hair back then. It's like watching home movies of your parents when they had weird hairstyles from the 60s. The dog in the video, Tequila, passed away well over a year ago from old age.

But, anyway, the content in this video is still helpful if you are suffering from lower back or hip pain related to fibromyalgia.

Ignore my funny looking "boot" cast. This was just about a month after I had surgery on my ankle to try to correct a broken ankle that had never healed right, from two years before. The surgery didn't work, but, hey, it was worth a try. (And, I'm sure I looked oh, so, stylish wearing that clunky boot for two months.)

I have many other videos on other topics related to fibromyalgia. None of my videos contain any commercial content. I do not sell anything. I'm just a stay-at-home Mom who blogs about things that I find helpful in living well with fibromyalgia.

I also keep a written blog about adult, and Juvenile Fibromyalgia (Pediatric Fibromyalgia) on my family website:

www.surfercouple.com

(Nothing commercial there, either. It really is just our family website.)

I don't believe people should profit off those of us with fibromyalgia. It is a sucky enough disease as it us without being targeted by folks selling snake-oil cures that don't work anyway.

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• CFS
• Pediatric
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[parapluiejo]

There's a wolf.....

[dianacwolf]

Hee hee hee... he sure looks like a wolf, doesn't he? That's "Tequila", a Queensland Healer/Australian Shepherd mix. Most loyal dog you could ever ask for. As you can see from the video, every time I took a few steps, he got up and followed me. He was my constant shadow. A very intense dog.

[Oceanala]

That would help me a ton if only I had the ability to bend. Sigh.

[dianacwolf]

Hi Oceanala- I started keeping a food journal six months. While I tested "negative" for Celiac's disease, I noticed that I was always more stiff, and got migraines, within 24 hours of eating anything with wheat (gluten) in it. This STILL happens to me. I had just one bite of my son's birthday cake yesterday. This morning, my son had to give me a shove so that I could roll myself out of bed and get into a standing position! I was that stiff! For me, grain equals pain. Try a food journal. -D

[01mandown]

any suggestions would be readily accepted. Within reason peeps

[dianacwolf]

With regards to suggestions, I maintain a website with a lot of information about treatments that have helped me. Please note that I do not sell anything. I do not believe people should profit off of those with fibromyalgia. I follow the "Guaifenesin Protocol" for fibro. (You can Google or Wikipedia the term to find out what this is.) I recently find out that adding "Iodoral" or "Lugol's Solution" can boost Guai's effectiveness. It's simply potassium + iodine. It's helped my headaches.

[dewdropsnsnowflakes]

Super! The pain in my siatic area is so bad I am contemplating ending the struggle. Painkillers don't work and only make me stoned and have 'no life'. I also like the stretch while sitting: cross over foot on top of opposite leg thigh area. Press down on knee of bent leg. Can really feel the siatic stretch. I am trying to cope again. 'One never looses if they don't stop trying.' Keep up your blogs! Thank you. Thank you.

[dianacwolf]

Hello! Thanks for the note! Men with fibromyalgia have a harder road ahead of them than women, although it is a difficult path for both men and women. In children, the rate of Juvenile Fibromyalgia is equal 50-50 boys and girls. At puberty, boys have about an 80 percent chance of outgrowing the disease, whereas almost all girls retain the disease into adulthood. You were in the 20 percent of males who carried the disease into adulthood with you. My son has Juvenile Fibromyalgia. (cont.)