“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I will comment all the updates in this section, so you can see what is new in the community! I have added a POTS leaflet for those who need further information and guidance to help soothe their symptoms.
Who has started the first stage of exercises? Please comment below any questions or even comments you want to share! They will help reduce lower back pain, improve pelvis stability, and can even reduce strain on knees and ankles. Give them a go!
Hey Emma, welcome to the bendy club! Thank you for the comment. In a flare up I would say for the stage 1 you should be fine, however if it's really bad to lie down then we would need to find ways to do them in another way. I would suggest a sacroiliac belt for when you're exercising, walking, standing in a flare up as this supports your ligaments to hold together and may ease of the pain whilst exercising. Prolonged sitting is also not good in a flare up or for hypermobilty anyways, so it just depends. Can you give me more info in a flare and what usually helps you? How did you find the exercises ? Were they easy/hard?
@Emma Clark glad it was helpful! Also very good the reaction was less than strength training. If you make your way through stage 1 and can complete to the time then in time will definitely help your strength training as well!
Over the new few weeks, I'll be adding resources and information on nervous system regulation techniques cervical instability exercises and recommended providers. Because working together helps us achieve our goal of helping more people. Let me know in the comments which other topics you are interested in learning more about?
@Jess Fellows that's okay! Questions always welcome. Cervical instability usually managed with rehab, and I'll be filming some videos for that in February. Not everyone with Hypermobility has it , but I usually work on the cranial bones above this joint that's unstable to relax the muscle tightening. But depends on the person!