If you’re like many fibromyalgia patients, mornings are tough for you. It’s hard to leap out of bed and conquer the day when you wake up stiff, sore, and in pain from head to toe.
Gentle stretching in the morning can help you ease enough pain to move on to even more effective measures, such as a hot bath. Gentle movement increases circulation and alleviates some of the early morning inflammation. Here are a few you can try from the comfort of your own bed.
Knee-to-Chest Stretch
To perform this stretch:
- Lie on your back.
- Place your feet flat on the bed, and bend your knees.
- Slowly bring one knee up toward your chest and gently hug it with your hands.
- Hold for a few seconds.
- Release and repeat on the other side.
- Repeat this stretch two to three times.
Spinal Twists
To perform this stretch:
- Lie on your back.
- Place your feet flat on the bed and bend y our knees.
- Slowly lower both knees to one side of your body while keeping your shoulders flat on the bed.
- Hold for a few seconds.
- Return to center and repeat on the other side.
- Repeat this stretch two or three times.
Ankle and Foot Stretches
To perform this stretch:
- Lie on your back.
- Point your toes and hold them for a few seconds.
- Release.
- Repeat two to three times.
Seated Forward Bend
Save this stretch for last; it’s the one that will transition you from your bed to your day.
- Sit on the edge of your bed with your legs extended out in front of you.
- Slowly fold forward, reaching for your toes or ankles.
- Hold for a few seconds, then slowly sit back up.
- Repeat two or three times.
Need more help?
These stretches can help get you going, but other, deeper stretches can help you alleviate your pain on a day-to-day basis. Our stretch therapists can help you sleep better, alleviate pain, and alleviate stress, all of which play into fibromyalgia symptoms and flare-ups.
Our five-in-one therapy will address your trigger points and trouble zones by guiding you through stretches you couldn’t perform on your own and by offering additional support through other helpful therapies, like percussion therapy.
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REACH’s 2 STEP APPROACH TO RECOVERY THERAPY
RELAX – RESTORE – RECHARGE
Step 1: Identify Your Problem Areas
- It all starts with your Mobility Risk Factor Assessment called
. - This helps us identify the root cause of your current problem areas due to:
– Life’s Daily Wear & Tear
– Your Aches/Pain
– Muscle Imbalances & Weakness
– Flexibility/Mobility Limitations
– Posture Issues - A Mobility Risk Factor Assessment is a MUST before starting any Stretch & Recovery Therapy Program.
Step 2: Targeted Recovery Therapy
- Your Mobility Risk Factor Assessment helps us create a Personalized Recovery Therapy Plan that targets your problem areas which will Shorten your Recovery Time.
- Each of our Stretch & Recovery sessions are a balanced blend of Corrective Stretch, Percussion, Compression, CBD and Heat
Vibration Therapy. - Risk Factor Re-Assessments:
– Suggested every 30-60 days
– See your improvements
– Realize the benefits of Stretch & Recovery
Therapy
