I bought an acupressure mat because I saw good reviews on one of our morning news programs. The very first time I used it I felt some relief, but not thevtwo times after that. It seems to depend on the type of muscle pain I’m having. When it’s deep muscle pain it works better but not when the fibro flares in a way where my skin feels like it’s burning and sorevtonthe touch. The mat made that worse. But I’m wondering if I need to be more consistent with it. It’s interesting to say the least and it wasn’t very expensive. I bought one for 19.99 on Amazon.
I had sandals like that that killed! They were slides. I can't even stand soles with soft nubbiesOh yes! I had a mat like that on my Amazon wish list for ages. I was put off thinking it might hurt as some reviews said it felt really spiky.
I have been trying to exercise more over the past week, 45 minutes to 1.5 hours each day.
I'm having Sunday off as I did 6 days this week. I'm just going to relax today, have a bath and read a book.
I am going to have a green smoothie each day too. I keep doing that for a while and then stopping, but I bought a new blender so I have left it out on the kitchen counter top to remind me.
I am going to have a course of acupuncture treatment too, but that might start next month. Three of the women with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue issues that I speak to online said that it has really helped them with pain and sleep so I was going to see if I noticed any difference.
Re: hip stretches: I do these a lot to relieve lower back pain. I recommend lower lunge, crescent lunge, frog, and pigeon (or variation of pigeon). Frog pose can be intense, but it feels amaaaazing.