As a physician who treats patients with fibromyalgia and has the illness himself, I have observed and studied this condition for many years. Fibronomics defines a set of rules that can help enormously in maintaining a posture that makes us feel our best. You can think of Fibronomics as the art of properly manipulating our fibromyalgia bodies in the environment to enable pain-free, completion of our everyday activities. Arms stay at home. Unload the back.
Support always welcome.
Arms stay home Fibrmyalgia muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back areas do not appreciate activities that involve reading or overhead use of the arms. Isometric contractions where muscles stay contracted continuously causes decreased oxygen in the muscle, and increased pain. Any time the arms are away from the body, the trapezial, scapular, shoulder, and upper back muscles all go into Isometric contractions which usually results in increased pain even after only a few seconds of the offending activity. Because we are focusing attention on our hands and on whatever objects we are reaching for or working on, we may not notice the early discomfort signals arising out our neck, shoulders and upper back until it is too late. The favored position for our arms is at the sides and below the shoulders, with elbows touching our sides and bent at the 90 degree angle.