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I’ve had PMR for three years. Did two courses of prednisone, completing the last one two months ago. I’m not rid of it yet but it is relatively mild and manageable.
I’ve been doing strength training with resistance bands twice a week for about a year and a half. It exhausts me but has strengthened my muscles. I don’t think it has helped reduce PMR symptoms but hasn’t made them much worse either.
I have been using a sauna in the morning along with a massage gun to alleviate the morning stiffness and pain of PMR. It definitely helps and seems to relieve the symptoms sooner than without those treatments.
Strength training is very important for good overall fitness so I would encourage everyone to do at least some and as much as you can without causing more PMR symptoms.
Good luck to all PMR patients.
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@christopherc and all...My doctor several years ago, my neurologist, ordered a PT therapy pool for me 2X weekly for the rest of my life. I suggest it's the best advice I've ever received! The pool has 95-degree temp water that relieves every ounce of pain in my entire body from the moment my toe hits the first drop. It's an amazing therapy for my entire body, physically and mentally and emotionally!
Since developing PMR and GCA following Covid in July 2023, I've been taking varying amounts of prednisone. I see my rheumatologist on Tuesday this week after another round of Covid in January, with Covid pneumonia. I think I'll test negative tomorrow, although not sure. Was positive last Friday, so we'll see. At any rate, as soon as I test negative and am allowed to go back to the therapy pool, I will go and not stop until the next shoe drops. And they do keep dropping...
I highly recommend this therapy exercise for all our pain-related illnesses, especially autoimmune and neurological. It's a wonder method of strengthening the body and relieving pain gently.
Blessings to all...Elizabeth
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@christopherc Thanks for the reply. As with all exercise it is impossible to tell what it prevents. It is always possible to tell if it causes pain! Based on my research strength and resistance training would be key to help me rebuild what I have lost over the last 5 years as well as possibly maintain better health. I am going to start out by going to PT for 6 weeks and get the therapist there to help with an exercise program that I can use to build on during 2024. Thanks again for your reply.