← Return to DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) or Forestier's

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@robrob

I was diagnosed with DISH last week. I'm 69 years old and have had the precursors to this condition since I was young. I always had a burning sensation is my mid-thoracic area until I received 10 Structural Integration sessions. After session 6, I remember finishing my day at work and noting that my back did not hurt. That was in 1990 and it hasn't hurt in that way ever since. What prompted me to go to the doctor recently was pain in my left arm coming from a nerve compression at C5-C6. I actually became a Structural Integration practitioner because of my positive experience 24 years ago. The things I have learned about the importance of a balanced structure and bone biology, I believe has kept me going for all these years. I started practicing Dr Rolf's arm rotations (which I had forgotten about) and had a 40% reduction in arm pain within an hour after doing them. My doctor said whatever you are doing, keep doing it. It seems to help. Also, you should walk 2-3 miles a day to help develop core strength. I am not in the habit of walking myself, despite my telling clients how important it can be. Now, I have been walking more and can feel the changes. I feel more supported. Loss of core and leg strength happens so gradually that we don't even notice it until it is too late. Once we lose it, there is a cascading series of events that start to occur. Knees, hips and LB start to bother us. So, keep up a walking habit and if this site allows, I will share the arm rotations with you. Peace and be well.

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Thank you very much for your update. I have lost a lot of strength in my legs. And I feel like every joint in my body is affected by this disease. I think I need to try to strengthen as much as I can but with increasing tendinitis, which can be awful with this disease, it does make it hard. I went through a major weight loss in my mid 30s and I was the exercise queen. I like to think that I still have good core strength but it’s leg strength that I am losing. I still work full-time and I think I want to retire early because of how I feel with this disease. I will have to look up this type of exercise that you teach. If it’s something that I can incorporate, I want to enjoy some of my retirement and not spend it in a wheelchair. Thank you for letting all of us know there may be something that we can do to improve our physical lives. We all have this disease to a different extent and not everybody will be able to do things to help themselves. Up until a few years ago, I was golfing. Now I can’t do that. It’s scaring me how it’s become so much harder to do things. Because I live alone, it’s even scarier. Right now, both of my rotator cuffs are in bad shape. So not sure what I might be looking forward to soon. Praying for everybody who has this disease!🙏