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[sally-rouge]

Really, REALLY wish I'd worn a tank top to workout today... . . #itstoodarnhot #sweating #pinkcheeks #toohot #desertlife #physicaltherapy #gettinghealthy #gettingstronger #gettingswole #sillyface #seriouslytho #itstoohot #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #dysautonomia #posturalrestorationinstitute #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #pots #degenerativediscdisease #osteoarthritis #Spoonie #spoonielife #zebra #zebrastrong https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYUGbbnTQY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hsodnvtsksit

[brianmckayfit]

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Any idiot can strengthen a muscle, it takes some thought to shut down an over active muscle!!! . . . #pri #posturalrestorationinstitute #physicaltherapy #pt #chiropractic #mackenzie #feldenkrais (at Pain Free Fitness)

[sally-rouge]

Things I learned today: I can squat down, jump up in the air, and then land back down in a squat and my knees DON'T explode! If I do it 15 times, it makes my legs feel all wobbly. If I do it 30 times, my legs don't even feel like they're there anymore at all!! (I bet I feel them tomorrow though...😂) Holy crap. I'm up to 4 circuits now. My workouts are all I do on PT days, but it feels SO GOOD to have progress I can measure. Ouch. But AWESOME!!! But wow, ouch... . . #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #fibromyalgia #fibro #fms #degenerativediscdisease #osteoarthritis #thoracicoutletsyndrome #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #posturalrestorationinstitute #pri #physicaltherapy #progress #foothillssportsmedicinephysicaltherapy #Spoonie #spoonielife #chronicillness #chronicpain #butyoudontlooksick #sickbutinvisible #zebra #zebrastrong #gettingstronger #makinggains https://www.instagram.com/p/Btj2SeHHqU1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=125ctrqcy80rb

[sally-rouge]

New workout is HARD!! . . #physicaltherapy #foothillssportsmedicinephysicaltherapy #posturalrestorationinstitute #pri #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #pots #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #fibromyalgia #fms #degenerativediscdisease #osteoarthritis #thoracicoutletsyndrome #gettingstronger #gettingswole #zebrastrong #zebra #Spoonie #spoonielife https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqvi1cfnm0r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=263s11cl0seb

[sally-rouge]

Never give up!! Never surrender!!! I've worked my way up to 3 circuits, 3 exercises each, 2 sets of 10 on each, plus 10 minutes treadmill to warm up (which I forgot to record today so this is actually 10 minutes short), and the All 4s Challenge at the end which I'm currently doing 2 holds for 2.5mins each. I would have laughed in your face a year ago if you told me this would be me, and I probably would have cried from pure frustration if you said it two years ago. It's amazing what can be achieved if you take your time and have faith in yourself, and especially when you're surrounding with the best people to help you. Am I as strong as I was before my diagnosis? Not even a little bit. But I'm stronger than I was when I started physical therapy. I'm stronger than I was 6 months ago, too. These little victories are a huge deal when you take the time to put them in perspective. It's not about what other people can do, it's about what *I* can do and what it means to me. 💖 . . #physicaltherapy #personalbest #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #fibromyalgia #fibro #fms #osteoarthritis #degenerativediscdisease #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #thoracicoutletsyndrome #pri #posturalrestorationinstitute #gettingstronger #gettinghealthy #nevertellmetheodds #imafighter #zebra #zebrastrong #Spoonie #chronicillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #butyoudontlooksick #sickbutinvisible #sicknotlazy #sicknotweak https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxYp_kHgD-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jsqipphv0iv

[sally-rouge]

THIS GUY!! When I started with @connor.ryan113 two years ago, I could barely walk, and I needed braces and a cane to do it. The first exercises he gave me were literally blowing up a balloon and trying to pick my own body up off the floor into a side bridge. I could do neither. Through his patient teachings I began to get stronger, and today I had the pleasure of doing a little workout along side him today after my quarterly session with him - something I never, ever, not in my wildest dreams, would have believed was possible. This guy didn't just help my body get stronger, he helped my hope get stronger. Instead of dreading my future, I'm kinda excited for it now because I know I'm so much stronger than my diagnoses. I'm so excited to show @cassiehippensteel all the fun videos we took and the new stuff I learned, even though I'm pretty sure I'll hate myself tomorrow for booking sessions back-to-back. But HEY!! I can totally handle going to physical therapy two days in a row now, and that's not nothing!! 😁 . . #physicaltherapy #posturalrestorationinstitute #pri #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #fibromyalgia #fibro #osteoarthritis #degenerativediscdisease #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #thoracicoutletsyndrome #gettingstronger #imafighter #zebra #zebrastrong #notallheroswearcapes #hope #Spoonie #spoonielife #chronicallyill #chronicillness #sickbutinvisible #butyoudontlooksick #sicknotlazy #sicknotweak #imstrongerthanmydiagnosis https://www.instagram.com/p/BmrlS3kA3IG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8tus96ud8sef

[sally-rouge]

Disability is a full-time job I've been up all night in pain, and now I'm doing clamshells with a resistance band because my knee is catching on every step and I'm afraid of I don't do something to counteract the laxity I'm going to wake up with it dislocated. Clamshells help turn on my glutes to control the rotation in my leg and stop everything from rotating internally, which is what's causing my kneecap to slide off to the side and catch on the bones when I step forward. (I'm paraphrasing what my physical therapist explained and I haven't slept so I might not have the why totally right, but this is the exercise she gave me to fix it.) I'm also not-so-secretly hoping doing some exercises make me sleepy enough to catch some z's in spite of the pain. But hey, look!! The resistance band matches my Slytherin pajama pants. 💖🐍💖 #ehlersdanlossyndrome #eds #jointhypermobility #kneepain #jointlaxity #clamshells #posturalrestorationinstitute #physicaltherapy #painsomnia #exercises #norestfortheweary #chronicallyill #chronicillness #chronicpain #butyoudontlooksick #sickbutinvisible #imafighter #disability #disabilityisafulltimejob #zebra #zebrastrong