Hi everybody, I see a lot of threads on here about fibromyalgia and arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. I'd like to start this thread to solicit ideas about how you deal with exercise when your joints and bones are painful. When you have a flare-up, do you adapt your regular exercise routine in some way? Have you received help from a trainer or a physical therapist or a doctor to design an exercise program especially for you? Are you finding that exercise helps you or hurts you?
I have a type of arthritis that primarily affects my fingers and toes, wrists and ankles. I can't do any exercise that requires me to put my body weight on my wrists or toes. When I have a major flare-up, I have to decrease the miles that I walk and the general intensity of my exercise. Sometimes it takes me 3 or 4 days to recover. I'm debating about trying to find a trainer who understands arthritis or trying to get my doctor to prescribe PT.