Inflammation PT

When I first got the condition I felt like I would never be able to do the same things I used to be able to do.

But stay patient because you can figure this thing out.

You might not get rid of the pain entirely or be as fit as you used to, but you can learn to use exercise to reduce pain and inflammation.

Movement can feel like the enemy sometimes but it’s a vital component to managing AS.

Remember, it’s not about how much you do, but how consistent you are. Keep going at your own pace! 💪

I have always been positive in the face of adversity even before I got ill and I’ll never stop trying to push the limits of what my body and mind can do.

When I was a kid and people used to say that you could be anything you want when you grow up, I quickly realised that even though I was half decent at football, I wasn’t going to be playing for united and I definitely wasn’t hitting the end of term test results to be an astronaut (just had to google how to spell it 😂). But that didn’t stop me trying my best. I also didn’t get annoyed at my family and friends for telling me l could do anything I put my mind to.

It’s the same with autoimmune disease. There is a movement spreading that people are offended by being told that “they can do anything they set their mind to”.

Clearly, I’m not going to be enrolling in any obstacle races any time soon, re-inlisting into the military or becoming an astronaut.

So l’m going to apply common sense to what people say to me and what I believe I am able to achieve. I’m going to push the limits and I don’t care if I fail and neither should you.

Affirm yourself with these qualities and the multitude of other positive ones too! ✨

Unfortunately, it is very common to face workplace bias and discrimination in the workplace for many in the community.

Proving people wrong is our forte 🤷

Unfortunately there is no cure!

No magic pill or exercise that will solve our autoimmune condition.

However, there is a combination of actions that we can do to potentially reduce the frequency and severity of our flare ups (in some cases).

We are all different and all of our conditions vary from person to person but from working with clients and trailing various methods on myself my current conclusion is being consistent in:

* Daily exercise (rehab/prehab programming)
* Taking medicine (daily NSAIDS)
* Supplementing vitimans following advice from
* Stress control measures (changed job
à nead space)
* Removing gluten and removing white starchy carbs entirely.

You can start to slowly take back some control. Is it a cure? Of course not.

But I am 10000 times better than when I wasn’t doing any of this eating rubbish and self medicating with wine.

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply.”