FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME: Practical Guide to Domestic Exercises for Fibromyalgia Sufferers - Softcover

Bialek, Dr. Ewa Danuta

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798869874788

Publisher: Independently published, 2023

Synopsis

Fibromyalgia • Chronic Stress • Emotional Health • Holistic Healing
Living with fibromyalgia can make ordinary movement difficult. Pain, stiffness, fatigue, and sensitivity may limit physical activity and make people uncertain about how much and in what way they should move.
Fibromyalgia Syndrome is a practical guide devoted specifically to home exercises for people living with fibromyalgia.
Dr. Ewa Danuta Białek developed this collection from her own experience of working with the body during her journey toward recovery. Rather than focusing only on the diagnosis, the book asks a practical question:
How can we keep the body moving and support its physical functioning when fibromyalgia makes movement difficult?
The book presents exercises that can be performed in different positions and with the help of simple, accessible equipment.
The exercises include:

• sitting exercises;
• standing exercises;
• lying-down exercises;
• exercises using small movement and rehabilitation aids;
• exercises with simple equipment performed while sitting;
• lying-down exercises using specific exercise tools;
• exercises using tuning forks;
• exercises with Chinese health balls;
• standing exercises using a bar, ribbons, and other simple aids.

This variety allows the reader to choose movements according to their current physical condition, abilities, and needs.
The book is not intended to provide one rigid exercise program. It offers a range of possibilities for working with the body at home and encourages readers to observe their own responses and gradually discover what supports their movement and well-being.
Dr. Białek's approach is informed by her background in medicine, health education, psychosynthesis, and her own experience of recovery from fibromyalgia. The emphasis in this particular book, however, is practical work with the body through movement and exercise.
The exercises may help readers develop greater awareness of their bodies, maintain mobility, work with physical limitations, and become more active participants in caring for themselves.
Fibromyalgia Syndrome is part of Dr. Ewa Danuta Białek's broader work on fibromyalgia and recovery. Her other books approach the subject from different perspectives, including rehabilitation, emotional experience, psychosynthesis, and the exploration of possible underlying causes.
This book focuses on one essential dimension of that journey:
moving the body — gently, consciously, and within one's own possibilities.
For whom is this book?
This book is for people living with fibromyalgia who want to support their mobility and physical well-being through exercises they can do at home.
It is especially for those who:

• experience pain, stiffness, fatigue, or reduced mobility associated with fibromyalgia;
• want to remain physically active despite physical limitations;
• are looking for simple exercises that can be performed at home;
• need different exercise options depending on whether they can exercise sitting, standing, or lying down;
• want to use simple equipment and movement aids to support their exercises;
• prefer to work gradually and according to their own physical possibilities;
• want to develop greater awareness of their body's responses to movement;
• are looking for practical ways to maintain or improve mobility in everyday life.

The book may also be useful for caregivers, rehabilitation professionals, therapists, and health educators looking for a varied collection of home exercises that can be adapted to people living with fibromyalgia.
At its heart, the book is for anyone asking:
How can I keep my body moving and support myself at home, even when fibromyalgia makes movement difficult?

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798869874788
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 29