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Dear my fibro team community,
My husband finds swimming to help his pain relief if (and only if) he doesn't over exert himself. This means he mustn't swim vigorously or for very long (20 minutes is fine) or get water in his ears / nose or swim in chlorinated water.
Does anyone else have similar experiences? Do you have any advice for what works / what doesn't work while swimming?
My husband has terrible sinus pain and face pain also. Does anyone else have sinus and face pain (it is especially… read more
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Members shared encouraging experiences about swimming for fibromyalgia pain relief, with many agreeing that gentle water movement like pool... Read more
I swim 2000 M of freestyle every other day to stay in shape. I wear a nose plug called the sinus saver and earplugs to keep water and chlorine out of my sinuses. I hope this helps.
I used to water walk but hadn't thought of wearing shoes - what a fab idea thank you!!!
Thank you so much Koli! We'll try this.
Flushing am and pm with a saline solution using a squeeze bottle and packets from NeilMed actually has reduced my sinus symptoms. After any gardening, winds, stuffy indoor activity, when exposed to know colds or germs, flush! If stuffy use lukewarm to cool water, if painful, use warm to fairly hot water.
I find relief in the water. I walk and do some water exercises and I float on my back.
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