Overcome the problem-mix trap

Although I was explicitly concerned with my stress-related rheumatoid arthritis and healing it during my HeilÜben exercises, the effects of overloading tension and inflammation affected not only my joints and the surrounding tissue but my entire organism.

Triggered sequelae that arose

  • due to harmful tension and inflammation, both spreading through the entire body and
  • due to relieving postures and restricted mobility

did their part to make my condition more complex.

Furthermore, there were

  • pre-existing allergies (house-dust- and pollen allergy)
  • further consequences of overloading tension (see also)

Thus I experienced a problem mix of causes and effects that caused and reinforced each other not to mention my medication and its side effects and interactions.

That left me not knowing what to do for some time. To find my way back to the causes of my health problems due to overload, I tried to assign every discomfortable feeling, such as pain and tension, to a specific sole reason. And in some situations, that worked.

Whenever pain and restrictions appeared within those regions of my body that were already diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, it was difficult for me to distinguish between swellings caused by RA and oedemata. What was that I felt and what happened beneath my skin? When was it due to my rheumatoid arthritis and when was it not?

However, the more I focused on the connection between pain reduction and relaxation when I practised my HeilÜben exercises, I became aware of the tension behind the pain and inflammation.

And the more I learned to lower my tension while practising; the more all the stress-related complaints went back.

An example:

If, in addition to RA, one also has oedema in their hands and arms for a variety of reasons, commonly referred to as water retention, this becomes clear with their swelling, for example starting with thick fingers, small cushions above or between the metacarpophalangeal joints and above the carpal bones. This is annoying and can in turn cause a feeling of pressure and movement restrictions that ranges from annoying to painful.

As with rheumatoid arthritis, with oedemata, it’s essential to consult a physician. Also, my information about gymnastics and massages useful against oedemata in particular and lymphology, in general, paid off for me.

Just like the HÜ-exercises, oedemata gymnastics is about the alternation of force and relaxation. While oedemata exercises make use of said alternation to stimulate the lymphatic flow – the HeilÜben exercises interrupt harmful tension, reducing and eventually preventing it in the first place.

My problem mix consisted of pain and swelling from RA and the uncomfortable feeling of pressure from water retention in my arms and legs, hands and feet. It resolved itself as HeilÜben progressed in that I was able to help myself with RA and oedema in equal measure through balancing, and HeilÜben exercises while relieving (including from bad posture) muscles and connective tissue.

Task:

Write down your experiences with RA and – if possible – your problem mix. That doesn’t have to be smooth sentences. Even essential keywords in their correct chronological order provide a helpful overview.

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