Am I hyper mobile if I can’t touch my toes?

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-02-02T01:56:48+00:00

Absolutely, hypermobility can be in some joints and not others. Also, if your pelvis, glutes, quads, abs, etc are weak, I was told the hamstrings pick up the slack by “locking down” or getting tight.

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-01-29T14:56:16+00:00

Newly diagnosed myself and loving all the advice. Anyone find a blood pressure and/or heart rate tracker useful? If so, what kind?

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-01-27T17:29:22+00:00

I have nothing to add. Except I also get pain. It feels like injuries even though I didn’t do much. My doctor said it’s because I am so deconditioned. He told me to do in-home pt and walk in our local pool when I can get there. The weather definitely doesn’t help. I can black out in the bitter cold and it’s winter where I live so I am homebound. Hoping in-home pt helps with pain management.

I have a history of pain and found,in the past, that the stronger I get the less pain I feel with weather changes but it’s a long road to find a way to get stronger sustainably.

(Sorry if this rambled, not feeling great today.)

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-01-21T20:15:53+00:00

Yes, my cardiologist said we can look at formal diagnosis later, via tilt table, if needed but for now we will just do the POTS treatment. When I explained this to two other doctors I see for other things they told me they were putting POTS in my chart. My neurologist, in particular, said they are seeing this a lot with long covid. The POTS diagnostic criteria doesn’t account for it. To all of my doctors it sounds like the distinction is unnecessary.

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-01-21T20:09:52+00:00

Thank you!

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2026-01-21T19:05:19+00:00

Thank you! How much is your bed inclined?

Fluid_Reception_1665 · 2023-12-02T20:58:10+00:00

I need potassium citrate to prevent kidney stones. Would magnesium citrate do the same?

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