Tag: Scoliosis
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Thank you runDisney and Star Wars
It’s that time again! When my two favorite world collide! Star Wars and running! This weekend it’s the return of runDisney Half Marathon- The Dark Side!! I WISH I were running all the races offered this weekend as per my norm, but my medical bills have really been piling up so I will only be running the…
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Why I use KT Tape
What is KT Tape? KT Tape is an elastic tape made to relieve pain while supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments. How does it work? When running, or doing any kind of work out and you get injured, the lymphatic fluids build up and it causes swelling, thus causing lots of pain. So when you do apply the KT…
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When running happens…
Since running my marathon, it has been ridiculous. The first few days were fine. Just your typical mild soreness, but as you read in my marathon recap, my back did lock up on me and I am still experiencing it today….yuck! But then my fibromyalgia started to flare up worse than usual. So there’s that. Here…
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25th Anniversary runDisney Marathon
WOW! To say that this weekend was memorable, it’s an understatement. From the Cigna blogger event, where we learned about nutrition and exercise in a fun way where we stacked cups, apples, did (fake) shot, played beer pong without the beer, oh yeah…we sang too. Then it was time to check into my home away from…
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I am a dreamer.
And My life isn’t a piece of cake, although it would be nice because I do enjoy cupcakes! But I do try my hardest to be positive and see the best in every situation because despite what they may be, you can find something positive in it. It seems for me, it keeps getting worse.…
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Run the day, don’t let the day run you.
Sometimes in life you can’t predict what will happen to you. Sometimes in life you surprise yourself. Bottom line, you never know what is going to happen. That is why you should always be unstoppable. Life is tough so why make it tougher? Lately it has been a ridiculously rough bump for me. Between the double…
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Scoliosis Awareness Month comes to an end.
As the month of June comes to an end, that means Scoliosis awareness month also comes to an end. I did lots of posts and information on instagram and twitter. I wrote several posts here on information about this painful disease that will drop you to your knees. And the best ways to deal with the pain. While…
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Monday Motivation
Sometimes motivation slaps you in the face, and sometimes you need it more than ever. Other times you need to just look back to your past, even though they tell you never to look back. When you do look back at everything you have accomplished, it can help you more than you think. It did…
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Pain control for Scoliosis
In the continuation of Scoliosis awareness month, this post is mainly on how I manage to control the pain in various ways. With my curved spine, my pain is sporadic. Yes, I do have my typical areas where it does happen, but there are areas where I am like “Ummm really?” But since I am…
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What does running mean to YOU?
Global running day is just a few days away. The day where runners ALL OVER THE WORLD unite and take over the streets, the trails, and claim them. It’s a pretty powerful movement and very inspiring to see runners everywhere of all speeds, ages, types, even breeds! First off…do you know what Global Running Day is? It…
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