working out = adios cough

Solo · Oct 22, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: welshwitch

i run on the treadmill for 30 min at 6 miles/hour for the first 15 minutes, and then 5 miles/hour for the second 15 min. then i do a bunch of situps, and finally lift 10 pound weights, probably about 7-8 reps of 30 each in various positions.
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Wow, good job! I usually walk on the treadmill at 3-3.5 miles per hour for 29 minutes, and for the final minute, I try to run at my top speed of 7.5 miles per hour. I never stop because I am out of breath, I just don't like running. I'm not into "lifting weights" as I feel free weights are to cumbersome, so I usually workout every other day with cables and resistance.

I barely ever cough either, just occasional throat clearing, which sometimes brings up mucus.

Solo · Oct 22, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: welshwitch

i run on the treadmill for 30 min at 6 miles/hour for the first 15 minutes, and then 5 miles/hour for the second 15 min. then i do a bunch of situps, and finally lift 10 pound weights, probably about 7-8 reps of 30 each in various positions.
</end quote></div>

Wow, good job! I usually walk on the treadmill at 3-3.5 miles per hour for 29 minutes, and for the final minute, I try to run at my top speed of 7.5 miles per hour. I never stop because I am out of breath, I just don't like running. I'm not into "lifting weights" as I feel free weights are to cumbersome, so I usually workout every other day with cables and resistance.

I barely ever cough either, just occasional throat clearing, which sometimes brings up mucus.

Solo · Oct 22, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: welshwitch

i run on the treadmill for 30 min at 6 miles/hour for the first 15 minutes, and then 5 miles/hour for the second 15 min. then i do a bunch of situps, and finally lift 10 pound weights, probably about 7-8 reps of 30 each in various positions.
</end quote></div>

Wow, good job! I usually walk on the treadmill at 3-3.5 miles per hour for 29 minutes, and for the final minute, I try to run at my top speed of 7.5 miles per hour. I never stop because I am out of breath, I just don't like running. I'm not into "lifting weights" as I feel free weights are to cumbersome, so I usually workout every other day with cables and resistance.

I barely ever cough either, just occasional throat clearing, which sometimes brings up mucus.

Solo · Oct 22, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: welshwitch

i run on the treadmill for 30 min at 6 miles/hour for the first 15 minutes, and then 5 miles/hour for the second 15 min. then i do a bunch of situps, and finally lift 10 pound weights, probably about 7-8 reps of 30 each in various positions.
</end quote>

Wow, good job! I usually walk on the treadmill at 3-3.5 miles per hour for 29 minutes, and for the final minute, I try to run at my top speed of 7.5 miles per hour. I never stop because I am out of breath, I just don't like running. I'm not into "lifting weights" as I feel free weights are to cumbersome, so I usually workout every other day with cables and resistance.

I barely ever cough either, just occasional throat clearing, which sometimes brings up mucus.

Solo · Oct 22, 2008

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: welshwitch
 
 i run on the treadmill for 30 min at 6 miles/hour for the first 15 minutes, and then 5 miles/hour for the second 15 min. then i do a bunch of situps, and finally lift 10 pound weights, probably about 7-8 reps of 30 each in various positions.
 </end quote>
 
 Wow, good job! I usually walk on the treadmill at 3-3.5 miles per hour for 29 minutes, and for the final minute, I try to run at my top speed of 7.5 miles per hour. I never stop because I am out of breath, I just don't like running. I'm not into "lifting weights" as I feel free weights are to cumbersome, so I usually workout every other day with cables and resistance.
 
 I barely ever cough either, just occasional throat clearing, which sometimes brings up mucus.

Melissa75 · Oct 23, 2008

Kirstyn,
Thanks for the warning. I have a lot of upper back pain even from before I was doing pilates, but I guess now I need to make sure I am doing the other exercises: there are some lying on stomach, lifting up upper body exercises that are in my DVD and that the trainer told me to do. Is this what you are talking about? I'm actually pretty good at those exercises, but my upper back is tight, makes popping/cracking noises and aches like a bi%%% when I run the slightest fever. I even have a repeated dream of being unable to lift my arms enough to take off my shirt/being trapped/hunting for scissors to cut myself out of my clothes. WTH.
Can you describe this osteoarthritis business a bit more. I imagine a chest x-ray would show it, and that I just have sore muscles??
Thanks.
_______
Melissa 33 yrs, bronchiectasis

Melissa75 · Oct 23, 2008

Kirstyn,
Thanks for the warning. I have a lot of upper back pain even from before I was doing pilates, but I guess now I need to make sure I am doing the other exercises: there are some lying on stomach, lifting up upper body exercises that are in my DVD and that the trainer told me to do. Is this what you are talking about? I'm actually pretty good at those exercises, but my upper back is tight, makes popping/cracking noises and aches like a bi%%% when I run the slightest fever. I even have a repeated dream of being unable to lift my arms enough to take off my shirt/being trapped/hunting for scissors to cut myself out of my clothes. WTH.
Can you describe this osteoarthritis business a bit more. I imagine a chest x-ray would show it, and that I just have sore muscles??
Thanks.
_______
Melissa 33 yrs, bronchiectasis

Melissa75 · Oct 23, 2008

Kirstyn,
Thanks for the warning. I have a lot of upper back pain even from before I was doing pilates, but I guess now I need to make sure I am doing the other exercises: there are some lying on stomach, lifting up upper body exercises that are in my DVD and that the trainer told me to do. Is this what you are talking about? I'm actually pretty good at those exercises, but my upper back is tight, makes popping/cracking noises and aches like a bi%%% when I run the slightest fever. I even have a repeated dream of being unable to lift my arms enough to take off my shirt/being trapped/hunting for scissors to cut myself out of my clothes. WTH.
Can you describe this osteoarthritis business a bit more. I imagine a chest x-ray would show it, and that I just have sore muscles??
Thanks.
_______
Melissa 33 yrs, bronchiectasis

Melissa75 · Oct 23, 2008

Kirstyn,
Thanks for the warning. I have a lot of upper back pain even from before I was doing pilates, but I guess now I need to make sure I am doing the other exercises: there are some lying on stomach, lifting up upper body exercises that are in my DVD and that the trainer told me to do. Is this what you are talking about? I'm actually pretty good at those exercises, but my upper back is tight, makes popping/cracking noises and aches like a bi%%% when I run the slightest fever. I even have a repeated dream of being unable to lift my arms enough to take off my shirt/being trapped/hunting for scissors to cut myself out of my clothes. WTH.
Can you describe this osteoarthritis business a bit more. I imagine a chest x-ray would show it, and that I just have sore muscles??
Thanks.
_______
Melissa 33 yrs, bronchiectasis

Melissa75 · Oct 23, 2008

Kirstyn,
 Thanks for the warning. I have a lot of upper back pain even from before I was doing pilates, but I guess now I need to make sure I am doing the other exercises: there are some lying on stomach, lifting up upper body exercises that are in my DVD and that the trainer told me to do. Is this what you are talking about? I'm actually pretty good at those exercises, but my upper back is tight, makes popping/cracking noises and aches like a bi%%% when I run the slightest fever. I even have a repeated dream of being unable to lift my arms enough to take off my shirt/being trapped/hunting for scissors to cut myself out of my clothes. WTH.
 Can you describe this osteoarthritis business a bit more. I imagine a chest x-ray would show it, and that I just have sore muscles??
 Thanks.
 _______
 Melissa 33 yrs, bronchiectasis

kirstynkoffs · Oct 24, 2008

Hey Melissa
I was going to PM you about this but i think it is probably worth everyone reading it because this has certainly made a big difference to me.

There is not a lot of research out there about this but it is definitely becoming higher on the agenda of cf clinics all over the world as the recognize the impact posture has on other areas including pain management and lung function. From what i understand from research and what my very dedicated physio and i have discussed it is not rocket science - people who cough a lot get tight muscles in the abs and parts of the back and shoulders (for me it is upper back between the shoulder blades) and the shoulders will often be curved in and/or 'winged' at the back. Over time this leads to the hunched or curved back some cf'ers have. So it is important if you can't be regularly seeing a physio for this kind of stuff you work on strengthening those weaker muscles that have become dominated by the stronger ones i.e. if your shoulders are being pulled forward you 'peck muscles' are stronger than the ones in your upper back and if your abs are stronger than your lower back muscles the tendency will be to let those ones pull you in and down. Both these positions over time will cause pain and less room for your lungs to work in your chest = lower lung function in some people.

So what to do? Strengthen the weak, stretch the strong and try to minimize strengthening those muscles that are already strong. The stretch you described Melissa is a good one - lying on the tummy and trying to life the chest off the ground (squeeze those butt cheeks!) and there are heaps more out there! Fit balls and a nifty little gadget called a 'back-ball' are also good tools to help you strengthen and stretch. Again (Im starting to sound like my gran!) be careful of anything that requires your head down - like a lot of yoga stretches - reflux!

Hope this has answered some of your questions. For me these things have taken time and you won't notice over night change BUT for me in a year I have gone from constant back pain to pain only when I have exerted myself or sat badly or something like that. My physio mapped the curvature in my spine and the difference is very visible, my lung function has also seen improvement - definitely worth it.

Take care, pm me if you have any more questions?

kirstynkoffs · Oct 24, 2008

Hey Melissa
I was going to PM you about this but i think it is probably worth everyone reading it because this has certainly made a big difference to me.

There is not a lot of research out there about this but it is definitely becoming higher on the agenda of cf clinics all over the world as the recognize the impact posture has on other areas including pain management and lung function. From what i understand from research and what my very dedicated physio and i have discussed it is not rocket science - people who cough a lot get tight muscles in the abs and parts of the back and shoulders (for me it is upper back between the shoulder blades) and the shoulders will often be curved in and/or 'winged' at the back. Over time this leads to the hunched or curved back some cf'ers have. So it is important if you can't be regularly seeing a physio for this kind of stuff you work on strengthening those weaker muscles that have become dominated by the stronger ones i.e. if your shoulders are being pulled forward you 'peck muscles' are stronger than the ones in your upper back and if your abs are stronger than your lower back muscles the tendency will be to let those ones pull you in and down. Both these positions over time will cause pain and less room for your lungs to work in your chest = lower lung function in some people.

So what to do? Strengthen the weak, stretch the strong and try to minimize strengthening those muscles that are already strong. The stretch you described Melissa is a good one - lying on the tummy and trying to life the chest off the ground (squeeze those butt cheeks!) and there are heaps more out there! Fit balls and a nifty little gadget called a 'back-ball' are also good tools to help you strengthen and stretch. Again (Im starting to sound like my gran!) be careful of anything that requires your head down - like a lot of yoga stretches - reflux!

Hope this has answered some of your questions. For me these things have taken time and you won't notice over night change BUT for me in a year I have gone from constant back pain to pain only when I have exerted myself or sat badly or something like that. My physio mapped the curvature in my spine and the difference is very visible, my lung function has also seen improvement - definitely worth it.

Take care, pm me if you have any more questions?

kirstynkoffs · Oct 24, 2008

Hey Melissa
I was going to PM you about this but i think it is probably worth everyone reading it because this has certainly made a big difference to me.

There is not a lot of research out there about this but it is definitely becoming higher on the agenda of cf clinics all over the world as the recognize the impact posture has on other areas including pain management and lung function. From what i understand from research and what my very dedicated physio and i have discussed it is not rocket science - people who cough a lot get tight muscles in the abs and parts of the back and shoulders (for me it is upper back between the shoulder blades) and the shoulders will often be curved in and/or 'winged' at the back. Over time this leads to the hunched or curved back some cf'ers have. So it is important if you can't be regularly seeing a physio for this kind of stuff you work on strengthening those weaker muscles that have become dominated by the stronger ones i.e. if your shoulders are being pulled forward you 'peck muscles' are stronger than the ones in your upper back and if your abs are stronger than your lower back muscles the tendency will be to let those ones pull you in and down. Both these positions over time will cause pain and less room for your lungs to work in your chest = lower lung function in some people.

So what to do? Strengthen the weak, stretch the strong and try to minimize strengthening those muscles that are already strong. The stretch you described Melissa is a good one - lying on the tummy and trying to life the chest off the ground (squeeze those butt cheeks!) and there are heaps more out there! Fit balls and a nifty little gadget called a 'back-ball' are also good tools to help you strengthen and stretch. Again (Im starting to sound like my gran!) be careful of anything that requires your head down - like a lot of yoga stretches - reflux!

Hope this has answered some of your questions. For me these things have taken time and you won't notice over night change BUT for me in a year I have gone from constant back pain to pain only when I have exerted myself or sat badly or something like that. My physio mapped the curvature in my spine and the difference is very visible, my lung function has also seen improvement - definitely worth it.

Take care, pm me if you have any more questions?

kirstynkoffs · Oct 24, 2008

Hey Melissa
I was going to PM you about this but i think it is probably worth everyone reading it because this has certainly made a big difference to me.

There is not a lot of research out there about this but it is definitely becoming higher on the agenda of cf clinics all over the world as the recognize the impact posture has on other areas including pain management and lung function. From what i understand from research and what my very dedicated physio and i have discussed it is not rocket science - people who cough a lot get tight muscles in the abs and parts of the back and shoulders (for me it is upper back between the shoulder blades) and the shoulders will often be curved in and/or 'winged' at the back. Over time this leads to the hunched or curved back some cf'ers have. So it is important if you can't be regularly seeing a physio for this kind of stuff you work on strengthening those weaker muscles that have become dominated by the stronger ones i.e. if your shoulders are being pulled forward you 'peck muscles' are stronger than the ones in your upper back and if your abs are stronger than your lower back muscles the tendency will be to let those ones pull you in and down. Both these positions over time will cause pain and less room for your lungs to work in your chest = lower lung function in some people.

So what to do? Strengthen the weak, stretch the strong and try to minimize strengthening those muscles that are already strong. The stretch you described Melissa is a good one - lying on the tummy and trying to life the chest off the ground (squeeze those butt cheeks!) and there are heaps more out there! Fit balls and a nifty little gadget called a 'back-ball' are also good tools to help you strengthen and stretch. Again (Im starting to sound like my gran!) be careful of anything that requires your head down - like a lot of yoga stretches - reflux!

Hope this has answered some of your questions. For me these things have taken time and you won't notice over night change BUT for me in a year I have gone from constant back pain to pain only when I have exerted myself or sat badly or something like that. My physio mapped the curvature in my spine and the difference is very visible, my lung function has also seen improvement - definitely worth it.

Take care, pm me if you have any more questions?

kirstynkoffs · Oct 24, 2008

Hey Melissa
 I was going to PM you about this but i think it is probably worth everyone reading it because this has certainly made a big difference to me.
 
 There is not a lot of research out there about this but it is definitely becoming higher on the agenda of cf clinics all over the world as the recognize the impact posture has on other areas including pain management and lung function. From what i understand from research and what my very dedicated physio and i have discussed it is not rocket science - people who cough a lot get tight muscles in the abs and parts of the back and shoulders (for me it is upper back between the shoulder blades) and the shoulders will often be curved in and/or 'winged' at the back. Over time this leads to the hunched or curved back some cf'ers have. So it is important if you can't be regularly seeing a physio for this kind of stuff you work on strengthening those weaker muscles that have become dominated by the stronger ones i.e. if your shoulders are being pulled forward you 'peck muscles' are stronger than the ones in your upper back and if your abs are stronger than your lower back muscles the tendency will be to let those ones pull you in and down. Both these positions over time will cause pain and less room for your lungs to work in your chest = lower lung function in some people.
 
 So what to do? Strengthen the weak, stretch the strong and try to minimize strengthening those muscles that are already strong. The stretch you described Melissa is a good one - lying on the tummy and trying to life the chest off the ground (squeeze those butt cheeks!) and there are heaps more out there! Fit balls and a nifty little gadget called a 'back-ball' are also good tools to help you strengthen and stretch. Again (Im starting to sound like my gran!) be careful of anything that requires your head down - like a lot of yoga stretches - reflux!
 
 Hope this has answered some of your questions. For me these things have taken time and you won't notice over night change BUT for me in a year I have gone from constant back pain to pain only when I have exerted myself or sat badly or something like that. My physio mapped the curvature in my spine and the difference is very visible, my lung function has also seen improvement - definitely worth it.
 
 Take care, pm me if you have any more questions?

lmattaway · Oct 24, 2008