per molly's request to put this here, some simple pilates exercises via youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-2nTyxdKA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8oLTS0cT-E&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGK-8VyOiBQ&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K8xc10U_2k&feature=channel

a lot of these look very similar to the exercises i've gotten from PT over the years, and a lot of overlap with hatha yoga too. its nice to get these exercises from the three different sources, then choose which method seems to suit my body best.

and of course, can't do them all, but pick the ones that can do. like for example, i could never do a bridge without it bothering my SI, no matter how careful, no matter how properly, so we just don't do that one.
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sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)