Limberation - Limber Up To Live Life
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Otherwise known as @KoparaFallsKid.bsky.social
Movement As Medicine advocate. Follow my writing on Limberation.com
Rheumatoid Arthritis patient. Previously diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis patient. Probably both. Two titantium knees.
Movement As Medicine advocate. Follow my writing on Limberation.com
Rheumatoid Arthritis patient. Previously diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis patient. Probably both. Two titantium knees.
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When a Spanner Gets Thrown in the Works
When those of us with chronic conditions get something else, as I recently did, our situation can become a little more complicated. The journey back to where we were before this something else disrupted our routine can be challenging.
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When those of us with chronic conditions get something else, as I recently did, our situation can become a little more complicated. The journey back to where we were before this something else disrupted our routine can be challenging. #ChronicIllness
This will be my last steps achieved 4 weeks (daily goal is 7,500, my daily average was 7,924) for about 3 months. 😢😢
See quoted post below for why! My right ankle is going to look like the RH pic for way too long for my liking!
Love the end result, hate the recovery period. 🥴
See quoted post below for why! My right ankle is going to look like the RH pic for way too long for my liking!
Love the end result, hate the recovery period. 🥴
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This will be my last steps achieved 4 weeks (daily goal is 7,500, my daily average was 7,924) for about 3 months. 😢😢
See quoted post below for why! My right ankle is going to look like the RH pic for way too long for my liking!
Love the end result, hate the recovery period. 🥴
See quoted post below for why! My right ankle is going to look like the RH pic for way too long for my liking!
Love the end result, hate the recovery period. 🥴
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⚠️ Mild COVID, lasting damage: Long COVID w/ cognitive symptoms shows brain atrophy, iron buildup, CSF barrier changes, and injury markers (↑GFAP/NfL)—confirmed twice. Protect your brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#LongCOVID #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #IMSky
#LongCOVID #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #IMSky
Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 - Nature Communications
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) have been linked to brain alterations, but association with cognitive problems are not well understood. Here, the authors analyze blood proteins and brain MRI ...
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
⚠️ Mild COVID, lasting damage: Long COVID w/ cognitive symptoms shows brain atrophy, iron buildup, CSF barrier changes, and injury markers (↑GFAP/NfL)—confirmed twice. Protect your brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#LongCOVID #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #IMSky
#LongCOVID #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #IMSky
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From NCNED in Australia:
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Free fulltext:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#LongCovid #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Free fulltext:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#LongCovid #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
From NCNED in Australia:
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Free fulltext:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#LongCovid #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Free fulltext:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#LongCovid #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
🧵 1. #ChronicIllness #Disability #InvisibleIllness #Health Australia
Suggest we all keep an eye on developments here. Without the safety net, many of us coud not afford specialists. We need to be ready to raise our concerns if necessary.
Australian ... Abbott-era #Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
Suggest we all keep an eye on developments here. Without the safety net, many of us coud not afford specialists. We need to be ready to raise our concerns if necessary.
Australian ... Abbott-era #Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🧵 1. #ChronicIllness #Disability #InvisibleIllness #Health Australia
Suggest we all keep an eye on developments here. Without the safety net, many of us coud not afford specialists. We need to be ready to raise our concerns if necessary.
Australian ... Abbott-era #Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
Suggest we all keep an eye on developments here. Without the safety net, many of us coud not afford specialists. We need to be ready to raise our concerns if necessary.
Australian ... Abbott-era #Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
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"In the five years I’ve had my conditions, I’ve been asked MANY times about my #PainLevels. About my mobility. I do not recall EVER being asked about fatigue or #CognitiveImpairment.": buff.ly/ewwhVRd
by @limberation.com
#disability #ChronicIllness #BrainFog
by @limberation.com
#disability #ChronicIllness #BrainFog
Brain Fog? Cognitive Impairment? Which Sounds More Serious?
Do you experience cognitive impairment/brain fog? I am over the term brain fog. Let’s be honest here, it is cognitive impairment.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"In the five years I’ve had my conditions, I’ve been asked MANY times about my #PainLevels. About my mobility. I do not recall EVER being asked about fatigue or #CognitiveImpairment.": buff.ly/ewwhVRd
by @limberation.com
#disability #ChronicIllness #BrainFog
by @limberation.com
#disability #ChronicIllness #BrainFog
This getting prepared for surgery thing is time consuming!
Knee scooter: suitable size finally found, booked, paid hire, collect on way to hospital.
Weights bought so I can maintain upper body in hospital gym & home post-op.
Program for 12 weeks designed with exercise physiologist today.
(1/3)
Knee scooter: suitable size finally found, booked, paid hire, collect on way to hospital.
Weights bought so I can maintain upper body in hospital gym & home post-op.
Program for 12 weeks designed with exercise physiologist today.
(1/3)
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This getting prepared for surgery thing is time consuming!
Knee scooter: suitable size finally found, booked, paid hire, collect on way to hospital.
Weights bought so I can maintain upper body in hospital gym & home post-op.
Program for 12 weeks designed with exercise physiologist today.
(1/3)
Knee scooter: suitable size finally found, booked, paid hire, collect on way to hospital.
Weights bought so I can maintain upper body in hospital gym & home post-op.
Program for 12 weeks designed with exercise physiologist today.
(1/3)
I recommend everyone watch out for their B6 intake. I discovered mine is higher than I'd like. B6 gets added into things we don't expect. Bit scary, actually.
#health #ChronicIllness #disability
TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed [depending on mg/d] after toxicity cases
#health #ChronicIllness #disability
TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed [depending on mg/d] after toxicity cases
B6 toxicity victims 'vindicated' as TGA confirms it is coming off shelves
After a rising number of Australians reported suffering from B6 toxicity, the TGA has been forced to act and remove some supplements from shelves.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I recommend everyone watch out for their B6 intake. I discovered mine is higher than I'd like. B6 gets added into things we don't expect. Bit scary, actually.
#health #ChronicIllness #disability
TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed [depending on mg/d] after toxicity cases
#health #ChronicIllness #disability
TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed [depending on mg/d] after toxicity cases
🧵 1. I am nothing if not stubborn. After a lifetime of officework (e.g. sitting!), my piriformis muscles give me a bit of grief periodically. So I have a stretch routine. Per below video.
I noticed my left leg is a nice 90⁰, but my right is not. So I whinged to my myotherapist.
I noticed my left leg is a nice 90⁰, but my right is not. So I whinged to my myotherapist.
Piriformis stretch
YouTube video by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
🧵 1. I am nothing if not stubborn. After a lifetime of officework (e.g. sitting!), my piriformis muscles give me a bit of grief periodically. So I have a stretch routine. Per below video.
I noticed my left leg is a nice 90⁰, but my right is not. So I whinged to my myotherapist.
I noticed my left leg is a nice 90⁰, but my right is not. So I whinged to my myotherapist.
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I think a few Australian #chronicillness people will have experiences similar. The "I" below is not me, jftr! #health #Medicare
I just paid $870 in medical bills (after Medicare) in six weeks. My faith in Australia’s public health is crushed
I think a few Australian #chronicillness people will have experiences similar. The "I" below is not me, jftr! #health #Medicare
I just paid $870 in medical bills (after Medicare) in six weeks. My faith in Australia’s public health is crushed
I just paid $870 in medical bills (after Medicare) in six weeks. My faith in Australia’s public health is crushed
It is incredibly isolating haemorrhaging cash to healthcare – while literally haemorrhaging with endometriosis. And I know I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I think a few Australian #chronicillness people will have experiences similar. The "I" below is not me, jftr! #health #Medicare
I just paid $870 in medical bills (after Medicare) in six weeks. My faith in Australia’s public health is crushed
I think a few Australian #chronicillness people will have experiences similar. The "I" below is not me, jftr! #health #Medicare
I just paid $870 in medical bills (after Medicare) in six weeks. My faith in Australia’s public health is crushed
Australians with disability tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability 2025
Australians tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability
The ABC is featuring stories by and about people with disability leading up to and following December 3, the International Day of People with Disability.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Australians with disability tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability 2025
I have had a day.
Did my laundry, walked with my neighbour, all good. Despite a bit of back & glute pain, I went to gym, then quick lunch with a friend then to GP. By now my pain had ⬆️ & sitting driving was not helping. Drive to pharmacy to fill pain med script. They didn't have it in stock. 🙄
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Did my laundry, walked with my neighbour, all good. Despite a bit of back & glute pain, I went to gym, then quick lunch with a friend then to GP. By now my pain had ⬆️ & sitting driving was not helping. Drive to pharmacy to fill pain med script. They didn't have it in stock. 🙄
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November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I have had a day.
Did my laundry, walked with my neighbour, all good. Despite a bit of back & glute pain, I went to gym, then quick lunch with a friend then to GP. By now my pain had ⬆️ & sitting driving was not helping. Drive to pharmacy to fill pain med script. They didn't have it in stock. 🙄
🧵1
Did my laundry, walked with my neighbour, all good. Despite a bit of back & glute pain, I went to gym, then quick lunch with a friend then to GP. By now my pain had ⬆️ & sitting driving was not helping. Drive to pharmacy to fill pain med script. They didn't have it in stock. 🙄
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#ChronicIllness #Surgery With ankle surgety looming, I'm gearing myself up for maintaining #MovementAsMedicine at home for the recovery duration.
I bought myself a present! With the ankle surgery coming up, I won't be able to go to the gym for f'ing weeks, so invested in some dumbbells for upper body work at home.
I already have ankle weights for leg raises etc.
Cc #WQuers - It's not all just about puzzles! 🤣
I already have ankle weights for leg raises etc.
Cc #WQuers - It's not all just about puzzles! 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
#ChronicIllness #Surgery With ankle surgety looming, I'm gearing myself up for maintaining #MovementAsMedicine at home for the recovery duration.
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“A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.”
Women's pain inquiry finds Victorians' suffering worsened by male-centred healthcare system
'Difficult reading': Victoria releases report into women's pain
A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
“A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.”
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"When I mention [ #BrainFog] as a #symptom, I want to see the reaction I got from my gastroenterologist – acknowledgement that this IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. Let’s have a serious name for it.": buff.ly/2SnWhXi
via @limberation.com
#awareness #ChronicFatigue #InvisibleIllness
via @limberation.com
#awareness #ChronicFatigue #InvisibleIllness
Brain Fog? Cognitive Impairment? Which Sounds More Serious?
Do you experience cognitive impairment/brain fog? I am over the term brain fog. Let’s be honest here, it is cognitive impairment.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"When I mention [ #BrainFog] as a #symptom, I want to see the reaction I got from my gastroenterologist – acknowledgement that this IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. Let’s have a serious name for it.": buff.ly/2SnWhXi
via @limberation.com
#awareness #ChronicFatigue #InvisibleIllness
via @limberation.com
#awareness #ChronicFatigue #InvisibleIllness
Women's pain inquiry finds Victorians' suffering worsened by male-centred healthcare system
'Difficult reading': Victoria releases report into women's pain
A Victorian inquiry has found a dismissive and disrespectful health care system built around "Caucasian male biology" is contributing to poorer outcomes for women and girls.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Women's pain inquiry finds Victorians' suffering worsened by male-centred healthcare system
@dragonslayer5.bsky.social thank you for the repost Danny. 🙂
October 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
@dragonslayer5.bsky.social thank you for the repost Danny. 🙂
Just been diagnosed with a chronic illness? I'm about to start my 12th year. This is what I found. Note: this will not apply to all chronic illnesses.
#ChronicIllness
Accept The Project.
#ChronicIllness
Accept The Project.
Accept the Project
The very first thing we have to do is truly accept the new us. Like you accept a new project in the work environment. Now, you may not like that project, you may not want to undertake that project:…
limberation.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Just been diagnosed with a chronic illness? I'm about to start my 12th year. This is what I found. Note: this will not apply to all chronic illnesses.
#ChronicIllness
Accept The Project.
#ChronicIllness
Accept The Project.
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More and more Neuroscience shows that building muscle makes your brain more resilient to adversity by improving its ability to handle stress. I decided to experiment on myself. 3 months of strength training 3-4 per week. Daily 2g of protein/kg and 10g of creatine. Never felt better 💪
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
More and more Neuroscience shows that building muscle makes your brain more resilient to adversity by improving its ability to handle stress. I decided to experiment on myself. 3 months of strength training 3-4 per week. Daily 2g of protein/kg and 10g of creatine. Never felt better 💪
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There is SO MUCH scientific evidence that muscle growth profoundly affects brain health. I could not ignore it anymore. There is no age to start. Especially for women — ladies, hear me out — strength training is one of the best investments we can make to improve our cognition🧠
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There is SO MUCH scientific evidence that muscle growth profoundly affects brain health. I could not ignore it anymore. There is no age to start. Especially for women — ladies, hear me out — strength training is one of the best investments we can make to improve our cognition🧠
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I am featured in Musculoskeletal Health Australia's newsletter!
Discovering the Power of Movement
#ChronicIllness #Arthritis #Disability #MusculoskeletalConditions
Discovering the Power of Movement
#ChronicIllness #Arthritis #Disability #MusculoskeletalConditions
Robyn Dunphy- Using Movement as Medicine
Discovering the Power of Movement When I was initially diagnosed with a musculoskeletal condition, I learnt quite quickly from practical experience that when I moved, my stiffness and pain were both m...
muscha.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I am featured in Musculoskeletal Health Australia's newsletter!
Discovering the Power of Movement
#ChronicIllness #Arthritis #Disability #MusculoskeletalConditions
Discovering the Power of Movement
#ChronicIllness #Arthritis #Disability #MusculoskeletalConditions
This is a real issue. I tripped on pavement in disrepair. I didn't break anything, but I have great bone density. Anyone with, say, osteoporosis would not have been so lucky.
Cash-strapped councils let footpaths fall into disrepair, creating accessibility problems for people with #disability
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Cash-strapped councils let footpaths fall into disrepair, creating accessibility problems for people with #disability
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Frustration and falls as cash-strapped councils neglect footpaths
Cracked and uneven footpaths are more than an eyesore for Evelyn Henderson and Kim Hunt — they are hazardous barriers preventing them from getting where they need to go.
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is a real issue. I tripped on pavement in disrepair. I didn't break anything, but I have great bone density. Anyone with, say, osteoporosis would not have been so lucky.
Cash-strapped councils let footpaths fall into disrepair, creating accessibility problems for people with #disability
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Cash-strapped councils let footpaths fall into disrepair, creating accessibility problems for people with #disability
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I'm not sure if this is #aging, medications or #ChronicIllness, but I keep forgetting to do simple little things.
In the last 12 hours, for example, I forgot:
To put the yoghurt in the fridge at 12 hour mark
Change HRT patch before bed
Charge watch this morning
(Cont)
In the last 12 hours, for example, I forgot:
To put the yoghurt in the fridge at 12 hour mark
Change HRT patch before bed
Charge watch this morning
(Cont)
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm not sure if this is #aging, medications or #ChronicIllness, but I keep forgetting to do simple little things.
In the last 12 hours, for example, I forgot:
To put the yoghurt in the fridge at 12 hour mark
Change HRT patch before bed
Charge watch this morning
(Cont)
In the last 12 hours, for example, I forgot:
To put the yoghurt in the fridge at 12 hour mark
Change HRT patch before bed
Charge watch this morning
(Cont)
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This is how normalisation works — silence and denial. Simply stop acknowledging that COVID exists.
Parents deserve to know when a contagious virus that can cause long-term harm is spreading in classrooms.
#COVIDisNotOVER #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp
Source: x.com/chaitrovert/...
Parents deserve to know when a contagious virus that can cause long-term harm is spreading in classrooms.
#COVIDisNotOVER #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp
Source: x.com/chaitrovert/...
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This is how normalisation works — silence and denial. Simply stop acknowledging that COVID exists.
Parents deserve to know when a contagious virus that can cause long-term harm is spreading in classrooms.
#COVIDisNotOVER #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp
Source: x.com/chaitrovert/...
Parents deserve to know when a contagious virus that can cause long-term harm is spreading in classrooms.
#COVIDisNotOVER #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp
Source: x.com/chaitrovert/...
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Did you know that Emerge Australia has a range of position statements on critical matters that relate to various issues surrounding #MECFS and #longCOVID in Australia?
You can find our more here: zurl.co/ms4si
#myalgicencephalomyelitis #chronicfatiguesyndrome
You can find our more here: zurl.co/ms4si
#myalgicencephalomyelitis #chronicfatiguesyndrome
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Did you know that Emerge Australia has a range of position statements on critical matters that relate to various issues surrounding #MECFS and #longCOVID in Australia?
You can find our more here: zurl.co/ms4si
#myalgicencephalomyelitis #chronicfatiguesyndrome
You can find our more here: zurl.co/ms4si
#myalgicencephalomyelitis #chronicfatiguesyndrome