Want to restore only specific items after erasing iPhone4

I have read several questions and answers but I have a particular problem I am trying to fix on an iPhone4 and doing an backup, full erase and restore returned the problem to the same state.
To summarize:
What the problem is:
iPhone 4 now with iOS 7.1.1. I was in another country, updated to iOS 7.1.1, and began having problems with Facebook malfunctioning...repeatedly 'crashing' by dropping Facebook back to the 'desktop' as an open task. Re-opening Facebook every time it goes to Notifications and reloads data again...basically unusable.
What I've done:
1) Removed Facebook & Facebook Messenger apps. Reinstalled both, no change. Removed both, reinstalled FB only, no change.
2) I tried a backup (I am not sure if it was iCloud only or also iTunes), erased the phone setting and contents, then restored everything...same problem.
I let the restore process talk me into creating a Restrictions Passcode but apparently I typed it wrong. I figured out how to erase it all again through iCloud.com
3) I concluded something in the backup contains the problem. I installed Facebook only from the app store, no restore of anything else yet. Seems to work fine today.
What I wish to accomplish next:
I want to know if I can restore only the things I want, like contacts, and photos, not a full restore. I'll reload apps one at a time to see if one 'breaks' the FB functionality again.
Thank you
Murray
In addition to a full backup, I exported photos and videos manually to my PC (Windows XP). I haven't figured out a way to transfer files to an iPhone like a flash drive (I'm a PC person - that would be a normal thing for me).
So after all that, the question is: Can I restore only items (contacts, photos, maybe music, in that order of importance) I want after erasing everything?

It is all or nothing in a restore from backup.
Restore as new, then sync your contacts, etc from your computer to your iphone.

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