Exercise: Most fm patients are deconditioned. Regular, low impact exercise is vital in managing fm. Stress reduction techniques like yoga or meditation in conjunction with medications for sleep, depressed mood, or anxiety also play a role. Realizing that fm pain is real but does not represent a serious life threatening disease is vitally important.
Answered 9/1/2013
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Several: ? ways manage pain of fibromyalgia. Pain derives from spastic & weak soft tissues (fascia, muscles, tendons & ligaments). Exercise (aquatherapy & gentle yoga) to tone muscles, protein builds muscle mass, massage with cannabis lotion to relax muscle spasm, soft mattress to minimize mechanical torquing of joints/ligaments, sacroiliac joint (SIJ) belt to support subluxing SIJ. Mindfulness therapies.
Answered 12/5/2014
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Fibromyalgia: Pain management, preferably with as few pills as possible is of utmost importance. Here is the website of the American Academy of Pain Management: http://www.aapainmanage.org/
Answered 3/23/2015
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