Fibromyalgia is a condition with no known medical cure. It is characterized by chronic and debilitating pain all over the body, and heightened pain under pressure. Its symptoms can cause patients to suffer from widespread pain, poor sleep, chronic tiredness and even depression. The causes of fibromyalgia are unknown. Some theories cite that the patient’s…
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Fibromyalgia: Why Water Exercises?
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition associated with tight, sore muscles but no one REALLY knows where FM comes from or why it picks on certain people and not others. Some feel it’s caused by lack of sleep, specifically deep sleep, eventually resulting in chronically tight muscles. Others theorize it’s the underlying stress of a person’s…
Top 5 Ways To Help Fibromyalgia
Over the years of treating many fibromyalgia patients at my chiropractic office in Springfield, VA I have put together five tips if you suffer from Fibromyalgia (FM). 1. “Keep a journal every day about what you do and how you feel.” Many times when discussing your symptoms of fibromyalgia with us, it is very hard…
Fibromyalgia Challenges
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition that usually affects different organ systems in the body, causing a number of symptoms. Some of these include: 1) The muscles (the musculoskeletal system): tender, achy, stiff, tight muscles, trigger or tender points all over the body; 2) The nerves (the nervous system): headaches, light headedness, sleep disruption, depression, anxiety,…