Fibromyalgia as a chronic condition characterised by pain, tenderness, and stiffness of the muscles and joints .
It is often accompanied along with various other syndromes such as chronic fatigue, irritable bowel, anxiety disorders and various other autoimmune disorders.
How fibromyalgia is developed is still largely unknown but is believed to be a combination of psychological, genetic, neurobiological and environmental factors. Sufferers experience no stage IV sleep, fatigue, pain, and tender points especially around the neck, shoulders & back.
Signs and symptoms include widespread shifting pain patterns; deep ache to burning & tingling, tender points in 9 predictable pairs, stiffness after rest, poor stamina, high sensitivity, low pain threshold to all of the senses.
Education and lifestyle management are the only current treatments of fibromyalgia; High nutrition, sleep management, gentle exercise, stretching, relaxation and emotional stability.
Massage therapy can ease chronic pain and fibromyalgia symptoms. Aid deep relaxation to reduce stress, pain, and muscle tension.
Only gentle techniques such as manual lymphatic drainage, Swedish, shiatsu, & stretching should be used to avoid triggering or incurring any further pain or flare up of symptoms. Reflexology is indicated, short light sessions, focus on lymphatic, thalamus & solar plexus.
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